ROUND 2 Sea Wolves – Redux vs Celestial Knights

[Captain Blood]

[Malebolgia]

I opened a new window with the first Sea Wolves in the picture and then alt-tab'ed for about ten times until all changes were clear to me. Although the miniatures were slightly changed, it could have been more IMO (more contrast to the painting, a little bit more variation on the bases). So that looses points for me.
For the Celestial Knights I like the environment. It works well for the miniatures and adds some extra color to the picture. I do think the light blue does not work well together with the silver. I think a darker blue had worked much better for the space marines. In addition, I would *really* make the light blue frame in the picture black or white. The light blue doesn't work well for the picture IMO and gives it a really weird color.

In the end, after some doubting, I voted for number two. I like the total look more and the other one looses some points for me for not being really new.

[Pil]

I did the same thing and in the end I voted for the Space Marines as well. The photograph and the lighting is good, and the setting as well. The story is nice as well and I agree that the background colour doesn't help much, something neutral would be better. Personally I think the light blue works better than dark blue as I think dark blue would make the whole model appear too dark.

The sea wolves benefit from some touch-ups and a better picture, but they aren't really new so they won't get my vote.

[carlos marighela]

Is it just me or does the German sailor second from the right look like Roger Moore?

[Heldrak]

Is it just me or does the German sailor second from the right look like Roger Moore?

I think it's just you...

[D@rth J@ymZ]

Is it just me or does the German sailor second from the right look like Roger Moore?

I believe he does...

[Heldrak]

Is it just me or does the German sailor second from the right look like Roger Moore?

I believe he does...

Hmmmm....



I'm still not seein' it...

[keeper]

Looks more like John Le Mesurier, to me:



I've also jJust noticed the mud on the space marines boots.  Very nice - subtle - which is why it is very nice

[Le matou rouge]

I hate SM but "new is better" so the Empire'sons win (as they are always supposed to be) and I really like their very green lay out

meow,
Matt

[Raz]

The 'mud' is indeed quite unvisible in the pictures. I drybrushed it on after the models were done. Wasn't aiming at mud, more a small amount of dust, hence the subtlety.

@Male: when thinking up the colourscheme (dark) blue was the second colour I considered. But in the end I went for this color as the blue would make the model appear somewhat darker as this one. At Noorderspel I painted one with blue, looking good, but not as good as these imo

[Heldrak]

Since Round two is well-and-truly over, I thought that folks might like to see some individual shots of the Sea Wolves with better detail:

[Wirelizard]

Your skin tones are fantastic, even in closeup... I think I hate you. 

Skin is, for me, the hardest thing to get right and my least favourite part of painting!

[Heldrak]

Your skin tones are fantastic, even in closeup... I think I hate you. 

Skin is, for me, the hardest thing to get right and my least favourite part of painting!

Your hatred, it... nourishes me...

Skin/faces/eyes are the things that I lavish the most care and attention on. In this instance (as in most instances) I used the Foundry flesh triad, although I only used the base shade and the intermediate tone with a further intermediate tone mixed between them. I don't like the stark "jumps" of the trademark Kevin Dallimore stripey Foundry painting style, so I try to get more of a blended effect. I'm glad that it seems to be working...!