Round 3 - Woodland Animals Blood Bowl Club vs. The Raiders of Blodwynn

[Prof.Witchheimer]

[Wolf 359]

Who produces the Raiders of Blodwynn?

[black-bear]

They are Celtos miniatures - use to be I Kore production.

-- Very nice Bloodbowl team … like the painting a lot, very graphic.
It is going to be a serious match

[D@rth J@ymZ]

very cheeky second entry.  excellence.

[Captain Blood]

A tough match indeed. Two excellently painted teams. Shall have to ponder this one. Well done both. 

[cheetor]

A really tough decision. 

A great match up with two great entries 

[Alxbates]

Same thing what they all said - tough call, this is a difficult decision.  I love the stark highlighting on the Blood Bowl team, it really gives the team a cohesive, "uniform" look.

The Raiders are almost the opposite - soft, subtle, smooth. 

A very tough choice indeed.

[killshot]

This was a tough one for me to decide, but the smoothness of the highlights on the bottom entry was the final deciding factor.

[Poliorketes]

For me the hardest decision this turn!

[Red Orc]

... the highlights on the bottom entry ...

Snigger snigger, titter, guffaw.

I think we pretty much all like the 'bottom entry'.

[JMGraham]

Bottom entry indeed!  Very beautiful work, black-bear! I particularly like your bronze - care to share the recipe?

Note to self - perhaps it's times that the girls adjust their uniforms.  The take at the gate might be a bit higher if they misplace their pants before their next game 

Jim

[black-bear]

Bronze is quite easy in fact ( alot easier than skin  )
Actually I cheat a little for this technique.
First I use real metal colors from Prince August but you can manage with any brand in fact. Apply a soft coat of bronze on your basing colour, mine is earth brown, then another one until your bronze is uniform and shiny.
Second go for a dark green wash all over it (Citadel wash will do he work perfectly), it is the colour of the corrosion on this particular metal, it will dull the shiny effect and create a beginning for the shadows. Alternatively for a more precious effect you can use turquoise.
Third step work the highlights with the original bronze colour.
Fourth step apply the final highlights with a very shiny gold, I use an airbrush colour, because the paint is very thin.
Last step work your shadows with a brown glaze. 
You're done

PS - you can use the same process with gold just use a purple wash instead of green 

cheers

[Red Orc]

Bottom entry indeed!  Very beautiful work, black-bear! ...

I'm sorry to both of you, as it seems I'm not taking this seriously; yes, you're right, it is exceptional painting, and I'm not trying to come out looking like I'm not a prat (I am a prat) when I say that this was probably the hardest vote for me - because your work is excellent too JM. What swung it in the end for me was neither the bottom, nor the excellent work on the bronze, but that I preferred the way Black-Bear had done the detail on the hair. But I really think that this is the hardest match-up in this session. You should both be very proud of some excellent work.

[Ray Rivers]

Both entries are fantastic!

Well done, gents.

[JMGraham]

Second go for a dark green wash all over it (Citadel wash will do he work perfectly), it is the colour of the corrosion on this particular metal, it will dull the shiny effect and create a beginning for the shadows. Alternatively for a more precious effect you can use turquoise.
...
PS - you can use the same process with gold just use a purple wash instead of green 

Epiphany!  I've always simply used brown and black wash to shade bronze/gold and steel respectively.  Using other colors certainly lends a richness to the metals that's quite nice.  It looks like it's time for some experimentation. 

Thanks for the kind words, all!