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Saturday, June 9, 2012

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That sounds like the sort of mischief Chaos would be up to, wouldn't it?

What makes this squad unique is the shoulder pads, which I spent a good deal of time sculpting. :-)  I used brown stuff, which keeps its edge quite nicely.

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Her are some shots of the squad as a whole:
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Another patented WIP image that illustrated the concept of starting with very light colors and shading darker:
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6 comments:

  1. Paul O'GJune 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    Fantastic! I would love to take them into a game of Space Hulk! Having seen all your OSL effects I want to give it a go now

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    1. wappelliousJune 10, 2012 at 7:06 PM

      I hope that your OSL project goes well! I love it so much I cannot resist trying to put it on every mini that I paint! :-)

      Lately, I have been experimenting Vallejo florescent paints in my OSL. In July, I will be doing a Chaos Dwarf great taurus using orange and yellow Floue's!

      Cheers-

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    2. Paul O'GJune 11, 2012 at 6:15 PM

      I would love to see how you do your OSL - do you start with the brightest bits (ie the source) and work backwards, or start with the dimmest reflections first and work inwards to the source, brightening as you go?

      Perhaps a good topic for your next tutorial!

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    3. wappelliousJune 13, 2012 at 9:32 AM

      Actually, it could be either way... it depends on the situation.

      I would say that more often than not, I start with the darker tones. I also start in the middle and work lighter and darker.

      This allows me to tint the OSL, instead of doing dozens of impossible to remember color mixes over the OSL. For instance, the the overall color of the OSL is red/orange, I may tint the darker elements of the OSL more purple. That makes the bightest yellows stand out even more.

      I have been using flourescent paints lately. You have seen them on my Tomb Kings minis recently, and will see them a lot on the Great Taurus for Games Day!

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  2. Paul O'GJune 14, 2012 at 4:46 AM

    I'll try to find some fluro paints - they would be perfect for some terrain I'm just finishing off...

    Anyway here is my first attempt at OSL:
    http://tasmancave.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/wizard-needs-beard.html

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  3. wappelliousJune 14, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    Hello!

    The link that you sent didn't work for me, but I did get to see your cool blood bowl teams! Some very neat color themes in there! :-)

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