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Offline Nicholas Bies

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Ben's DRAGON!
« on: July 04, 2010, 12:45:07 PM »
So I had thought I'd finished my dragon ages ago but decided to redo the wings (some things still need to be finished tbh).

Anyway 1st pics are what it looked like until last night. New pics are what it looks like today!











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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2010, 12:50:56 PM »
Looks awesome.
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2010, 01:13:30 PM »
Yes sexy indeed with the new wings.  :::cheers:::
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 01:21:26 PM »
Awesome, really nice looking dragon. The wings looked cool from the beginning but the new ones is really great. Keep up the god work! :eusa_clap:
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Offline Nicholas Bies

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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 01:28:34 PM »

Thanks guys.

I'm thinking a red wash will clean the wings slightly and I need to clean the gery/blue spines as well (this model seems to always have a to-do list) Also the pics really hammer in the point that the reins SUCK!

Not sure what colour to do them, I'm worried that I have too much red already on the wings/rider so maybe blue?

also the tail horn looks horrible but it's a bad little conversion so going to leave it and realize for next time not to do something like this (going to get a 2nd dragon for my 4000pt list - or maybe use the dragon model for make a manticore...)

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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 01:55:56 PM »
Looks awesome, the blending on the new version looks a lot better.
The brighter colors make more of an impact too.  Great job!
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 02:00:37 PM »
Thanks swan.

Not too bad for a drybrush collection is it!
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2010, 03:10:19 PM »
I think that I may have to copy those wings, really good job! drybrushed? steveb
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2010, 03:24:14 PM »
yea.

It was:

model colour flat red
game colour red & blue in 3:2 (makes a burgundy/purple wash)
deneb stone wash
flat red dry brush
flat red 3:1 light orange dry brush
flat red 1:1 light orange dry brush
bright orange dry brush
bright orange 2:1 light orange dry brush
light orange dry brush
yellow dry brush
yellow dry brush
carmine red wash (done after images taken).
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2010, 04:07:18 PM »
Of course Ben, that is not just drybrushing sloppily, that is drybrushing with style.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2010, 04:15:04 PM »
It proves drybrushing can be just as effective a technique as any other. Looks the shizzle  :biggriin:
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2010, 04:53:45 PM »
Quote from: Shadowlord on July 04, 2010, 04:07:18 PM
Of course Ben, that is not just drybrushing sloppily, that is drybrushing with style.

thanks man, the body and the scales are also drybrushed actually in a far more obvious manner.

I don't think you get the full range of colour because I spread the yellow out too much but I'm still very proud of the work and all your responses, next is to work on my Black Guard (may try and revive my delf blog or start a new one).

Quote from: Irresistible Force on July 04, 2010, 04:15:04 PM
It proves drybrushing can be just as effective a technique as any other. Looks the shizzle  :biggriin:

One of the two guys who really "taught" me how to paint hated drybrushing and out of hand disliked anymodel the technique was used on. The other excelled at drybrushing and could get blends and colour highlights that were sheer awesome.

Can't tell you how much it means for people to like it considering my last batches of models were painted 3am beforea tourney and I was so out of my mind (my other hobby...) that I couldn't even see straight. This is the 1st thing I've painted proper in months now.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2010, 06:57:22 PM »
 :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap: what can i say that has not already been said  :::cheers:::
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2010, 01:53:49 PM »
Nice wings Ben! I iked the wings before, but that is really something else!
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2010, 03:12:16 PM »
Hey, that looks really great!
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« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2010, 03:49:31 PM »
thanks again guys.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2010, 07:26:11 PM »
Why did you photograph it sitting on your computer... Otherwise nice
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« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2010, 08:50:00 PM »
I can only echo Warlord. The wings were very good, but the new painting is fabulous :eusa_clap:
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2010, 11:42:52 PM »
Ben, I woukldnt touch it with any wash, it looks perfect as it is.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2010, 12:33:02 AM »
Quote from: Finlay on July 06, 2010, 11:42:52 PM
Ben, I woukldnt touch it with any wash, it looks perfect as it is.

Already washed...

Quote from: Valetus on July 06, 2010, 07:26:11 PM
Why did you photograph it sitting on your computer... Otherwise nice

How could I also show off my computer if I didn't photoshoot with it?  :engel:

Quote from: Dunrik on July 06, 2010, 08:50:00 PM
I can only echo Warlord. The wings were very good, but the new painting is fabulous :eusa_clap:

Thankee
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2010, 08:00:58 AM »
Quote from: Nicholas Bies on July 07, 2010, 12:33:02 AM
How could I also show off my computer if I didn't photoshoot with it?  :engel:

I figured that was why, you wanted to show off your "new computer".  Nice Dragon, like the new wings.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2010, 09:13:43 AM »
Nice work :) I might steal the techniques for the wings :)
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2010, 06:34:34 AM »
Hi Nicholas,

I was actually quite found of the first version of the reins, too bad you didn't keep them. The current version just look ... in progress.

Your  wings are pure gold ( I would say melting gold)

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« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2010, 05:52:14 PM »
Quote from: Auberoun on July 07, 2010, 08:00:58 AM
Quote from: Nicholas Bies on July 07, 2010, 12:33:02 AM
How could I also show off my computer if I didn't photoshoot with it?  :engel:

I figured that was why, you wanted to show off your "new computer".  Nice Dragon, like the new wings.

I was kiddin dude hence the smiley, fact is I paint in front of my computer and wasn'tabout to muck around moving and so on so just took the photos and immediately updated it. I've had the computer for a month now, would have mentioned it AGES ago had I wanted too (infact I did)

Porkix - the reigns aren't good at all, I asked for a colour suggestion above but no one gave me one, what would you suggest.
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Re: Ben's DRAGON!
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2010, 06:15:54 PM »
Wow! What an impressive sight!  :::cheers:::

I imagine it is a pain to trasport though...
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