World Expo entries

[Ritual]

Hi! I returned from visiting World Expo in Girona, Spain, the other day. World Expo this year is probably the biggest miniatures exhibition ever with historical miniatures, fantasy miniatures and scale models (tanks and other vehicles). I am currently in the process of processing all the photos I took and will start a separate thread when I get them online.

In the mean time, I thought I'd post photos of the two miniatures I painted specially for this event and that in the end awarded me a gold medal in the Fantasy Master Painting category. I feel very honoured, and still quite shocked, by getting this award in such a high-level contest.

First up is the Avalonian Recruit bust from Kraken Edition's Artefactory line. Marvellous sculpt and a pure joy to paint.

http://www.wyrd-games.net/photopost/data/500/avalonian-recruit.jpg
http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2285&ppuser=51

Next is Airtis, a 54 mm barbarian gnome from Enigma Miniatures. Also a great sculpt and I really enjoyed painting a bigger scale than the usual 30-ish mm.

http://www.wyrd-games.net/photopost/data/500/airtis-wyrd.jpg
http://wyrd-games.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2284&ppuser=51

Hope you like them!

[Duzzdan]

Beautiful work. Congrats on the gold!

[Moavoamoatu]

Did you paint them or the monkey did ? Ok now I have to judge you like you do for us ...it will be hard : just say 10/10 in each category. Fantastic. I love them.

[Brushmistress]

Really beautiful work. The pieces you post here are always stunning. Congratulations on the award!

[james sequeira]

Glad to see you have been productive. Some really nice work there. Is that chest hair on the 54mm guy i can see ?

How did you transport these safely all that distance ?

[Ritual]

Yeah, or rather stomach hair! ;)

Thanks everyone! And Eric, I don't understand your question... Me OR the monkey?? :hmmmm:

[Frustrated Father]

Your avatar I believe he is referring too.

Congrats on the win!

[Ritual]

Yeah, I got that... it's the "or" I don't understand. :)

[EricJ]

really high quality, great stuff!!

[matty1001]

Top stuff mate. One of the reasons you rate as one of the best for me.
That bust is just stunning.

Su pintura apenas guarda el conseguir mejor y mejor!

Peace and Love...

[Wren]

Super work, the bust in particular. The skin and face are just amazing.

[demonherald]

I've already give you my thoughts but here goes for all to see..

Simply beautiful...
The bust has an hyper realism to it that is just amazing.. Unlike most of these I have seen you've just concentrated on letting the sculpt do the work and used you uncanny ability to maximise the character of the subject. The chainmail and clothing are just phenomenal and don't draw the eye away from the focal point of the face.. truly stunning.

The Gnome is another where you have let the sculpt shine through. no heavy colouring or strange skin tone just good natural warm tones that bring out the nature of the piece. The belly hair is a little touch of class and the whole jobis just a great transition to that scale ..

A masterful pair from a master painter..
great stuff..

[Moavoamoatu]

Yeah, or rather stomach hair! ;)

Thanks everyone! And Eric, I don't understand your question... Me OR the monkey?? :hmmmm:

Your avatar....the photo of the painting monkey :D Your miniatures are really awesome : can you give me some painting classes ?

[Ghrask Dragh]

WOW

Inspiring stuff, congratulations on your win! the bust in particular is awesome, makes me want to paint more and more!!

[R kid]

congrats on your well deserved gold the two of them are phenomenal ....

[SteveB]

Stunning work Anders. Always great to see what you've been working on :)

[Ritual]

Thanks guys! :)

@moavo
Eric, painting classes might be difficult to arrange due to distance, but I'd be happy to answer any questions regarding technique (or anything else, for that matter) you may have or try to explain how I did things.

Oh, and I've posted these on CMON so if you'd want to vote for them, here's the links:

Airtis (http://www.coolminiornot.com/195527)

Avalonian Recruit (http://www.coolminiornot.com/195530)

[Moavoamoatu]

Voted on both.

[Dr.Mercury]

Absolutely amazing!

[PaintMinion]

I really like the basing on the barbarian, and the paintjobs look like they deserve the gold!

[Chameleon]

They are soooooo beautifully painted. Congrats on the gold!

[Hinton]

Excellent work, Ritual. The skin tone on the gnome is outstanding. Congrats on the gold.

[350kilotons]

Excellent stuff. Voted 10's on them as they really really deserve it. One day, I'll be close to that level ... I have my JBT DVD ready!

[edit] What's the casting like on the bust? Was it difficult to remove the mould lines over the chain mail at all?

[Ritual]

Thanks guys! I'm really overwhelmed by the comments I've been given here and on other sites about my new minis.

@350kt
The Kraken bust is an excellent cast! There were basically NO mold lines. The only things that bugged me was the company name pressed into the underside (the space painted dark brown) and the sculptors signature carved into the foot. I did sand and fill that in to create a smooth underside. Otherwise, just some light scraping with my x-acto was needed. All of Kraken's resin stuff so far has been excellent quality.