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Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on October 14, 2007, 10:41:02 PM

(http://www.witchhunter.net/league/01_season/015_In_trouble_with_the_Redcaps_blood.jpg)

(http://www.witchhunter.net/league/01_season/011_Sentries_on_Duty_Driscoles.jpg)

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: W.B.Kurgan on October 15, 2007, 07:52:53 AM

Awesome. Both these tell a story! And a tough choice....

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Malamute on October 15, 2007, 08:38:53 AM

Quote from: "W.B.Kurgan"

Awesome. Both these tell a story! And a tough choice....

Yep, its getting harder and harder with each round :?  my vote went to the Captain, I like the red moustache best of all :)

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: xeoran on October 15, 2007, 01:42:47 PM

Had to be the Brits. Fantasticly 3D and with a great story. You have to tell me how you painted those Captain!

But I do love the sneaky commando hiding in the Sentry pic.

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: revford on October 15, 2007, 05:36:22 PM

Both great entries here.  This whole voting thing is really hard.

I love the Commando killing the Sentry, where are they from?

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Driscoles on October 15, 2007, 06:10:55 PM

Thank you revford

The Commando killing the sentry is a foundry.
It was a special miniature comming with a Commando Blister.

@ Capt. Blood. Good entry. Good luck further on mate.

Björn

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Grimm on October 15, 2007, 06:17:58 PM

the Redcaps are realy good painted !!(better painted)

but I go for the Sentries because I like the story of the picture

Grimm

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Helen on October 16, 2007, 07:04:51 AM

The Dog wins 8)

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Grimm on October 16, 2007, 07:12:37 AM

:lol: The Dog wins :lol:
I will have allways a dog now  :mrgreen:

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Captain Blood on October 16, 2007, 01:59:56 PM

Quote from: "Grimm"

the Redcaps are realy good painted !!(better painted)

but I go for the Sentries because I like the story of the picture

Grimm

Grimm - good decision!  :mrgreen: I go for the pics which tell a good story too.

Bjorn - thanks. I really like your entry too. Think I just got a bit closer in with my camera!

Xeoran - thanks.
My painting technique is (in quick summary!) white undercoat, then a thinned wash of 50/50 black and flat earth to run into all the crevices, then wipe off excess to leave the highlights in white (a lot easier to paint than a flat black!).
Then I just paint starting with dark colours and gradually overlaying highlights. I mix my own colours using a basic palette of Vallejo and cheap hobby acrylics. So for instance, all the different shades of khaki on these models is mixed from black, white, olive green and flat earth.
I think the result is maybe a bit more subtle than 'the three colour method' - although the result is less striking at first glance. Which is why I always try to show close-ups as well. I leave more of the dark shade showing through than most, and I generally prefer to leave eyes as dark and menacing slits. But basically my technique is not all that different from the widely used method.

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: xeoran on October 16, 2007, 05:36:27 PM

Cheers Blood!  :)

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on October 17, 2007, 09:16:54 AM

Quote from: "Malamute"

Quote from: "W.B.Kurgan"

Awesome. Both these tell a story! And a tough choice....

Yep, its getting harder and harder with each round :?  my vote went to the Captain, I like the red moustache best of all :)

When it comes down to a moustache, things really are close!  :lol:

I agree though, the entries really are getting very difficult to judge.

Well done to all taking part in the league!

Title: Round 5 - In trouble with the Redcaps vs. Sentries on Duty
Post by: Khartoum on October 18, 2007, 07:22:45 PM

Love the setting for theGermans with Commando sticking his knife in but love ethe MPs et al