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Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Nice work on the eyes there. That's a skill I'm still to even attempt.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

My first attempt at tartan.

{aD}??? · **Joined:** Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:17 am **Posts:** 202

I love Clansmen of lamedon and yours looks very nice. Never bought any and if I did I probably wouldn't have done the tartan.( Would have just painted it blue cause I'm lazy and suck at painting)

Erunion · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:10 am

The tartan looks good. Now straighten that sword, sir!

garmenhord · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:07 am

Like a real scot! :-D

theOneRider · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:23 pm

Very nice painting, my friend! I especially love the minis you did up for the wedding cake!

Drumstick · **Joined:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:57 am **Posts:** 1223

Fantasic model, and fantastic painting. Feel proud to be Scottish here, hehe. I have a similar coloured kilt actualy, blues, greens and purples.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

If anyone is interested I used this website as a guide: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/ToySoldier/tartan.htm. I slightly varied the method by putting down black lines first before the green using black ink.

theOneRider wrote:

Very nice painting, my friend! I especially love the minis you did up for the wedding cake!

Only 55 days to go! Thanks to the husband of the cake maker our miniature counterparts will be tying the knot underneath the white tree of gondor.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

My three clansmen are finished.

The bald guy had a mould line right down his face which I decided to turn into a scar as filing would have been awkward. I haven't decided how I'm going to base this army. I think the battle of pelannor fields was in early spring so maybe a greener grass than what I use would be more appropriate.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

wow, nice job, I really think you did a nice job on the face to the guy in the middle.

BlackReaper · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:28 am

At first glance the tarten looks like the MacKay tarten,well being that my great grandmother was a Keys I should know,lol: http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos ... 40-413.jpg

garmenhord · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:45 am

Great job - I also like those faces. Well painted!

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

I've been testing out some new schemes this week:

I used some pigments and washes to give a weathered look to the warriors of minis tirith

Nothing too exciting on my dunedain just trying to keep the colours natural looking

I've reworked my standard scheme Beregond taking inspiration from this painting http://bit.ly/gXge5D

Finally how do I edit the topic title? It's a bit misleading at the moment.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:48 pm

I like the dunedain

Cyndra the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:06 pm

Go to your first post in this topic and press the edit button and just change the title.

Good work so far, i like the red and cream Beregond and the Dunedain. Keep up the great work

Cyndra the Grey

Erunion · **Posted:** Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:13 pm

I agree. Excellent work!

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Cyndra the Grey wrote:

Go to your first post in this topic and press the edit button and just change the title.

Good work so far, i like the red and cream Beregond and the Dunedain. Keep up the great work

Cyndra the Grey

Thanks, I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I may use it on my fountain court guards as well or use a totally different combination. I'm not too concerned with maintaining a coherent look as the main aim of this collection is to go outside of my painting comfort zone.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

A couple of weeks ago I collected my bgime collection from my parents' house and have been using the excellent paining guides; having the colour recipes speeds the process a lot which is useful since I'm planning on repainting all of the metal figures.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:25 pm

awesome paint work!

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

At the beginning of the year I set myself the task of improving my painting skills. Whilst I was pleased to finish my Rohan army I felt I had plateaued and become too reliant on washes. Three months into the year it's time to see what I'm capable of and set a benchmark for further improvement.

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