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| Author: | Natarn [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
Nice painting, Eric. What happened to Faramir's bow? |
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| Author: | CaptainBlake [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:22 pm ] |
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Very beautiful miniatures! I love your painting style and the fact that you use flat bases for you miniatures...it certainly looks very nice on the battlefield! The mini "diorama" looks very nice too and is a great way to present your minis  I'll follow this thread closely in the future! |
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| Author: | jdizzy001 [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:08 pm ] |
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I like that you've mounted them on bases other than slottas. I'm actually going to do that myself. |
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| Author: | Natarn [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:45 pm ] |
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jdizzy001 wrote: I like that you've mounted them on bases other than slottas. I hadn't noticed that. They do look good on a trimmed down base as it interrupts the terrain less, if you know what I mean. It's less of a pedestal. |
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| Author: | Natarn [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:45 pm ] |
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jdizzy001 wrote: I like that you've mounted them on bases other than slottas. I hadn't noticed that. They do look good on a trimmed down base as it interrupts the terrain less, if you know what I mean. It's less of a pedestal. |
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| Author: | jdizzy001 [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
That is exactly why i decided to start using the slimmer bases. It will mean a bit more prep work as I'll have to cut off all the tabs already attached to the minis, but as you pointed out, it will interrupt the terrain less. |
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| Author: | Oropher [ Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:10 pm ] |
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Eric wrote: Some rangers i am currently working on, from Mirkwood and Ithilien. Broke Faramir's bow... I am yet to decide if i will add strings to my lotr miniatures or not, never done that before.   Loving the colours on Faramir and his rangers. Particularly their green cloaks! |
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| Author: | edge67 [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
The colour scheme for the rangers is awesome. I really like the muted tones. And very nice work on the mirkwood elves. |
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| Author: | Gandlaf the Grey [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:18 am ] |
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edge67 wrote: The colour scheme for the rangers is awesome. I really like the muted tones. And very nice work on the mirkwood elves. Ditto, great tones. |
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| Author: | Crucium Giger [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:23 am ] |
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I really like the colour palettes you use, very subtle but they really suit the miniatures. |
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| Author: | pete_pete_pete_ [ Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:56 pm ] |
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Amazing stuff, Eric. What's your secret for getting those muted tones? They're brilliant and would really like to try that type of thing for my Wood Elves. Would be great to see a brief painting guide 
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| Author: | Eric [ Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
Thank you all for your kind words and feedback! And merry christmas and happy new year to all! Natarn wrote: Nice painting, Eric. What happened to Faramir's bow? It is old metal miniature i got as gift, bow was bit fragile for bending over time so it did take only small accident to snap it... Have to fix it when i get back on those, i'm getting couple rangers more soon  CaptainBlake wrote: Very beautiful miniatures! I love your painting style and the fact that you use flat bases for you miniatures...it certainly looks very nice on the battlefield! The mini "diorama" looks very nice too and is a great way to present your minis Thank you so much Yeah, it takes some extra time to base these on flat bases, but they blend in terrain better so i decided to go that way! It just feels better for Lord of the rings somehow. Jomada-Adventures was actually big influence on this decision, i am big fan of you guys! pete_pete_pete_ wrote: Amazing stuff, Eric. What's your secret for getting those muted tones? They're brilliant and would really like to try that type of thing for my Wood Elves. Would be great to see a brief painting guide Im glad to share how i painted these! There is no much of a secret tho, sometimes i just look for a reference from films and art books, sometimes i do something completely my own or borrow other peoples idea, sometimes its mix of all I do keep track on my recipes so i can go back later or add new troops on existing forces, here is what i have for Mirkwood Elves: Green coat Castellan green Nuln oil wash Caliban green + lahmian medium ( wash ) Castellan green highlight Deathworld forest highlight Straken green Highlight Brown coat Dryad bark Dryad bark +nuln oil wash Dryad bark highlight Dryad bark + XV-88 highlight Trousers Incubi darkness Thunderhawk blue If you compare green clothing on Elves and capes of Ithilien Rangers you can see elf one has deeper shadows and tighter highlights so their materials would look more fancy. It is also good to mention that as a painter i am definitely more of a artist type than "engineer" ( as i tend to call certain kind of painters ) so how much i mix paints etc might vary quite much. As long as it feels right to me and looks good Lord of the rings has that real, living world feel all over it so i guess my color choices comes out of it. For Warhammer for example it is nice to make striking color schemes and pick some spot colors to make them more graphically appealing, but here i am for more realistic and down to earth feel. That is not to say i don't use lots of different of colors on these. My Mordor orcs have large variation of colors on them as i imagine lots of their gear and clothing is looted and self made, choosing tones that are bit muted down helps to tie them all together! |
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| Author: | Eric [ Tue Dec 30, 2014 3:41 pm ] |
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 I have been painting exclusively metal minis so far for lotr, but uruk hai siege troops are so cool design i had to paint some of them. Again all work in progress here. There is going to be some white hands painted on armors and helmets and other finishing touches added. Uruks carrying bomb was way too good change to do bigger base i could not resist, boulders fallen from wall of fortress, banner lying on dirty water and all. |
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| Author: | CaptainBlake [ Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
Wow, very nice once again! I'm a huge Isengard fan because they are just so though and kick-a*s! You painted them really nicely in dark tones which suits them great. Also the flat bases make them look even better, and details like the 'mini-diorama' on the bomb base are very nice additions to any force. I'm very glad that our blog has inspired you! |
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| Author: | Crucium Giger [ Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
You are producing some really nice work, the Uruks are excellent and the pair holding the bomb look great on the large base. |
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| Author: | Eric [ Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
Thank you both! I did some more sculpting today on my fell wargs, looking forward to get some more progress and post new pictures here! It has been very busy with other projects recently so haven't got much painting done, but i still managed to order some more minis on mail order xD Got to get those while they still are available... |
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| Author: | Eric [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
Started to paint some Royal Guard to fight against Uruks!  
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| Author: | Morgoths_crown [ Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:58 am ] |
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Nice siege troops eric! Totally gonna rip that scenic base off when I do mine pal as it is awesome! Always been a fan of the siege troops but never actually painted them (had them for 11 years.....) |
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| Author: | Eric [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eric's WIP Thread |
By all means im going to "borrow" so many ideas from this forum alone... And thank you!
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| Author: | Coenus Scaldingus [ Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:07 pm ] |
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Great stuff, your painting style suits those Uruk-hai particulary well, love 'em. |
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