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Title: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:33:02 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:34:48 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:35:38 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:36:01 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:36:23 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:36:51 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:37:08 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:37:28 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 10, 2021, 08:38:05 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Hitman on May 10, 2021, 09:32:27 PM
Some more really great brushwork and basing.  They look awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
😎
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Muzfish4 on May 11, 2021, 12:59:48 AM
I concur - terrific work!
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: BZ on May 11, 2021, 06:54:42 AM
Beautiful paintjob!
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 14, 2021, 05:34:56 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 14, 2021, 05:53:00 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 14, 2021, 06:26:45 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 14, 2021, 06:40:17 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 14, 2021, 07:37:03 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Reed on May 15, 2021, 11:35:28 AM
You really produce quite an impressive output of painted figures, I'm amazed. Are these commissions or for yourself?
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 15, 2021, 06:52:35 PM
Quote from: Reed on May 15, 2021, 11:35:28 AM
You really produce quite an impressive output of painted figures, I'm amazed. Are these commissions or for yourself?

Thanks!

I'm not painting most these in real-time (although the Red Simians in my Pulp thread were done within the past three weeks), although I am continuously painting (been on it as time permits since 2014) and many of these are from the past year. Otherwise, they're just for my personal collection.
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 15, 2021, 06:52:54 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 16, 2021, 06:53:46 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 16, 2021, 07:05:58 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on May 16, 2021, 02:41:22 PM
Great work! I particularly like the Myconids.
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 17, 2021, 01:40:25 AM
Quote from: Rick W. on May 16, 2021, 02:41:22 PM
Great work! I particularly like the Myconids.

Thanks! Personally, I've found it extremely difficult to find myconid sculpts I actually like... They're often too cartoonish, or else too blobby. But the Greater Myconids from Otherworld actually fit the bill.
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 24, 2021, 11:21:55 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 24, 2021, 11:22:19 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 25, 2021, 07:05:57 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on May 25, 2021, 07:06:43 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Reed on May 25, 2021, 10:04:08 AM
These gladiator types are excellent.
But those yellow eyes...they are creeping the heck out of me  lol What's the reason behind that stylistic choice?
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: FramFramson on May 25, 2021, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Reed on May 25, 2021, 10:04:08 AM
These gladiator types are excellent.
But those yellow eyes...they are creeping the heck out of me  lol What's the reason behind that stylistic choice?

I'm also wondering this!  ;D
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Cubs on May 25, 2021, 09:46:42 PM
Dudes, the Evil Shrine! Clearly they've come under its ebilly-ebilly influence or something.
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: Andrew May on May 28, 2021, 10:26:57 PM
Quote from: strangeways on May 17, 2021, 01:40:25 AM
Thanks! Personally, I've found it extremely difficult to find myconid sculpts I actually like... They're often too cartoonish, or else too blobby. But the Greater Myconids from Otherworld actually fit the bill.

Thanks, I sculpted these!
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on June 05, 2021, 07:38:25 AM
Quote from: Reed on May 25, 2021, 10:04:08 AM
These gladiator types are excellent.
But those yellow eyes...they are creeping the heck out of me  lol What's the reason behind that stylistic choice?

Hey there! Sorry for the delay in replying. The short answer is that I'm terrible at eyes. The longer answer is that I don't think it's possible to do eyes well at this scale without an element of caricature, so I decided to lean into that instead of trying to obscure it. I'm a big fan of Mike Mignola's style in the graphic arts (as well as Genndy Tartakovsky's), and so a few years ago I started trying to do this yellow, cartoonish look with all my eyes. Also, I have a tendency to paint in an overly naturalistic palette (a fancy way of saying my figures tend toward the drab...), so it adds a little extra bit of spice that fits in with the aesthetic I go for on the table. Does that make sense?

Quote from: Andrew May on May 28, 2021, 10:26:57 PM
Thanks, I sculpted these!

Wow! That's awesome. They're excellent sculpts.
Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on February 15, 2022, 05:55:52 AM
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And I'm back for awhile.

Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on February 15, 2022, 06:04:06 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on February 15, 2022, 06:15:00 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on February 15, 2022, 06:22:16 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on February 15, 2022, 06:28:50 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 22, 2023, 06:17:58 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 22, 2023, 06:18:24 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 22, 2023, 06:19:10 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 22, 2023, 06:19:41 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 22, 2023, 06:20:08 PM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 24, 2023, 04:44:51 AM
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Title: Re: Strangeways: Fantasy Figures
Post by: strangeways on March 24, 2023, 04:45:19 AM
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