WIP Kayl Kartan

[Malebolgia]

Hey guys,

I am painting this guy for a painting competition and I am using the Rackham paints as a test for my local store.

This is how he looks after tonight:


I wanted freaky colors because that fits excellently with the whole Rackham and Dirz thing, so I blended purple into Scaly Green into light blue. The cloak does need some touchups here and there but I started with the NMM because I got really bored after doing glaze after glaze after glaze of midtone. I am quite happy with how the NMM is going.
He needs to be finished in two weeks and in the meantime I will be posting WIPS.

Thanks for looking!

Ps. The base is from Groundforge.

[Stupidcow]

Looking fantastic though the cloak can be smoother at the back. Would like to see how this guy looks when its finished.

[matty1001]

What are the Rackham paints like? The NMM on those 'tools' is nice and gives the impression it is reflecting the robe colour.

[Nathan Caroland]

Watching with curiosity on this one, great start though.

[Malebolgia]

Update!



I've spent some hours painting today at the coolest Dutch games store (while there were 10 guys participating in the D&D day...great listening material ) and did some more. Logically the lighting at the store was sub-optimal so I need to touch up some parts but at least I did some more work.

[callumrice]

Very nice so far it really pops off the page

[Malebolgia]

Updating time!
First of all, sorry for the crappy pics. My 2nd lamp broke down this week and so I did the pictures with one lamp which isn`t ideal but it shows Kayl alright.

The basic miniature is now finished. I am happy with the colors and warmth he has now (but I spotted the skull color blending into his hand on the back...which will be fixed!). Next thing to do are the big blades on the back and finally the base.
One week left...


Next week I will do a proper picture again in the following update with some better pictures.

[Ritual]

Where's his über-cool hair-do!!! :hmmmm:

[Malebolgia]

uber-cool?! I totally hated it and clipped it off and filed it away. IMO he looks much better this way than with his weird hairstalks. If he didn`t have the huge blades, I wouldn`t have done it as he will lack balance.

[Ritual]

The hair was the reason I bought him once... I'm not too fond of the huge blades though, on the other hand. I'm thinking of losing them on mine.