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Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 10:47 am
by Tenorikuma
I think I've got my colour scheme locked in now. Making Wood Elves green may seem a little conventional, but with so many other nice autumn and winter-themed armies being done by other players, I thought something more spring-like was in order.
This glade guardsman isn't quite finished. I haven't decided if I should attempt doing his eyes.
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:13 pm
by Colonel Voss
I'd suggest painting it, maybe a blue color or something that stands out in contrast. Right now the face looks a bit too dark. overall very nice
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:14 pm
by Primarch
That looks awesome. Very impressive indeed.
Eyes can be a tricky thing, done right they can really bring a model to life and provide a lot of character. Done wrong they can change your nicely painted mini into a googly-eyed monstrosity.
At this scale, it isnt necessary to paint them, but it would be worth doing a few test runs first to see what you think before trying it on a painted model.
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:19 pm
by me_in_japan
That is some seriously nice highlighting/blending youve got going on there, especially for what is basically a rank and file mini. My hat's off to you for putting that much detail onto a fantasy army mini. Are you going to be bringing some of these chaps tomorrow?
I say leave the eyes, btw. The helmet means you'd never see em anyway. Save that stuff for character models.
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:33 pm
by Tenorikuma
me_in_japan wrote:That is some seriously nice highlighting/blending youve got going on there, especially for what is basically a rank and file mini. My hat's off to you for putting that much detail onto a fantasy army mini. Are you going to be bringing some of these chaps tomorrow?
Well, I've spent way too long on him. I'm going to have to work out a system for painting my army in stages so they all have some colour on them before I try perfecting each model.
I'll probably bring my Wild Rider horses to paint tomorrow. They have base coats and are ready for armour and detail painting.
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:49 am
by Tenorikuma
Guardsman finished, colour scheme finalized. Time to start base-coating in batches!
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:11 am
by Tenorikuma
The trees are alive…
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:45 am
by Grim Ironjaw
Love the painting, though I do wish he was holding a spiked Blood Bowl ball instead of a bow
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:44 pm
by Tenorikuma
Thanks for the nice comments so far.
I got a small studio photography booth for Christmas, so I put it to use today with the first three completely painted Wild Riders.
Re: Wood Elf Works-in-Progress
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:55 pm
by Primarch
Looking great so far.
A photo booth? Cool idea for a gift.
