Master Chaplain Astador Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hey all I really need comments on my WIP standard bearer for my MoS command squad! The banner is freehand and I need to know if it is off to a good start. I decide to use some humor and gave each skull a more cartoon style and face instead of a serious and gothic one. Anyway onto the model. Before starting paint: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b195/Golden_Palace/MCA/marine2.jpg Banner: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b195/Golden_Palace/MCA/banner.jpg Marine: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b195/Golden_Palace/MCA/bearer2.jpg Marine different view: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b195/Golden_Palace/MCA/bearer.jpg Peace out guys. Cheers, MCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha PTP Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 The NMM needs work on the banner, it just does not look like metals at all, to be honest. Some touchup here and there and you got yourself a fine banner-boy! :33 Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominar_Mortis Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 is it posible for a close up on the banner? looks okay at this distance but i would like to see theexent of the skulls "emotions" may i also suggest to re position the left leg to sit better on the pile of sandbags(?), it looks like it will topple over at any time looking good so far DM ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmato Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I like the skulls on the banner, although the cross needs a little more to make it complete, just not to sure what ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcyon Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Nice banner. I'm more interested in the chest eagle though, I really like it. How did you pull that off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thanks for the comments. The banner is not done, the white may have made it appear like thats all I was doing, but I was just marking some highlights. I'll try and get a close up of the skulls for you guys, my dad got a kick out of them when he looked closely. Inqisitor Alcyon: I'll do a quick tutorial tonight after school for the chest eagle. Cheers, MCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbrad Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Not bad, perhaps a thinned ink/wash over the cross on the banner to take the harshness out of the highlights. The lower half of the cross in is shadow so why are the skulls bright? I'd look at using a shadow effect to tie in the look of the banner icons. Mouldlines on the bearers chainsword arm stick out like a sore thumbe. I'd agree with going with metallics rather than NMM :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted April 22, 2006 Author Share Posted April 22, 2006 Yeah I saw the mold lines. The whole thing is still wip. The cross when finished will be SENMM so it will reflect sky and earth, hence the bottom being darker, for now it is really dark but it will be lighter when finished. The skulls still have abit of work to do. Cheers, MCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtrAxX Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Very Good for a start and the mini looks cool and good. Just I am not feeling the base..he looks like he's falling off when you put him on solid ground..is he Blue-tac or pinned by any chance MCA? The model seems to be a pretty good improvement from your last minis and I can see promise. Just dont get inspired by another project and dont finish this one now ok? :P Oh and get on NOW. Vtraxx Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted April 22, 2006 Author Share Posted April 22, 2006 Thanks for the comments bro. He was blu-tacked. Now he is off his base so it can be based. I think he might look better when he is raised up abit. I hope to get some new black spray paint today so I can work on the chaplain as well. I have $35 in hand and plan to go to GW today or tomorrow so I shall return with something, just dunno what yet! lol. Anyway, I am not in the location to work at the moment, but I will be there almost all day so that means plenty of work. Cheers, MCA. ++EDIT++ Ok, as requested I did a really fast tutorial but I'm going to do a indepth tutorial after I finish the model completely. Ok well as you can see the model was primed black. Step one is to paint a nice thin layer of Scorched Brown over the wings and skull. Next Paint over it lightly with Bestial Brown, leaving some scorched brown showing only at the folds of the wings and the forehead of the skull. Next apply a very light layer of Bubonic Brown, by this layer you should be working your way out to the tips, so that Bestial Brown should be showing right under the wing above and at the very inside corner of the wings. On the skull highlight with bubonic brown on the very top, the sides, the eyes, nose, and the bottom. The picture you should be able to see where the hightlights were. For the last step mix up about 50-50 skull white and bubonic brown. This is for the tips of the wings and final highlights. I'll get a more in depth tutorial soon, with photos for each step. Actually I'll tell you what, I'll work on the today as well as more of this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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