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Other Stuff => The Lead Painters' League => Season 6 => Topic started by: Prof.Witchheimer on April 29, 2012, 09:11:15 AM
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(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s06/Frank_09_Sunrise.jpg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/images/lpl/s06/captainblood_09_The_Whitechapel_Gun_Club.jpg)
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Ridiculous.
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Choosing, that is.
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Once again a meeting engagement that nobody needs.
Those entries are to good to be true. I dont know what to vote.
Good luck both !
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The thoughest match, probably!
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Come on folks give me a chance to select one or the other lol
Fantastic work both of you and sorry I only have one vote.
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These are both excellent, a really tough match up as everyone is saying. Well done to you both!
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The two Champions collide! :o
Fantastic entries... :-*
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That checked suit is just incredible, how on earth can you paint that?
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Frank at last! Oh well, it had to happen. Think this will be a nail-biter! ::)
Absolutely gorgeous Masai, Frank. And wonderful mood lighting :-*
And an almost exclusively Copplestone vs Copplestone affair, which I always love to see :)
A couple of quick thank-yous on my entry: Aircav for kindly supplying the undertaker (the chap in the stripey blazer with pocket watch) a year or two back. The figure was a Partizan giveaway sculpted by Mike Owen.
And Admiral Benbow for the two Victorian special edition ladies from Foundry – Rose Earlly and Constance Bowbridge. Thank you Keith and Michael.
The Corto Maltese and Dr. Watson figures (also from Foundry) have languished in my lead pile for at least 12 years. Finally they see paint! This is what the LPL is all about!
And lastly, Irene Adler figure is from Ironclad. I could wish she looked a bit more like Rachel MacAdams, but she ain’t bad ;)
The Victorian warehouse in the background is custom-built by TM Terrain, and kindly on loan to me from Senor Malamute.
That checked suit is just incredible, how on earth can you paint that?
Honestly, it's easier than it looks. Just paint vertical stripes, then cross them with horizontal stripes, then block in the crossover point with a darker colour to make a rudimentary tartan. Then touch in a little lighter shade in the middle of every little 'box'. Peasy ;)
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Bloody 'ell, gents :o
You surpass yourselves, you really do. I'm almost gibbering away in appreciation. Marvellous :-* :-*
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Wow!! :o
Amazing entries guys. Richard that orange checked suit is astounding!! How's your eyesight fairing after that one??
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Richard that orange checked suit is astounding!! How's your eyesight fairing after that one??
lol
About the same as yours after you sculpted a 28mm scale pencil on the Zeppelin's clipboard Andy!
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Ridiculous.
I think that might be what I thought upon seeing these two entries. Wow!
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I have no fall back on this one. Unlike last LPL I have not had to hold back on my vote yet - until today. Both of these are masterworks. This may come down to a coin toss.
LB
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Toughest choice I've seen so far.
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Possibly my favourite of your LPL entries El Capitan, and not just down to the subject matter. Marvellous, as are the Masai Frank. Very well done both.
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Dr Watson's suit wow!
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The oranges in the sunrise are only surpassed by the detail on those Masai. Color me stunned. Both were amazing, but for art I had to go with that gorgeous photo. My first thought as "I thought we couldn't include photo backgrounds..." Then I looked, and saw it is all 3 dimensional. Yikes...what talent at photography and painting!
Mike Demana
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Capt who makes the flower seller? Or is it conversion work?
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Feck me!!! :o
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Gawd Captain that could be me old granny, luvverly paintin', yer a proper toff an' no mistake :-*
Outstanding Massai Frank, I did these for Foundry when they first came out. A superb paintjob and much better than mine.
I don't want to be racialistic but I gotta' go with the blood of my blood ;)
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Your kidding right? I'm supposed to choose between these two masterpieces! :o :o
Christopher
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Capt who makes the flower seller? Or is it conversion work?
It's 'Irene' from Ironclad. Based on Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler in the Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes movie. Only not quite as drop-dead gorgeous as the lovely Rachel.
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Thanks,
Yours scrubs up alright enough!!
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Both excellent work, but I prefer the Style of Blood (Photo of Miniature in Scene and a Single shot of the Miniature). But as the last rounds: Extreme hard to find a decision...
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As beautiful as they both were, I had to vote for the Gun Club. The checked jacket was insane! I've no idea how you managed that one so well.
But really, both entries just excellent.
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The closest call for me this round.. yikes!
Going to have to think about this.
Frank that warm red, black, ivory color scheme is addictive, I now really want to paint something with that scheme :-*
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Superb
Its tough at the top and not fair that only 1 gets a vote
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Dr Watson's suit wow!
That suit won my vote in what was the most difficult choice of LPL6 let alone the round! Quality painting from both of you!
