December Painting Challenge: Winter

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:15 pm

Excellent Bilbo, especially the eyes and face.

Chris · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:44 pm

This is my proof pic. i will create an orc santa dancing :lol:

Sacrilege83 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:17 am

Finally another entry, was getting a little lonely for this month's challenge. You know I thought of doing a Santa Denethor, but I didn't want to waste a perfectly good model.

Bilbo you always excel at faces and dark colour schemes, another excellent job.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:55 am

Thanks guys!

I'm a little unhappy with how the eye color looks...really bright for some reason. I used Enchanted Blue for the color and in real life it looks darker, but in the photo it looks like it is almost glowing.

Chris I am really looking forward to seeing how this sculpt turns out!

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:05 am

I'm doing an entry, but it's big--planning on posting proof after next week.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:04 pm

Very nice so far guys

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:08 pm

Great work on your Dwarf Dave

Sacrilege83 wrote:

Finally another entry, was getting a little lonely for this month's challenge. You know I thought of doing a Santa Denethor, but I didn't want to waste a perfectly good model.

I did a Santa Denethor in 2007 for a Christmas Competition in my local GW:

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:16 pm

Love how that Denethor came out Jake...you did a really nice job on him. Where did he finish in the competition?

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:31 pm

The weapon is the only thing that is not complete yet and i will change a little but nothing big..this is my oficial mini for this winter challenge

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:43 pm

That looks great Chris! I can't wait to see how it looks when painted.

Thanks Dave, it finished 1st

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:04 pm

Good job Chris

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:58 pm

Red Corsairs wrote:

Thanks Dave, it finished 1st

Well done!

Sacrilege83 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:00 am

[quote="BilboOfTheWhiteTower"]I used Enchanted Blue for the color and in real life it looks darker, but in the photo it looks like it is almost glowing.quote]
I know, my Dragon is a bit more muted to the naked eye by all the white dry brushing I've done, but the photo still shows the colours popping out. Don't know if there's a setting on my camera to change the colour levels on it. In the end I paint for myself, like anyone else I presume, and not to make it adaptable for a photograph.

@Red Corsairs, :rofl:

Well deserving of first place and would probably get 1st place here if it was an entry just for the theme alone; A SANTA DENETHOR! What would have been even more hilarious is if he was on Gandalf's cart with bags of presents in the back and you have custom/converted reindeers pulling.
So is this a case of great minds thinking alike or just a common obvious idea?

Looks good Chris, keep up the good work.

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:31 am

Great minds think alike indeed you just *spoiled my sculpt Sacrilege. I'm doing a holiday scene where I've converted Gandalf's cart to a sleigh have a frodo-elf loading the bag into the back and Gandalf as Santa. I'm using the horse but added a sculpted antlier headband to him to keep it kitsche. Proof photo for next week. Just don't want to look like I stole the idea.