[P] JAN Painting Challenge : MONSTERS

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

Good luck to anybody working on putting the finishing touches (or so I hope, time is running out to do more than that) on their entries. Looking forward to seeing the results!

Great job on that troll mertaal, bit of a boring mini (mostly skin and leather), but you really brought him to live with that base (and that face of course). Think the wood could use a bit more work and differentiation, it's pretty close in colour to the mud and leather, and especially the branch in his hand seems mostly brown with a dark shiney wash, instead of terrific shading as on the skin.

That Necromancer turned out very nicely too JamesR, must say that I had my doubts with the WIP, but those proved unfounded! The tone you've chosen for the armour fits very nicely, but the base is a bit.. grey.

JamesR · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:30 am

Thanks everyone for the comments.

@Coenus- Yes sir it is, but I'm planning on entering him and the Hobbit Gandalf at Dol Guldor for the Diorama challenge so I just want it to match the floor there

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

JamesR wrote:

Thanks everyone for the comments.

@Coenus- Yes sir it is, but I'm planning on entering him and the Hobbit Gandalf at Dol Guldor for the Diorama challenge so I just want it to match the floor there

Then I withhold further judgement and look forward to that diorama! :gandalf:

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:04 am

Loving the Sauron, in fact I have a spare one knocking around so may well attempt something similar, thanks for the inspiration

mertaal · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:58 am

JamesR: He turned out really well! I think that's a really hard effect to pull off. Congratulations, I think he looks great.

scipio.au · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:05 pm

Hm, do we post final pics in the thread here, or PM/email them to DMS? Yes, I'm way rusty...

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:09 pm

scipio.au wrote:

Hm, do we post final pics in the thread here, or PM/email them to DMS? Yes, I'm way rusty...

post them here

Morbag_the_Orc · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:39 pm

James, thats awesome!!! Im so stealing that idea. Not for competitions of course lol :-D

scipio.au · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:41 pm

Thanks!

Here we go. I'm just happy I managed to get this guy done in about 28 hours from baggie to finished - and most of that being drying time from washes, inks, glue and varnish. Thanks to this comp, I now have another model for the table, and since I can be as slow as all hell to paint, this is a very good thing.

In the end I ended up going over a lot of the sculpted (and painted) details, since these details were so soft and often ill-defined. Things like the inner-joint areas of the model just being putty that was dotted for "detail". I'll take the static grass look instead!

mertaal · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:43 pm

He looks great! Love the static grass on his back.

scipio.au · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:03 pm

Thank you! Anything to cover up the awful "detail" sculpted there. It was a sort of "willow grass as hair" ...thing. :-?

eugh.

Rognarr · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:28 pm

Love this huornish/entish creature! The grass gives it a real "ancient" appearance!

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:44 pm

Love what you've done with the grass on him.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:16 pm

OK heres my entry. Finished late so had to take pics in artificial light. Will get daylight pics 2moro.

Sculpted from scratch by Dave (UKFB) Gothmog Lord of Balrogs.

Bandobras Took · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:32 pm

Both of your work, DMS and ukfreddybear, never ceases to amaze me! It is just stunning! Simply stunning! :yay:

Excellent work guys.

Oh and one question for you DMS - is there a mini on which you don't use the UHU saliva trick? :rofl:

It just seems like your best friend at the minute :-D

Anyway, once again great work guys - I especially love the sculpt :yay:

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:32 pm

Well I know where my vote will have to go but I'm biased, lovely work.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:36 pm

Bandobras Took wrote:

Oh and one question for you DMS - is there a mini on which you don't use the UHU saliva trick? :rofl:

It just seems like your best friend at the minute :-D

Haha i go through phases and obsessions with my painting - it was gemstones not long ago. Lol Grimas horse even ended up with a ruby on its nose. These days its UHU yes. I'm going back into practicing NMM again soon.

Cheers guys.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:41 pm

Quite good that. Nothing like cutting it fine lol

orc-archer · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:43 pm

Heh I had almost forgotten about this, finished my monster two weeks ago.
Anyways here is my first entry to a painting challenge, the Goblin King! He was a lot of fun to paint :-D

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:58 pm

Very 'nice' sores. They look full of puss!

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