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Title: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mindenbrush on July 28, 2020, 06:52:09 PM

As I game with a group, I need up to 6 factions for my Congo games - plus I hope to take it to some of the HMGS conventions when they restart.
Here are a few that have been completed so far.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Westfalia Chris on July 28, 2020, 06:59:18 PM

 Beautiful work. :) I particularly like the shields, those colourful patterns came out quite cleanly.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Plynkes on July 28, 2020, 07:15:00 PM

I dig that lady's headscarf! Lovely colours! I have that figure somewhere. Seeing yours makes me want to slap some paint on her myself.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: traveller on July 28, 2020, 07:31:22 PM

Fantastic painting!  :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Diablo Jon on July 28, 2020, 07:44:08 PM

Some great miniatures there. Being Darkest Africa they are certainly ticking my boxes. I have to say though the young native lady is my favourite.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: anch_io on July 28, 2020, 07:45:56 PM

Princess is especially beautiful - am I imagining things or did you paint her irises blue???

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: OSHIROmodels on July 28, 2020, 08:03:57 PM

Superb  8)

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Orctrader on July 28, 2020, 08:13:01 PM

Brilliant  :-*

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on July 28, 2020, 08:23:10 PM

Excellent stuff, the princess is beautiful: skin tones and palette are just fantastic.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on July 28, 2020, 09:08:59 PM

WOW!!!  I don't suppose you have a tutorial on how you paint African skin tones do?

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mike1879 on July 28, 2020, 11:39:10 PM

Brilliant brush work  ;D

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Atheling on July 29, 2020, 10:15:48 AM

Nice  :-*

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mad Guru on July 29, 2020, 10:36:38 AM

Just agreeing with everyone else -- fantastic work, especially love your paint-job on the Princess, perfectly splendid!  Whose range is she from?

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Red Orc on July 29, 2020, 12:33:51 PM

Quote from: Mad Guru on July 29, 2020, 10:36:38 AM

Just agreeing with everyone else -- fantastic work, especially love your paint-job on the Princess, perfectly splendid!  Whose range is she from?

Copplestone Castings, Darkest Africa, Civilians, African Princesses - https://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/prod.php?prod=411

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Digits on July 29, 2020, 12:41:13 PM

The princess is fantastic....great painting.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mindenbrush on July 29, 2020, 01:45:09 PM

Thanks for the kind comments.

For African skin tones I use a number of different combinations as I don't want them all to be the same tone.

Besides the Foundry African skin triads, I use Captain Blood's GW Rhinox Hide method, VMC German Camo Black, Reaper Dark Skin Triad. The one for the Princess is Liquitex Soft Body Burnt Umber/Burnt Sienna/Raw Sienna.

I always use pictorial references when painting African skin as the highlights are different to Caucasian skin.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on July 29, 2020, 04:26:37 PM

Quote from: Mindenbrush on July 29, 2020, 01:45:09 PM

Thanks for the kind comments.

For African skin tones I use a number of different combinations as I don't want them all to be the same tone.

Besides the Foundry African skin triads, I use Captain Blood's GW Rhinox Hide method, VMC German Camo Black, Reaper Dark Skin Triad. The one for the Princess is Liquitex Soft Body Burnt Umber/Burnt Sienna/Raw Sienna.

I always use pictorial references when painting African skin as the highlights are different to Caucasian skin.

Thanks.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: FlyXwire on July 29, 2020, 08:48:58 PM

Stunning, actually!

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=126063.0;attach=129561;image)

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Braz on July 30, 2020, 12:04:29 AM

Wow :-* :-* :-* Gorgeous paint jobs

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: syrinx0 on July 30, 2020, 01:56:05 AM

Truly excellent work.  The skin tones are perfect.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Ray Rivers on July 30, 2020, 02:40:16 AM

I'll join the chorus...

Wonderfully painted and colorful minis!  :-*

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: JBaumal on July 30, 2020, 12:07:25 PM

Absolutely stunning brushwork sir!!!!

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Captain Blood on July 30, 2020, 12:10:51 PM

Very, very nice paintwork  8)
Can’t beat a Copplestone.
That princess is quite something. Such a simple but beautifully evocative figure, and you’ve more than done her justice.

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Atheling on July 30, 2020, 12:48:36 PM

Quote from: FlyXwire on July 29, 2020, 08:48:58 PM

Stunning, actually!

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=126063.0;attach=129561;image)

Elegant brushwork and a great mini  :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: My expanding Congo Columns
Post by: Mindenbrush on July 30, 2020, 06:13:32 PM

Thank you all for the kind comments.

Some tribal warriors in masks