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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Strange Aeons => Topic started by: Oldben1 on June 18, 2012, 05:39:30 PM

Title: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: Oldben1 on June 18, 2012, 05:39:30 PM
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7385539362_434c1597d2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7385539362/)
Middle East X1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7385539362/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr

I wanted to make a simple Cairo map for some Egyptian themed Strange Aeons.
I wanted to try and copy the flaking plaster with bricks underneath.  I'm pretty happy with the results.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7100/7393748800_fa774c89db.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7393748800/)
Middle East 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7393748800/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7391349954_2f1eb9706b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391349954/)
Middle East 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391349954/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7391386480_1e8e6f465c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391386480/)
Middle East 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391386480/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7391520352_d82b6b4efe.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391520352/)
Middle East 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7391520352/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Mason on June 18, 2012, 05:49:21 PM
Nice work, very characterful and atmospheric!
 :-*

Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Mo! on June 18, 2012, 06:45:58 PM
Wow nice job! It really looks the part (as if the bricks are an actual deeper layer!) Well done!
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: einarolafson on June 18, 2012, 10:57:29 PM
Thatīs fantastic!! The pictures are very atmosferic indeed! Great job there.
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Tas on June 19, 2012, 01:03:41 AM
Very cool indeed!  :D
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Marine0846 on June 19, 2012, 02:10:41 AM
They look great.
The bricks turned out very well.
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: aggro84 on June 19, 2012, 04:39:36 AM
Very cool.  :-*

I'm not sure why I don't do more middle east themed Cthulhu games?
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Enethaeron on June 19, 2012, 06:37:25 AM
Beautiful work here! Love the details of the houses. Now we want an AAR.  ;)
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Figouze on June 19, 2012, 07:08:21 AM
You are an artist !

The pictures are great !  :D
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Hammers on June 19, 2012, 07:49:29 AM
Cheers Old Ben. Figures and models look great.

Could you give us a quick run down how you make those faded photos. A ready made filter or a series of Photoshop steps?
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: styx on June 19, 2012, 01:23:36 PM
Great looking scenery! Grab some of those guys with the Fez (think that is how it is spelled) from Artizan's pulp line...great looking stuff!
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Oldben1 on June 19, 2012, 01:38:44 PM
Thanks for all the encouragement.  I've become a bit of a 'Plasticville' modeler in the last few years, I wanted to try and scratch build something again.

As for the pictures I use a program called Pixelromatic available from Apple.  You simple drop existing filters on top of a photo to give it lighting or textured effects.  I often take pictures at night when the lighting is poor so the program helps the pictures look old and somewhat aged.

Hey Figouze, I need some tables for all the beautiful miniatures you've painted for me!
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: oldskoolrebel on June 19, 2012, 01:40:51 PM
Fantastic stuff old ben.

Really like the look of what you've done, and it captures the feeling of cairo very well.

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East
Post by: Mason on June 19, 2012, 04:46:54 PM
I would just like to add that it was one of your earlier posts that included the Plasticville (?) barn that really made me start thinking about Strange Aeons in the first place.

That and a couple of the running threads (einarolafson, styx, Necrocannibal etc) are what caused my descent into madness!
 o_o o_o o_o
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East -Colour Pictures Added
Post by: Oldben1 on June 30, 2012, 03:52:15 AM
I had some time tonight . . .
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8005/7470145812_80e14c003a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470145812/)
DSC06245 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470145812/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7470153874_9ca06fda55.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470153874/)
DSC06238 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470153874/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr


(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7470103634_81e6e20b69.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470103634/)
DSC06232 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26861900@N00/7470103634/) by oldben1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26861900@N00/), on Flickr

There are a few more pictures on my Flickr account.
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: Uncle Mike on June 30, 2012, 04:44:31 AM
This looks great, really characterful! Particularly like the market stalls. Now I want to make a Middle Eastern set of scenery...
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: einarolafson on June 30, 2012, 10:06:07 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mike on June 30, 2012, 04:44:31 AM
This looks great, really characterful! Particularly like the market stalls. Now I want to make a Middle Eastern set of scenery...

Me too  ;D >:(
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: styx on July 01, 2012, 02:31:27 AM
Great work....
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: Relic on July 01, 2012, 08:58:16 AM
... I blame you for distracting my mind from my ongoing project! Now I also want to make desert scenery for SA (retreive the ancient artifact last seen in the middle-eastern village at the local antiquities shop)

Grrr...

Nice work btw!
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: oldskoolrebel on July 01, 2012, 01:17:44 PM
Lovely stuff, they look even more impressive in full colour.

Nice selection of miniatures too; I love what you've done with the copplestone not-rick.

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Strange Aeons in the Middle East Now with 100% more color!
Post by: Marine0846 on July 05, 2012, 02:36:02 PM
Fine buildings and minis.
Love the pictures, some neat photos.
The photo with the mummy in it, very cool.
Like the shadows.