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Title: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: BartDujardin on 10 January 2017, 01:30:09 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/GZduwBDl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/EnTj8lll.jpg)

Some of the first ones I ordered and had a try on. They're very detailed for the scale. I'll probably end up using more highlights to accent the fire elemental's face and hands, and the water elemental went back for all 6 of them to just red eyes - way eerier an effect.
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Wulf on 10 January 2017, 01:44:14 PM
Nice paint job, details stand out well. Not a criticism but... did you deliberately reverse the colours of the Fire elemental? Real flames are brighter - yellow - at the base dulling down to red at the tips of the visible flames. Yours - like many others - is the reverse. I've never been sure which to use, the 'real' colours, or the commonly represented & recognised ones.
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: BartDujardin on 10 January 2017, 01:51:32 PM
No, just that the highlighting was mostly done drybrushing so I touched the outskirts more often than not. Also, I used a 3rd lighter yellow to try to highlight mostly the hands of the elemental. I still need to have a look at inking and a coat tho
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Techno on 10 January 2017, 02:20:17 PM
Very nice work, Bart. 8)

Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 10 January 2017, 02:24:51 PM
These are really sharp.  I especially like the water elemental.
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Wulf on 10 January 2017, 02:33:41 PM
The water elemental looks like Casper the Friendly Ghost  :)
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: BartDujardin on 10 January 2017, 02:38:21 PM
Quote from: Wulf on 10 January 2017, 02:33:41 PM
The water elemental looks like Casper the Friendly Ghost  :)

The water elementals, with the rather lively water effect with a bit of shading and highlight, next to a light red chosen for the eyes and the way they all 6 are sculpted, come across as very threatening IMHO. Way more than the fire elemental. I'll try to get some other pics :)
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: petercooman on 10 January 2017, 02:43:33 PM
Great stuff!
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 10 January 2017, 04:38:38 PM
Those are great!  8)
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: paulr on 10 January 2017, 06:38:37 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Bodvoc on 10 January 2017, 07:26:31 PM
Super stuff :)
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: PB on 10 January 2017, 08:25:00 PM
Very nice work
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: BartDujardin on 10 January 2017, 08:28:27 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/WBduisN.jpg)

The left has had a layer of quickshade - dark tone and is drying
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Techno on 10 January 2017, 09:36:06 PM
I really like those, Bart.  8)
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 10 January 2017, 10:02:42 PM
Look great
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: fred. on 10 January 2017, 10:22:42 PM
Nice work. I'd not noticed the little hands on the fire elemental before.

I like the red eyes on the water elementals - and the strong shade seems to work, especially as its not dry - I left mine shiny, to make them look wet
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: Womble67 on 10 January 2017, 11:08:11 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: Water/fire elemental Warband pictures
Post by: BartDujardin on 11 January 2017, 07:05:57 AM
Quote from: fred. on 10 January 2017, 10:22:42 PM
Nice work. I'd not noticed the little hands on the fire elemental before.

I like the red eyes on the water elementals - and the strong shade seems to work, especially as its not dry - I left mine shiny, to make them look wet

Yup, that is what I wonder. The 'old' quickshade always kept a very glossy effect and that would be good for a water elemental. Not sure about the darkest tone on the gradations of blue tho, so only tried one so far.

All my old pots of quickshade seemed to have dried out which is bummer seeing the price, so I only bought one new pot and will see how it holds up. I believe there's also sprays available now to make them less shiny.

Anyway, I also shaded some dwarfs and rats, will see for some pictures of those too later on

Quote from: fred. on 10 January 2017, 10:22:42 PM
Nice work. I'd not noticed the little hands on the fire elemental before.

Well only on one sculpt, as the other ones are mostly one long pillar. I only noticed them when highlighting, really, which made me grab a third shade of yellow to try and bring out only the hands more. I also use green for the eyes - Like the water elementals, contrary colours work well for an eerie effect