Author Topic: Maneater for empire DOW pics (Read 3709 times)

CM Dante · « **on:** January 31, 2005, 05:19:10 PM »

Hey all,

Here's a pic of my new maneater which i'll be using occasionally as a DOW choice in my empire army. This is the first thing I've painted in about 8 months so I was a bit rusty, I'd consider him to be about table-top standard?
I've tried to use colours strongly assosiated with the empire so he's got some stripes and stuff to make him fit in. I'm not really sure whether Gen H will want this on here or in the counts tavern?

Anyway, here's the links to the pics, let me know what you think of him!

http://groups.msn.com/CMDantesGalleries/ogrekingdoms.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=66

http://groups.msn.com/CMDantesGalleries/ogrekingdoms.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=67

Cheers,

Dante

drizzts · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2005, 05:34:13 PM »

Looks great! My painting dosen't come close to your barely table standard quality

Heinrich_the_Grim · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2005, 05:58:41 PM »

nice, could have gone another way making your weapons look rusty but its good looking anyway

BAWTRM · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:18:19 PM »

Got to love your 'tabletop standard'.

It's far beyond what most people put onto the table under that name!!

Clarkarias · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:38:47 PM »

Table top standard?

?

I guess my models aren't suitable for the table top then...

wissenlander · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:43:17 PM »

Agreed, if this was rusty work and sub par then I should just stop painting altogheter.

General Helstrom · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:52:01 PM »

Looks fine! And nicely painted minis are quite welcome in the Elector's Forum until we get a proper hobby forum running

CM Dante · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:57:34 PM »

Quote

nice, could have gone another way making your weapons look rusty but its good looking anyway

The weapons are pretty rusty looking, especially the ironfist and trigger guard on the right hand pistol.

I'm not entirely happy with the skin or leather areas but it's been a bit of a learning curve as I've been experimenting with colours I've never used before. I think I need some better detail brushes though as its pretty tricky painting fine details with a brush that has a tip like a fish tail! Curse those GW brushes!

Cheers for the kind comments guys, hopefully I'll have some more to show soon!

Cheers,

Dante

General Helstrom · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2005, 07:20:25 PM »

Brushes? Pure red sable, all the way. And remember to lick 'em

CM Dante · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2005, 07:24:15 PM »

Any ideas where I'd be able to pick them up? Art store maybe? Most model shops around these parts tend to sell brushes of a similar standard to GW ones or overprice massively for good ones!

Cheers,

Dante

Melvin the Melvin · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2005, 08:06:21 PM »

Quote from: General Helstrom

Brushes? Pure red sable, all the way. And remember to lick 'em

Do you know any sources on various brush types as applied to figure painting? I've been looking far and wide and can't find anything.

Tanker · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2005, 08:16:52 PM »

<ACK!> I am with the others. I guess my models aren't fit for the table top either.

By the way, I love the man-eaters stats, but giving up both rares!!! I don't know if I can do that.

queek · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2005, 08:29:08 PM »

Windsor&Newton are the top of the line brushes.

You can also get other Kolinsky sable brushes that are of high quality from Escoda, among others.

Check out an art supply store, and be sure to test the brush before purchase for splitting, fish-hooking, and proper point.

For further comments, see this thread on the Forum

Lord Etharion · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2005, 05:53:35 AM »

What? GW brushes aren't sable?

Kaz · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2005, 06:20:42 AM »

Quote from: CM Dante

Any ideas where I'd be able to pick them up? Art store maybe? Most model shops around these parts tend to sell brushes of a similar standard to GW ones or overprice massively for good ones!

Cheers,

Dante

Find yourself a Winsor & newton Serie 7 brush

By far the best brushes I've ever used, really wonderfull to use. I know they are expensive, but they last so much longer. I tried out a GW brush not long ago (after being used to W&N for a very long time), it took around five days before it was hopeless to paint with it, a W&N serie 7 last around 8 months for me.

You should be able to find them in most art stores, but make sure to check out the brush in question first, and that's also why you should never buy a brush over the net. It might have a slightly spoiled tip

General Helstrom · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2005, 07:41:22 AM »

Quote from: Lord Etharion

What? GW brushes aren't sable?

I'm not exactly sure - I have one GW Detail Brush that's held up pretty well, but I chucked several others out the window after they became useless well before I expected. Don't know if it's inferior materials or assembly, but they just seem to crap out on me too often.

I used to use Bruynzeel brushes but the only art store here that carried them stopped doing so. My current favorite are Revell's Painta Luxus series, with the triangular handle. I find the bulkier handle gives the brush a nice sense of balance - plus it's German craftsmanship so you know it will be good

Ogrob · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2005, 07:43:23 PM »

First of, nice Maneater.

Second, it's interesting to see what habits do to you. I've been used to brushes that are far worse than GW in quality for a good while now. When I picked up a GW brush, it held longer than the others, and worked beter for most tasks. So, even if I understand that they are bad quality compared to other equipment, they're still good in my eyes. And my painting standards range at the top of my gaming circle at least....

Kaz · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2005, 07:56:45 PM »

Personally I look at it this way, I spend around $1000 on the hobby per year, if not closer to $1500 and something like 10 hours per week in average on painting.

Not using the $10 extra it cost to get the best tools is seems silly to me

Donnachaidh · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2005, 08:15:56 PM »

Nice painting...!

Got to say I like the skin. It looks more natural, and less "cartooney" oif that makes sence to you.

Can't say I have used the Windsow & Newton brushes, but the world and their wife keeps telling me how fantastic they are and having see the quality of the work from those who use them, they do get good results.

I use the cheeper German made "Premier" P33 sable brushes. They hold a point for quite a while, but extensive painting will wear them out.

Maybe I'll have to do something with this damned undercoated ogre I have here (one of the old Imperial ones)

Have a good one,
Andy

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