mahon
07-03-2006, 07:59 AM
I compiled a few posts into one - just to include answers to several questions I've been asked...
My last mini: MadDog the superhero (or at least that's what he thinks of himself). Such people always - is it day or night, are they in fully dressed or not - have to be ready to serve the humankind.
But frankly speaking I think he's simply ... mad.
http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/hasslefree/maddog.jpg
He collected whatever superhero-stuff he could and stands ready for the call to service. Or as somebody said, it might be his lover who wanted him to dress someting sexy :lol:
But seriously: painting it was a lot of fun, one sleepless night and some more time. The bed is made of plasticard - four parts: one for each side. The rest is Fimo, Greenstuff, and one weird mini ;)
The miniature itself is Maddog from Hasslefree Miniatures.
As for the pilllow and the matress, they were sculpted with pretty uneven surfaces to look fluffy and soft. Then I used the pastel base tones and added several (3? 4?) highlights with a larger (size 4? or was it 2?) soft brush. But rather with longer moves than precise applying to chosen parts - this way I wanted to create the effect of wrinkles. Then I used dilluted but darker colors to shade the things and finally re-applied the highlights when they required touch-ups.
I think the whole thing is more about the texture of the surfaces than the actual way of painting. And maybe keeping the highlights and shading rather subtle, as overdoing might only spoil the final effect.
I don't know if it helped even a bit but that's what i'd recommend...
His pants are utterly disgusting, you say?
They were supposed to be http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/modules/PNphpBB2/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
It was my entry into the "alternative" category and I wanted it to be ... really alternative http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/modules/PNphpBB2/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif
Nothing more - it's just fun to paint something again :D
My last mini: MadDog the superhero (or at least that's what he thinks of himself). Such people always - is it day or night, are they in fully dressed or not - have to be ready to serve the humankind.
But frankly speaking I think he's simply ... mad.
http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/albums/hasslefree/maddog.jpg
He collected whatever superhero-stuff he could and stands ready for the call to service. Or as somebody said, it might be his lover who wanted him to dress someting sexy :lol:
But seriously: painting it was a lot of fun, one sleepless night and some more time. The bed is made of plasticard - four parts: one for each side. The rest is Fimo, Greenstuff, and one weird mini ;)
The miniature itself is Maddog from Hasslefree Miniatures.
As for the pilllow and the matress, they were sculpted with pretty uneven surfaces to look fluffy and soft. Then I used the pastel base tones and added several (3? 4?) highlights with a larger (size 4? or was it 2?) soft brush. But rather with longer moves than precise applying to chosen parts - this way I wanted to create the effect of wrinkles. Then I used dilluted but darker colors to shade the things and finally re-applied the highlights when they required touch-ups.
I think the whole thing is more about the texture of the surfaces than the actual way of painting. And maybe keeping the highlights and shading rather subtle, as overdoing might only spoil the final effect.
I don't know if it helped even a bit but that's what i'd recommend...
His pants are utterly disgusting, you say?
They were supposed to be http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/modules/PNphpBB2/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
It was my entry into the "alternative" category and I wanted it to be ... really alternative http://www.chestofcolors.com/cofc-postnuke/modules/PNphpBB2/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif
Nothing more - it's just fun to paint something again :D