Time for some more blood 'n gore!
This figure is the fantasy version of Gluttony from Raging Heroes. Combining that with the new corpses from Secret Weapon was the final touch!
I noticed that when I mixed my 'regular' paints with the Secret Weapon washes, I got some nice colors. Normally, mixing them with GW washes makes them much more dull. In this case, I was mixing very light colors with the washes.
I mixed in the paints with washes like the Algae, Armor wash, and the Blue.
I also mixed them in with the Dried blood wash. So, something new to put in the memory banks!!
And now for the figure:
This was very fun to paint! I was very eager to see the figure and the base together...
There you have it! A real Bloody Mess. All set for the video.
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I have to ask, do you paint a lot of these things in one day.
ReplyDeleteMy normal painting schedule is 10-19 hours a day, so it can look like things are getting painted very quickly! However, time is of the essence, so all of my techniques are based around cutting down extra steps and maximizing every brush stroke... just like when I was in watercolor class years ago!!!
DeleteWow. Its nice to know the amount you spend working everyday. I generally spend about 5-6 hours on a miniature. I find a lot of new painters are always asking the question of what they can do to improve because they dont like the look of the 5 figures they painted in 2 hours.
DeleteThere is as certain threshold of time I have for each mini, but I have seen the frustration of folks who believe there is a magic trick to paint entire armies in a day :-)
DeleteAwesome, just awesome !
ReplyDeleteThanks! The whole painting blood thing is relatively new to me. I didn't do much of that at all until I started to pait more of the Gamezone figures, and then my Dark Eldar army. That really kicked into high gear :-)
Deleteblood and gore are very difficult to paint realistically but this has stepped right out of a horror movie!! great stuff!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I suppose several episodes of Dexter or CSI would also have helped as 'research' :-)
DeleteFantastic work James. I really enjoy looking at your blog, and marvel at the imagination and industry. Everything you do just seems to look so easy - the sign of a true master! Thanks so much for sharing this all with us. Very best wishes form the UK.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for all the kind words! That means a great deal, since there is a lot of effort involved :-)
DeleteWhen I use secret weapon washes, it ends up very shiny. Testor's dullcote doesnt cut down the shine enough for me. Do you know of any way to really kill the shine?
ReplyDeleteThe Army Painter Anti Shine has been effective. Also, I tend to mix my washes with other brands anyway, which also helps. Finally, glazing is not my final stage, so I end up painting over some of it, thus cutting down on shine some more...
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