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I keep coming back to make sure Im not dreaming. Ive looked at these 5 or 6 times already. I know ill keep coming back for more. Both utterly sublime. Frank and the Captain have provided my favourite entries so far this year. Completely different styles of painting yet both faultless. If anyone ever tells you there is only 1 way to paint well dont say anything, just show them these, take a few steps backward,then watch their head explode.
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That suit won my vote in what was the most difficult choice of LPL6 let alone the round! Quality painting from both of you!
Me too, almost on it's own it must have taken ages to do
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One final question, whose the guy in the red strippy coat?
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A couple of quick thank-yous on my entry: Aircav for kindly supplying the undertaker (the chap in the stripey blazer with pocket watch) a year or two back. The figure was a Partizan giveaway sculpted by Mike Owen.
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D'oh, good old aircav!
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Frank at last! Oh well, it had to happen. Think this will be a nail-biter! ::)
Absolutely gorgeous Masai, Frank. And wonderful mood lighting :-*
And an almost exclusively Copplestone vs Copplestone affair, which I always love to see :)
A couple of quick thank-yous on my entry: Aircav for kindly supplying the undertaker (the chap in the stripey blazer with pocket watch) a year or two back. The figure was a Partizan giveaway sculpted by Mike Owen.
And Admiral Benbow for the two Victorian special edition ladies from Foundry – Rose Earlly and Constance Bowbridge. Thank you Keith and Michael.
The Corto Maltese and Dr. Watson figures (also from Foundry) have languished in my lead pile for at least 12 years. Finally they see paint! This is what the LPL is all about!
And lastly, Irene Adler figure is from Ironclad. I could wish she looked a bit more like Rachel MacAdams, but she ain’t bad ;)
The Victorian warehouse in the background is custom-built by TM Terrain, and kindly on loan to me from Senor Malamute.
Honestly, it's easier than it looks. Just paint vertical stripes, then cross them with horizontal stripes, then block in the crossover point with a darker colour to make a rudimentary tartan. Then touch in a little lighter shade in the middle of every little 'box'. Peasy ;)
Bugger me they're all there if only I could read o_o
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;)
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Ay Carumba! when I grow up I want to paint like that!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
great job both
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I'll echo the above sentiments - holy smokes. Wow. Fantastic.
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OH NO! Finally a match a against the Captain :-( …and your Gun Club is really fantastic!!!
By the way…I only used a white background for this photo and a red and yellow lamp which gives the sunrise impression.
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I think folks realize that Frank.
What amazes folks is the beautiful effect you were able to achieve just with light.
Wonderful!
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A very tough choice. Both marvellous and one of the best entries and what a headache to find which one to vote.
Both reserve my vote but unfortunately I have to vote only one.
I do not know yet, close my eye and go for a random vote.
Any other idea.
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It's a shame one has to choose either way here; on painting skill and over all presentation both of these get a 10. The only thing that made me go for the gun club over the Massai was the second picture where most of the gun club are show from different sides/angles. I appreciate the alternate view!
Great stuff though both!
n.
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Well...,
if I was not a big fan of Corto Maltese and the Foundry Malto Cortese figure, then I would have had trouble voting here.
As said before the matchup is one of toughest this League Season.
njetkulturny
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Oh Come On-This is not fair we really need a "both" choice for such fantastic entries :o
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wow... incredible brushwork on both entries :o
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to give a little bit of a counter-weight, here ... I really do not think it's painted from Cpt. Blood ... can't You see the stitches on that suit??
Actually the suits (all of them!) made my vote, too! And me, sitting at home in front of my minis, thinking about what colours I want to use ... I even despair of simple stripes ... on a regular bases!
question ... any chance for some massais wearing these suits, huh? ;D
Thank You both for these entries as an inspiration!
best wishes
DK
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We need, we deserve, we DEMAND a "draw" option.
Really no one deserves to "lose" this match.
Both top quality works, and as is very common this league, the difference in votes DOES N0T reflect how close both entries are, and how HARD it really was to pick who to vote for.
Best wishes to both, and thanks for such eye candy.
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We need, we deserve, we DEMAND a "draw" option.
I respectfully disagree.
Yes, it's a hard choice. But that forces us to consider what it is that is good about each figure, what effects we value, what we consider to be difficult to achieve; and thus we learn about our craft.
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i love the color pattern on Corto Maltese & the doctor!
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Just mental ... the pair of you ... :-*
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I respectfully disagree.
Yes, it's a hard choice. But that forces us to consider what it is that is good about each figure, what effects we value, what we consider to be difficult to achieve; and thus we learn about our craft.
Excellent points, all. I know that the LPL has helped my painting in past years, and given new horizons for many of us to aim for.