+1Prince of Spires wrote:Nice noble. He looks suitably elven and regal. Very clean painting as well. I like him.
The brown horse is interesting. White horses are striking but here attention goes to the brighter rider which is probably a good thing.
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+1Prince of Spires wrote:Nice noble. He looks suitably elven and regal. Very clean painting as well. I like him.
I indeed want to listen to critique of course ^^Prince of Spires wrote:Nice noble. He looks suitably elven and regal. Very clean painting as well. I like him.
Points of critique (if you want to hear them). The mold line on the tail shows (in this close up at least), as does the gap between the head and the body of the horse. I admit I'm too lazy to fix those points most of the time as well. But it's an area of possible improvement.
Also, it feels as if the model could use some (more) washes to add depth and shading to the model.
Rod
Thanks! I kinda wanted to experiment with brown horses, I wasn't sure about the brown horse + blue cloth but it turned out decent.SpellArcher wrote:+1Prince of Spires wrote:Nice noble. He looks suitably elven and regal. Very clean painting as well. I like him.
The brown horse is interesting. White horses are striking but here attention goes to the brighter rider which is probably a good thing.
My feeling as well. Especially when seen from a distance I think (most of the time models are viewed from half a meter or more away, and not close-up after all).SpellArcher wrote:The green looks fine to me elendor. It characterizes the unit and the other colours will tie it in with the rest of the army.
I agree, nice paint job elendor.Prince of Spires wrote:Looking good. I think the turquoise works very nicely.
Yes please elendor!elendor_f wrote:I still need to write battle reports for the October tournament though!
The colours are great! Maybe their exact distribution isn’t quite perfect but the armour looks appropriate to me.elendor_f wrote:overall I am happy with the colour scheme.
These look fine.elendor_f wrote:Swordmasters
A very common issue for me as well. With so many details on HE models, at the end it feels like playing "find the gem" for a bit too long. And I can be a bit laze and gloss over the gems and the likes.elendor_f wrote:I need to work on some details like the swords and the gems, but I was a tad lazy
Some of Gary Morley’s best work Elendor. Again, I really like the colours.elendor_f wrote:These models are very enjoyable to paint
Thanks! Indeed my main technique is applying a base colour to each part, then a wash of the appropriate ink for that colour, and then a layer of a brighter colour. It is simple but looks decent enough. I still struggle with proper colour gradients or advanced techniques like NMM, but I plan to keep learning. However(I am a tad lazy and keep painting my own style just to field them in the tabletop, and then revisit them later to add details.Olthannon wrote:Love those old seaguard models, I keep meaning to get some at some point. I'm liking your paint style, the washes have treated you well!
Thanks SpellArcher! I am quite happy with the blue and green mixes, I think I'll keep using that mix for the clothes of other units (like the cloaks of Phoenix Guards), as a unifying scheme (although I used more white in previous models).SpellArcher wrote:Some of Gary Morley’s best work Elendor. Again, I really like the colours.elendor_f wrote:These models are very enjoyable to paint
They are well hidden in the back at the moment. I only noticed them when going back to the picture after reading thiselendor_f wrote:and the 2 models on the right who are only primed white at the moment
Thanks Rod! They are indeed great modelsPrince of Spires wrote:Nice unit of LSG. Those old metal models are wonderful. And the paint scheme you have adds in to their stoic, badass look.
They are well hidden in the back at the moment. I only noticed them when going back to the picture after reading thiselendor_f wrote:and the 2 models on the right who are only primed white at the moment
The PG unit should look equally well if the test model is anything to go by. And fit in nicely with the LSG unit as well.
Rod
Thanks! I am glad to have such positive views on the colour schemeLynve wrote:A productive early 2019 indeed!
The color choice for your army looks solid and vibrant! It does resemble the pallete used for the 8th edition armybook frontal art a bit with the mix of sea greena and regal blue.
I'm usually sceptic with combining together colors, which lie so close in the almighty color wheel, but you made them work neatly.
I particularly like the way your Sea Guard is turning up but can't wait for the Phoenix Guard to get some more spotlight.
One thing I presonally would like to suggest is giving a bit more highlights to orange parts of your models. It would certainly make them look even brighter. I get that detailing your core troops so much might give you a headache at some point, but boy is it worth the trouble
It's not actually all that bad with these older models. With the newer models in the range, GW introduced the game of "Find the gem" where after the basic painting is done you can easily spend more then half an hour on a model hunting for and painting all the gems, details and swirly bits they decided to add on. The new LSG models are nice but they have too much stuff stuck on them.elendor_f wrote:I need to finish the LSG first, unfortunately I have been a bit lazy since now I need to paint 20 quivers and shields But I will get it done eventually.
I am perhaps lucky that all my models are 5th/6th edition!Prince of Spires wrote:It's not actually all that bad with these older models. With the newer models in the range, GW introduced the game of "Find the gem" where after the basic painting is done you can easily spend more then half an hour on a model hunting for and painting all the gems, details and swirly bits they decided to add on. The new LSG models are nice but they have too much stuff stuck on them.elendor_f wrote:I need to finish the LSG first, unfortunately I have been a bit lazy since now I need to paint 20 quivers and shields But I will get it done eventually.
I always find it a bit interesting that the more details and bits GW started adding on to models the less "real character" the models have...
Rod
Nice model.elendor_f wrote:this one
Which one?elendor_f wrote:Teclis
The 6th edition one (for reference: http://www.coolminiornot.com/393665).SpellArcher wrote:Which one?elendor_f wrote:Teclis
That's actually a very solid reason, you convinced mePrince of Spires wrote:tough choice. That female character is very lovely, but you can't really go wrong with Teclis of course.
Looking at your list of models already painted I think I would go with Teclis. You could field him as a generic (arch)mage, which is useful to have for your list. So I think Teclis will be a more useful miniature in that sense.
Rod