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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Duff on November 16, 2018, 04:12:06 PM

Title: Shilluks (rifles added 21/4/19)
Post by: Duff on November 16, 2018, 04:12:06 PM: Commission (and blatant attempt at copying Capt. Blood's painting style) for NorthStar/Copplestone Castings. New from Mr Copplestone, Shilluk command and mace men. Spearmen to come. As always with Copplestone miniatures, a pleasure to slap paint on.

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4850/45908765211_afdd50661a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cWNqsF)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4901/45908764991_b20405d356_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cWNqoT)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4889/45908764751_e99b437a8b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cWNqjK)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4823/45908764461_f61899bd71_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cWNqeK)
Title: Re: Shilluks
Post by: Malamute on November 16, 2018, 04:16:45 PM: Very nice indeed, both the painting and the miniatures. :-*

Copplestone is one of my all time favourite sculptors. :)
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Post by: Mike1879 on November 16, 2018, 05:43:44 PM: Stunning paintwork well done !! Love the flesh tones
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Post by: Metternich on November 16, 2018, 07:44:12 PM: Fantastic brushwork.
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Post by: Keith on November 16, 2018, 07:47:16 PM: Glorious!
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 16, 2018, 08:15:01 PM: Superb :)
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Post by: Orctrader on November 16, 2018, 08:55:06 PM: Nice work. :)
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Post by: Clearco on November 16, 2018, 09:18:55 PM: Great! :-*
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Post by: Captain Blood on November 16, 2018, 09:21:02 PM: Fabulous Roy. Much better than I could do. Great characters :-*
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Post by: Lord Raglan on November 16, 2018, 10:48:11 PM: I am hubbled by your skills
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Post by: marianas_gamer on November 16, 2018, 11:11:57 PM: Excellent work. Love the skin tones :-* :-* In total agreement on the paintability of Copplestone minis.
LB
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Post by: Duff on November 29, 2018, 12:45:35 PM: Spears
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4819/46051587822_da92ea7ee6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2daqqDu)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4812/46051587962_d55bdec559_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2daqqFU)
group shot
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4826/46051587702_afd9688f48_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2daqqBq)
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: Lord Raglan on November 29, 2018, 06:49:28 PM: Those are some of the finest painted colonials I have seen, well done sir!!!

Gareth
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: marco55 on November 30, 2018, 02:17:41 AM: Quote from: Lord Raglan on November 29, 2018, 06:49:28 PM
Those are some of the finest painted colonials I have seen, well done sir!!!

Gareth

I agree 100%
Mark
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: Mike1879 on November 30, 2018, 09:25:01 AM: Superb brushwork!! Very expressive faces and wonderful skin tones !!
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Post by: Captain Blood on November 30, 2018, 09:55:45 AM: Absolutely gorgeous, you talented swine :-* :-*
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Post by: Malamute on November 30, 2018, 10:18:06 AM: Wow! They are stunning. :-*
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Post by: Mike1879 on November 30, 2018, 12:50:11 PM: Any chance you could let us know what your skin tone recipe is please???
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Post by: Plynkes on November 30, 2018, 01:52:06 PM: Top job Duff!Just bloody fantastic.

I have made a start on these guys too, but a recent healthcare issue has left them abandoned on the painting table. Hopefully I can show then to you some day...
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: Utgaard on December 04, 2018, 07:05:28 AM: Breathtaking paintjob :-*
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Post by: Bugsda on December 04, 2018, 07:16:36 PM: Brilliant work Duff :-*
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: Duff on December 05, 2018, 04:56:02 PM: Quote from: Mike1879 on November 30, 2018, 12:50:11 PM
Any chance you could let us know what your skin tone recipe is please???

I undercoat with Halfords Brown Camouflage Spray. It's very dark and incredibly matt, which grips paint really well. It seems to be discontinued, but you can find the odd can still on shelves now and then. I save mine specifically for African skin tones now, but I used to use it all the time before it became rare.

My basic tone is VMC chocolate brown, followed by a mix of the chocolate with VGC beastly brown, then pure beastly brown and finally I add a bit of VGC heavy golden-brown to the beastly for a top highlight where I think it is needed (faces mostly, but also shoulders and the occasional knee cap).

I kind of wish I'd gone for a darker palette, using buff to mix with the chocolate brown and highlighting a bit more selectively, as the shilluks are from the Sudan and skin tones there can be incredibly dark.

Thanks for all of the kind comments.
Title: Re: Shilluks (spears added 29/11/18)
Post by: Mike1879 on December 05, 2018, 11:44:12 PM: Cheers Duff much appreciated !!!!
Title: Re: Shilluks (rifles added 21/4/19)
Post by: Duff on April 21, 2019, 04:08:15 PM: (https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47659508121_3fae4c8bba_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2fBvrkg)
Title: Re: Shilluks (rifles added 21/4/19)
Post by: Captain Blood on April 21, 2019, 06:58:45 PM: Ooooh gorgeous :-*
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Post by: Lord Raglan on April 21, 2019, 10:55:54 PM: I am blown away by the standard of those paint jobs :-*
Title: Re: Shilluks (rifles added 21/4/19)
Post by: nicknorthstar on April 22, 2019, 09:24:49 AM: Chris Peers has done some background and army list for the Shilluk:

http://nstarmagazine.com/PDFS/DITDC_ARMY_LIST_SUPPLEMENT1_low_res.pdf (http://nstarmagazine.com/PDFS/DITDC_ARMY_LIST_SUPPLEMENT1_low_res.pdf)
Title: Re: Shilluks (rifles added 21/4/19)
Post by: Mike1879 on April 22, 2019, 09:09:07 PM: Superb again !!!