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 Post subject: thewhitehand's WIP (Updated 15/2)
PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:47 pm 
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Hello everyone :)

Welcome to my WIP thread! :)

After having a break from the hobby for about a year and a half, I decided to get back into it. So, all the models I had (not great paintjobs :oops: ) went into the Dettol and were all stripped. So basically, I'm starting afresh :) I have quite a lot of models, I've a load of goblins, some galadhrim, uruk-hai, rohan, a lot of hero models and some monsters like cave trolls, a cave drake and a balrog :twisted: There's no point posting pictures of them all, as i'm sure you all know what they look like without paint, so it'd just be a waste of space.

Anyway, the main point of this is to track my progress and keep me motivated :) I'm going into a tough exam year next year, so I'll be quite busy :o But I hope to keep a constant (if slow) pace of painting. So just a warning, this thread won't be updated everyday :)

I do have big plans for the future in terms of my hobby, as I'm just coming to the end of putting together a booklet of army lists for the Forces of Evil and another one for the Forces of Good. They have army lists that I would like to collect, because before GW drop the lotr, I'd like to have a good few armies (small ones) of most of the main factions that appeal to me. Most of the armies are 500pts SBG (old LOME rules, because I don't really game much, more intersted in painting and display, so I haven't really checked out warbands), but some are more, and they're primarily for display on a themed base :)

But enough rambling, or I'll just bore you all :lol:

Here's my workspace, wher the magic happens! (hopefully :lol: )

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I constructed the painting station out of spare pieces of mdf.

And here are the first new purchases! :)

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I decided now to invest in some good brushes, as good brushes are key to painting good models. The blue handled brush is not a GW brush. It's size 0000 and it'll be my designated 'faces' brush. The small drybrush will be for models. The medium drybrush for bases. The detail and fine detail will be my main brushes, doing the majority of painting and highlighting. My other detail brush that I have will be a designated 'wash' brush, and I've a spare fine detail one. Looking good so far :) The Leadbelcher was the match for Boltgun Metal on the conversion chart, which I'll use to basecoat the metal parts on my models, because if I did that with Chainmail, it takes a load of washes to dull it down :?

I've started work on a warrior of Numenor, first model to be painted in a year and a half :shock: It's going good though, I'll get pictures up later :)

And if you read through all that, well done! :lol: Sorry for the long post, but needed to give the 'introduction'. Anyway, I hope this thread will keep your interest. :)

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Nice.
i'm looking forward to some pics, its always good to see how other people do things

I'm hyper-impressed by your ultra clean workspace
mine never is/was/has been that clean :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:38 pm 
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I'm hyper-impressed by your ultra clean workspace


Thanks! :-D lets hope it stays that clean :lol:

Aaaaaaand..... here's the first update! :) I've roughly done the base, and I'm finished the face on this warrior of Numenor. I've a couple more of these, and a few high elves, so if they all go well I'll probably use them in a diorama with Sauron.
I'm super happy with how the face turned out, this is the first model I've painted in over a year and a half, and it's the best face I've ever done :) You can't really see the highlights, but they're there! I hope the picture is alright, I've been fiddling around with different set ups for taking the pictures, and I'm only using Photobucket for minor corrections. I also hope its not too big, as I'm using the 640 width suggested.

Comments (and criticism) welcomed! :)

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Nice looking face you have on that guy. The eyes look really good.
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Very good face, especially those eyes. :yay:

The base too :D

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The picture size is fine. Excellent work on the face. 8)

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Small update: The metal armour is almost done, just need a final highlight :)

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Thanks for all the comments and encouragement :D

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Looks great! Very neat painting.

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Great job on his face!!! Wow!

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Better painting than mine are right now, that's for sure. 8)

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Looking good so far, the face looks great, and the armor looks good too.

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Time for another update :)

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I've finished the armour, the cloak and the tunic. I'm extremely happy with it all :-D Now, it seems to be taking aaaaages, but that is because I really want all my minis looking the best that I can make them, so I'm taking my time :) You'll notice on the cloak that the highlights are very subtle. You mightn't even think there are highlights on the cloak in that picture but they are there, and they look great in real life :) I used a new technique that I'd never used before, I think it's called wetbrushing. I picked it up from an article over at TLA :) I used to just do extreme (and unrealistic looking) highlights, but I much prefer this subtle blending :) Hope you do too! :lol: Anyway, he's almost done, the hair and brown leather has to be highlighted, then the under-tunic thing has to be done :) after that, the shield, then he's done :)

Thanks for all the compliments by the way, really appreciated! 8)

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Very good.

I notice the highlights on the cloak, but it took a second, and only after I notice that you said you finished the cloak. Subtlety can be a good thing, as you say, it looks realistic. Good work 8)

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Thanks :) In my opinion, especially seeing it first hand, the subtle blending looks much better than just lines of lighter colour, that clearly stick out :x anyway, that's just what I think :oops:

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He is looking great!

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Well, he's finally finished! :D The first model I've painted since about january '11! I'm really really happy with it :-D

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Again, the pictures aren't the best, but I hope you get the gist :) Also, I'll be using him in a diorama of the Battle of the Last Alliance....sometime :lol:

And another purchase :)

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'Doombull Brown', the replacement of 'Dark Flesh', which I'm using for the base edges :)

I'll also be posting this in the painting challenge thread, but here's the proof of my entry :)

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Keep checking this WIP out for updates :)

Thanks for all the comments guys 8)

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The first model I've painted since about january '11! I'm really really happy with it :-D

You should be, it is fantastic 8)

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He is very good!!
Cannot wait to see how Frodo turns out! :)

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Excellent painting. 8) Would love to see Frodo too. :-D

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Well here's an update on Frodo :)

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Very happy with how he's progressing :) Personally I love the cloak :-D The highlights are easier to notice than on the darker Numenorean cloak, so I think that's good :)

Anyway, I'll keep the updates coming. Thanks again for all the comments :)

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