Cmon contest?

[EricJ]

So I really like this upcoming cmon contest (read about it Here (http://www.coolminiornot.com/go.php?go=contest&competitionid=0) )

Who else is thinking to enter? What are you thinking about doing? post WIPS if you want! If you want feedback, greyscale can be tough, so why not help out each other on this so the wyrd board team can make a showing over there ;)

PS: I'm mostly into it because I've been kind of obsessed with limited palates lately, so it's really been on my mind.

[james9487]

I probably will but I didn't quite understand the one color allowed. Does it mean you can add the color to give a tint to the black and white or can you use, say, blue on its own?

[Ritual]

Maybe I'll do something. I have tons of commission stuff to finish first though, so I'm not sure I'll make it...

Well, not litterally 'tons', but... 'a lot'!!

[EricJ]

I probably will but I didn't quite understand the one color allowed. Does it mean you can add the color to give a tint to the black and white or can you use, say, blue on its own?

Either way! basically think of it that you have the freedom to do anything you want with black, white and 1 other color

you can do sin city style, where it's BW with one object or surface colored, you can do it where the whole piece is tinted in a color, you can do very stylized like what I've mentioned in the brute thread here...

[EricJ]

Maybe I'll do something. I have tons of commission stuff to finish first though, so I'm not sure I'll make it...

Well, not litterally 'tons', but... 'a lot'!!

you just needed to be sneeky like me, and combine the 2 like me :D

no one tell Nathan I said that... *hides*

[Ritual]

I'm not sure my customer wants a monochrome Griffin army... :tongue2:

[EricJ]

haha, good point ;)

[Frustrated Father]

Eric wasn't sneeky - I figured him out about the third day and said 'I BET I know what he's doing ...'.

[EricJ]

:peep:

[vincegamer]

I'm not sure my customer wants a monochrome Griffin army... :tongue2:
If it were well done it would look freakin' awesome on the battlefield though. Definitely stand out in a crowd.

[green stuff]

This is what I plan to present :

http://greenstuff.free.fr/img/CMON/Contests/CMON6/CMON6WIP01Front.jpg

I'm not planning on using any accent color, and the strong point should be the reflection in the water (sorry Eric, but I really like that effect ;)).

[EricJ]

no worries Cedric, I like that you like it! It's good to have someone else playing with the idea too, since that's how ideas get developed.

However, I have to warn you, I'm planning some of that effect as well with one of mine ;)

[green stuff]

Cool :).

Should be most interesting then ;).

[Frenchkid]

damn you cedric, you have way too much time on your hands. Churning out all those cool minis :tongue2:
Idea looks cool, wish I had time to try it out, but not gona happen if I want to present somthing in the french GD. Good luck to you guys, and don't forget the WIPs :D

[Patrick]

I want to paint something for this too but I still need to dig through my massive backlog of bare metal to settle on something suitable. I have a process all mapped out though and it seems like it will be a fun experiment. Lotsa washes!

[green stuff]

A bit of WIP :

http://greenstuff.free.fr/img/CMON/Contests/CMON6/CMON6WIP02Top.jpg

Nothing very exciting, just wanted to show that progress was being made :P.

[EricJ]

I like the work so far, you seem comfortable with the neutral grey

and ARGG, I wish I could post WIPs, or heck,I have my entry done now...but noooo, can't post it yet, (everyone yell at nathan) :D

[Ritual]

and ARGG, I wish I could post WIPs, or heck,I have my entry done now...but noooo, can't post it yet, (everyone yell at nathan) :D
I don't need to yell at Nathan... I've already seen it! :D

[green stuff]

I like the work so far, you seem comfortable with the neutral grey
Thank you :).

But I actually find this a lot more easier to do than doing it in color. I just have to focus on contrast and texture. Plus, evening the lighting is child's play with the appropriate grey wash. It almost feels like drawing.

[EricJ]

Thank you :).

But I actually find this a lot more easier to do than doing it in color. I just have to focus on contrast and texture. Plus, evening the lighting is child's play with the appropriate grey wash. It almost feels like drawing.


Cedric, it's funny, I almost felt the same way. I now think it is actually very valuable to do this once in a while, because it does get the focus on texture and tone, rather than color, which is so often forgotten about as we rely on color to do everything.

I'm looking forward to watching this piece progress :)

[Patrick]

Looking good GS! I dig that pedistal base too. Did you make that?

Without trying to be too artsy-fartsy, one of the things we as artists should be looking at is how this value approach will affect us when painting normally. One of the classic procedures used by the Dutch Masters was grisaille (pronounced gree-zai), a French word meaning literally shades of gray from a mixture of black and white. Value is what we use more than color to distinguish depth and contrast. Understanding values is fundamental to any type of painting.

See the classical process here:
http://www.artpapa.com/oil-painting-lesson-1/index.html

and see how it can apply to mini painting here:
http://www.brushthralls.com/Mercs2/dd/index.php
http://www.brushthralls.com/Mercs3/dd/index.php

very interesting to me. http://www.morgankeithstudios.com/smilies/biggrin.gif

[green stuff]

Looking good GS! I dig that pedistal base too. Did you make that?
Thanks Patrick :). The pedistal base is from "Prince August". They make great wooden bases in all sizes, shapes, and colors. All I did was add the river, shore, and rock.

Those links are great. Thanks for sharing :). The more I see what people do in the mini world, the more I'm convinced that having a solid comprehension of "classic" painting is a big help. I wish you could see what Yannick Degiovanni (Yandegio on CMON (http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/submitter/Yandegio) ) does in person. He only uses oil paints and the rendition is just plain amazing.

@Eric : Thanks :). When Nathan lets you post yours, do you think you could post WIP too (if you took some)?

[green stuff]

I worked on the skin tonight :

http://greenstuff.free.fr/img/CMON/Contests/CMON6/CMON6WIP03Top.jpg

I wonder if I should try to do some war paints on her arms and her face (I was thinking around the eyes, kind of like in Conan the Barbarian (when they go into the snake cult's master's temple) ... but then again, it might give her a panda look :P).

[wiccanpony]

I'm working on mine..no pictures yet...and besides the black & white, I gave myself an extra challange (what was I thinking) and had one of the kids dig through the mini stash and pick one for me to do.

[Frustrated Father]

Brave woman.

:D

I like what you've done with yours so far Cedric - what is the color that you have been thinking of using to accent the piece?

[green stuff]

@wiccanpony : Wow, that's tough. I really paint on the mini of the moment. Imposing a mini, unless it's really cool, must be hard to paint. Good luck :).

@Nathan : Thank you :). I'm planning on not using an accent color. I really liked what Thomas David did to his Emperor's Champion. Plus, I haven't found anything symbolic about the scene. In "Schindler's List", I thought the use of red (color of blood and life) on the little girl's coat and baloon was very strong given the context. I haven't found any comparable idea, so I prefer to keep it simple ;).

[EricJ]

Any new updated WIPS?! :)