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Offline Cubs

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #165 on: September 21, 2018, 08:07:40 AM »
#38 - Lord McDeath (Citadel c1985 'The Tragedy of McDeath')

  It's actually the second time I've painted some of these McDeath mins and it's always good to have another crack at stuff. I tried to do a slightly more decorative shield this time, loosely based on the McDeath banner. It's difficult to see his sword in the picture on the cover of the scenario pack, but this time around I thought I could see a red gem and a swirled pattern on the blade, so that's what I gave the min. Enjoy!









 
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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #166 on: September 21, 2018, 08:09:09 AM »
Gosh,lovely painting!
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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #167 on: September 21, 2018, 08:31:10 AM »
That is superb.

Offline Muzfish4

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #168 on: September 21, 2018, 11:25:51 AM »
Lovely painting from all.

Have to try to have a rummage in the shed to see if I still have those Grenadier miniatures I pleaded for back in the early 1980s...

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #169 on: September 21, 2018, 12:18:43 PM »
That is a brilliant shield Cubs  :-* :-*
Have you got the whole cast of 'McDeath' to do?  ;) lol

Love the dwarf rider too. What a great little character.

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #170 on: September 21, 2018, 03:08:24 PM »
Forgive the slightly 'yellowish' pics I'm posting; my trusted Canon PowerShot A560 has died, and I have not yet figured out what settings to use on my backup Sony CyberShot to get the white balance right when taking minis pics...  (I may have to get a better camera) :(

But here's

#39
C02 (87-19)
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I've had that one in my collection for 25 years, at least, now finally painted, and ready to be used as The Healer in SS&SS...  ::)

EDIT:

I found a function in GIMP for adjusting the white balance; it is not perfect, but far closer to the real life colours:

« Last Edit: September 21, 2018, 08:31:58 PM by Argonor »
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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #171 on: September 21, 2018, 04:09:03 PM »
That's a nice old figure Niels - great face  8)

Offline Cubs

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #172 on: September 21, 2018, 04:49:09 PM »
That is a brilliant shield Cubs  :-* :-*
Have you got the whole cast of 'McDeath' to do?  ;) lol

Sadly just four more members of the McDeath scenario mins left … for now anyways.

The shield was one of those happy accidents really. the central boss meant I had to do a circular design around it, and the patterned designs on the banner with a central skull seemed to fit okay. I scribbled a rough design down and then as I was painting it, somehow the odd little curly flourish seemed to be needed, which evolved into the slightly serpentine heads pretty much by accident. I knew as long as I kept it looking symmetrical it would stay fairly pretty!

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #173 on: September 21, 2018, 08:27:48 PM »
That's a nice old figure Niels - great face  8)

Thanks, considering I gave up on a very garish Humbrol enamel colour scheme for her many years ago, giving her an entirely new pj in just about one day is probably a new layering record for me  lol

These Painting Clubs are such great inspiration and motivation!

Sadly just four more members of the McDeath scenario mins left … for now anyways.

And we are looking forward to seeing them - that freehand shield design is top notch, and I am sure you can dig up some more treasures from the roots of the World's Edge Mountains!

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #174 on: September 21, 2018, 08:33:45 PM »
The latest additions are just splendid. Well done everybody.

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #175 on: September 22, 2018, 08:27:22 AM »
#40 GW Birmingham Store opening Dwarf
Citadel Dwarf given away as freebie at GW Birmingham store opening.
Think this was re-released at a later date without the inscription on the base.
Next post will be less dwarf orientated.....
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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #176 on: September 22, 2018, 09:59:08 AM »
What a stonkin' grumpy fella'!

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #177 on: September 22, 2018, 04:06:11 PM »
#041, Ser Plussacré-Kevoux, Righteous-Indignant Paladin

So I actually managed to paint a figure for this! Once more a Heartbreaker mini, in this case from their M:TG line back in 1993-ish.

Offline Cubs

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #178 on: September 22, 2018, 04:31:41 PM »
It's all very very good indeed.

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Re: The Old School Fantasy Painting Party
« Reply #179 on: September 22, 2018, 08:18:35 PM »
Once again, lovely brushwork on the latest entries.

 

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