Thryth
03-07-2007, 10:57 AM
Hello,
I wanted to try replying to (at least some of the) comments on my entries this time around.
I made two entries for this contest. One that I did not expect much from and one I expected more from. It would seem that I had my expectations backward.
Thank you to everyone who commented.
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Scandalous Entry 05 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1365) [edited to correct the URL]
When I saw this miniature (for all of $0.99US!), I thought that it would be perfect for "Femme Fatale I". I knew it was a very poor sculpt, but for <$1US... :)
I did the skin, metal parts, and stone base for "Femme Fatale I," but that was as far as I got. I painted over the metal, painted the gems, added the shield to the base, and painted the cloak for "Femme Fatale II." I think that my painting has improved in the past year. ;)
As an aside, I did not expect people to like this miniature much. Turns-out people seem to have liked this one more than my other entry, which I spent quite a bit of time on.
BTW, I don't think it is a mask. The miniature is named "LICH FEMALE with mace (HOT & COLD)" on the Discount Hobbies site, so I assume that it is a skull.
@Coneman: Thank you for the comments and suggestion
@Bobcat: Correct on all counts, and thank you for the complement.
@Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @Coil, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @cdukino, @Tyron, @supervike, @Wren, @Art-de-Vivre, @lauth81, @cheddarmonger, @Hinton: Thank you.
@gi6ers: Thank you. It is a Mega Miniatures piece. As Bobcat pointed-out, it can be purchased at http://discounthobby.com (http://discounthobby.com/), although other stores carry them.
@Ana: Thank you for the completment. If they want to pay me, I will be happy to help them :). I think that it is a parody miniature, I think it is supposed to be an exaggeration.
@Duende: Thank you for the complements. For $0.99US, you can't expect much from the sculpt, I suppose. :)
@Bobcat: I believe that it is an old Josef Ochmann sculpt (I believe that the base said "J.OCHMANN").
@mahon: Thank you, I tried :). I agree, I was a little disappointed in the sharpness of my freehand. I do not think that I have a steady enough hand. Maybe someone can offer some advice? :D
@orkydave: Thanks. I was not completely satisfied with the skull, either.
Trivia Question: Can anyone tell which videogame the symbols from her cloak came from? (hint, it is an old game)
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Sci-Fi Entry 14 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1364)
Thank you to everyone who commented.
I have quite a collection of miniatures from the mid/late 80's, and although most of them are boring by today's standards, I am finding it fun to try to paint them now. This is obviously one of those miniatures. :)
My previous attempt at OSL was for the "Something Wyrd" contest, and many people thought that the OSL was too subtle. I wanted to try again, so I chose this miniature. I asked for advice on painting OSL in the Wyrd forums, and tried to apply it.
I initially painted the light on the miniature as greyscale, but couldn't leave well-enough alone, I really felt that the light from the coals would be yellow/orange/red, so... I messed-up the work that I had done. I tried glazing with inks, but didn't like it, tried removing the ink, and added more glazes with paints, which really damaged the initial work that I had done highlighting in greys. Well, that is part of learning.
@Bobcat, @gi6ers, @Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @mahon, @Coil, @orkydave, @DESERTDRAGON1964, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @Hinton: Thank you.
@Ana, @Inarah: Thank you for the comments. Since I didn't envision any lighting from behind, I didn't know what to do. Hopefully I will get better. :)
@Wren, @cdukino, @LavronYor: Thank you for the comments and advice.
@Duende: Thank you. The eyebrows were scultped on, I painted over what was there. I suppose that I should have removed them in the cleaning-up phase, or at least tried to have mitigated their huge appearance when painting her. Thank you for the advice.
@lauth81: Thanks for the advice.
Request: Again, if anyone knows the name/model number of this miniature, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks! :)
I wanted to try replying to (at least some of the) comments on my entries this time around.
I made two entries for this contest. One that I did not expect much from and one I expected more from. It would seem that I had my expectations backward.
Thank you to everyone who commented.
-----------------------
Scandalous Entry 05 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1365) [edited to correct the URL]
When I saw this miniature (for all of $0.99US!), I thought that it would be perfect for "Femme Fatale I". I knew it was a very poor sculpt, but for <$1US... :)
I did the skin, metal parts, and stone base for "Femme Fatale I," but that was as far as I got. I painted over the metal, painted the gems, added the shield to the base, and painted the cloak for "Femme Fatale II." I think that my painting has improved in the past year. ;)
As an aside, I did not expect people to like this miniature much. Turns-out people seem to have liked this one more than my other entry, which I spent quite a bit of time on.
BTW, I don't think it is a mask. The miniature is named "LICH FEMALE with mace (HOT & COLD)" on the Discount Hobbies site, so I assume that it is a skull.
@Coneman: Thank you for the comments and suggestion
@Bobcat: Correct on all counts, and thank you for the complement.
@Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @Coil, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @cdukino, @Tyron, @supervike, @Wren, @Art-de-Vivre, @lauth81, @cheddarmonger, @Hinton: Thank you.
@gi6ers: Thank you. It is a Mega Miniatures piece. As Bobcat pointed-out, it can be purchased at http://discounthobby.com (http://discounthobby.com/), although other stores carry them.
@Ana: Thank you for the completment. If they want to pay me, I will be happy to help them :). I think that it is a parody miniature, I think it is supposed to be an exaggeration.
@Duende: Thank you for the complements. For $0.99US, you can't expect much from the sculpt, I suppose. :)
@Bobcat: I believe that it is an old Josef Ochmann sculpt (I believe that the base said "J.OCHMANN").
@mahon: Thank you, I tried :). I agree, I was a little disappointed in the sharpness of my freehand. I do not think that I have a steady enough hand. Maybe someone can offer some advice? :D
@orkydave: Thanks. I was not completely satisfied with the skull, either.
Trivia Question: Can anyone tell which videogame the symbols from her cloak came from? (hint, it is an old game)
-----------------------
Sci-Fi Entry 14 (http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1364)
Thank you to everyone who commented.
I have quite a collection of miniatures from the mid/late 80's, and although most of them are boring by today's standards, I am finding it fun to try to paint them now. This is obviously one of those miniatures. :)
My previous attempt at OSL was for the "Something Wyrd" contest, and many people thought that the OSL was too subtle. I wanted to try again, so I chose this miniature. I asked for advice on painting OSL in the Wyrd forums, and tried to apply it.
I initially painted the light on the miniature as greyscale, but couldn't leave well-enough alone, I really felt that the light from the coals would be yellow/orange/red, so... I messed-up the work that I had done. I tried glazing with inks, but didn't like it, tried removing the ink, and added more glazes with paints, which really damaged the initial work that I had done highlighting in greys. Well, that is part of learning.
@Bobcat, @gi6ers, @Maestro, @sniffles, @callumrice, @mahon, @Coil, @orkydave, @DESERTDRAGON1964, @chonk34, @Jabberwocky, @pete-h, @Hinton: Thank you.
@Ana, @Inarah: Thank you for the comments. Since I didn't envision any lighting from behind, I didn't know what to do. Hopefully I will get better. :)
@Wren, @cdukino, @LavronYor: Thank you for the comments and advice.
@Duende: Thank you. The eyebrows were scultped on, I painted over what was there. I suppose that I should have removed them in the cleaning-up phase, or at least tried to have mitigated their huge appearance when painting her. Thank you for the advice.
@lauth81: Thanks for the advice.
Request: Again, if anyone knows the name/model number of this miniature, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Thanks! :)