Brettonian mounted standard bearer

[McYellowbelly]

This figure was started in about 1998!
Brettonian standard bearer, horse converted to be rearing. Was painted awaiting standard then.
Roll on to December 2024 and I finally painted a standard!

[Basementboy]

Gorgeous work! Love the colour palette

[Sardoo]

It would take me longer than 26 years to finish to this quality! 

[LouieN]

amazing

[SgtSlag]

Holy Bat Guano, Batman!  Amazing...

I see figures like this, and I shudder -- I would not want to see such on a gaming table in front of me.

I gamed with a guy who painted for Reaper, and other miniatures manufacturers.  He painted at this level.  Companies paid him to paint their figures for their catalogs.  He averaged 12+ hours per figure that he painted.

In game play, some of them got dropped, chipped, etc.  He was not happy, and I understand, but if you play with them, your figures will suffer harm, eventually.  Life happens.

After I saw his initial reaction, the joy of the game vaporized instantly, for me and for him, as well.  I loathed gaming with his figures forever after; I was terrified of damaging another figure, no matter how careful I was in handling them!  I only gamed with his figures one other time -- a space ship game, wherein none of the ships were damaged, and we all breathed easier, when it was over, and there were no figure casualties.     He never ran another fantasy game that he invited me to play in, though I invited him to several of my games, employing my figures, and figures from other players who had a more tolerable attitude about damage to their figures...

On the flip side, I average 10 minutes brush time, per figure, using assembly line techniques, basic block painting, brushing on The Dip Technique, or Magic Wash, then matte clear coating them.  My figures do get damaged during play.  I've had many a player sheepishly approach me to report damage to my figures -- accidental, never intentional.  I laugh, hand them a spare if I have one, or do a quick fix if I don't, and tell them to go back to hacking and slashing in the game.

High end artistic painting is fine, but if the owner gets upset when figures in play get damaged...  Well, better keep them behind glass, in that case.  Cheers!

[Seal]

Love it! 

[Pattus Magnus]

That’s a great looking figure! I like the heraldry a lot.

[Luigi]

Great work indeed.
The colour choice reminds me of a pastel painting, very fairy-tale like. Rather  appropriate I'd say.

[mikedemana]

That hand-painted banner...wow!! 

I cheat and use Photoshop to create my banners and then print them off. 

Mike Demana

[Constable Bertrand]

Ooh the Lady is pleased by your faithful dedication.

Your freehand is amazing my brushes just smudge and blur, and the more natural rearing stance is wonderful. It's much more elegant than a tactical rock.

Love it! 

Cheers
Matt

[Neldoreth]

After I saw his initial reaction, the joy of the game vaporized instantly, for me and for him, as well.  I loathed gaming with his figures forever after; I was terrified of damaging another figure, no matter how careful I was in handling them! 

That sounds like an absolute nightmare... certainly not a fun gaming experience. Nobody wants to show up to play a game and then end up realizing that it's more about painstaking care for tiny figurines than it is about spinning a brutal narrative around orcs smashing the poor hoomies to dirt! I don't blame you for avoiding those games.

[Neldoreth]

I absolutely love this figure, it's totally inspiring! So much work on the detail of the heraldry, and the posing of that old 5th edition horse. Thanks for posting!

[Frugalmax]

Amazing work! I think I've got some guys who've been partially painted for about that long... they're not going to end up looking that good, but occasionally I do finish them (finally finished a unit of 4th edition plastic goblin spearmen last year)!

What did you make the banner out of? It looks both hefty and realistic. Thanks for sharing!

[mikedemana]

That sounds like an absolute nightmare...

Yeah, as much as I care for and love my miniatures, I would never do that to any players. I expect wear and tear from time to time -- half the time from my own fumbly fingers! I agree 100% Neldoreth -- nightmare situation when you're supposed to be having fun.

Mike Demana

[McYellowbelly]

Cheers all.
This is why I dont have any completed armies.
That and the fact I dont game these days, combined with a shortish attention span!