Barnsley Burglar's WiP - Feelin' Merry Hobbit Binge p3 01/02

mertaal · **Posted:** Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:45 pm

Looking good! You've put some blue tones in the black, which makes it look cold and ominous. Nice job. I might be tempted to go in with a little watered down black ink in the armour though. It might be the photo, but it looks like it could use a little more contrast.

mertaal · **Posted:** Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:46 pm

Actually, I take it back. Looking at the top picture, I think it's just the glare in the bottom photo that threw me.

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Aye - it's a hard one to photo because of the contrast I think. Metals look a lot more 'gritty' in real life.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:56 pm

Very nicely done.

Crucium Giger · **Posted:** Wed Jan 08, 2014 4:16 pm

Adding the blue the the cloth really does do the trick and gives the black a bit of life rather than looking flat.

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Eowyn WiP

Usually paint hair and faces first, but didn't this time for some reason!

That and a few more highlights to do on this one yet.

mertaal · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:06 pm

Looking nice! I don't know this sculpt...

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

It's from "The Fall of the Witch-King" boxed set. Merry sculpt is slightly different to usual shielded one too.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:25 pm

Lookin good!

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Thanks

@mertaal Someone is selling an unboxed set on eBay:
http://bit.ly/1elkP0a

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:29 pm

Very neat so far. This is a good sculpt of Eowyn. I was wondering do they still include the severed head of the fellbeast in the Fall of the Witchking box set? I have been checking the GW site and cannot find it there. And GW's search facility brings up barrow-wights when I search for Fall of the Witchking ... :roll:

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:46 pm

The cloak looks very smooth.

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:40 pm

Looking good, I always paint the face first, I just find the figure sort of falls into place once the face is done.

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Dorthonion wrote:

Very neat so far. This is a good sculpt of Eowyn. I was wondering do they still include the severed head of the fellbeast in the Fall of the Witchking box set? I have been checking the GW site and cannot find it there. And GW's search facility brings up barrow-wights when I search for Fall of the Witchking ... :roll:

Not in the box I picked up, but I do remember seeing that mini somewhere - was it a diarama or something?

@Harfoot I'm going back to painting faces first for sure, feels a bit intimidating now!

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Not painted for an entire week, as I've been moving house. Got a nice new 'studio' to paint in now though

Made some progress on Eowyn - still need to detail the face, but almost done.

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Done with Eowyn - feel the eyes have let it down a bit

Going to try and get a smaller brush and practice some more eyes.

Gene Parmesan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:29 pm

Quite nice, but you're right, the eyes aren't up to scratch. I personally stay away from eyes as they look awful unless they're done really really well. Unless the model really demands it, Gollum, certain orcs etc. I just leave the recesses dark. Reikland Fleshshade or some other glaze can help.

If you are really set on doing eyes this may help. Keep up the good work, the rest of the model is top notch.

http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.ie/2010/0 ... -eyes.html

Barnsley Burglar · **Joined:** Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:32 pm **Posts:** 126

Cheers, nice article that! I might 'scratch her eyes out' and shade - I use Reikland before the highlights anyhow. Generally take the approach you've described for Gandalf (I've painted a few of those!) I've also just ordered an 'Insane Detail' Army Painter brush too, so will see what I can achieve with that.

mertaal · **Posted:** Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:27 pm

Barnsley Burglar wrote:

Thanks

@mertaal Someone is selling an unboxed set on eBay:
http://bit.ly/1elkP0a

Thamks for that- somehow I missed your post though! Doh! Kind of you to mention it though. Finished product looks great! I also find a very watered down grey or dark flesh wash over the eyes tie them in to the face a bit, and tone them down.

Galanur · **Joined:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:28 am **Posts:** 1389

very detailed model, you just need some slight dir drybrush at the end of her cloak and all done :)

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