Tom Meier/Thunderbolt Mountain NEW DeafNala: In Living Colour 6-04-13

[Conquistador]

<snip> makes painting ever so much fun.

 

Sadly, possibly because I have no real physically based artistic skill, (unlike my youngest with her "eye" with her camera,) I have never found painting as anything closely resembling fun.    More like a necessity or a chore.    But that only makes me appreciate the masters of the brush the more.

I am sure being a recovering perfectionist has nothing to do with my frustrations in painting.   

Gracias,

Glenn

[OLeary]

I am sure being a recovering perfectionist has nothing to do with my frustrations in painting.

I know what you mean. It can take me two weeks to paint a single mini. I drive myself up a tree with all those little details. I will never change I don't think 

 

[OLeary]

On the store-bought Mushroom Front, Wyrd has some cool if expensive ones:



http://wyrd-games.net/shop/Dire-Mushrooms.html

WOW  :oThose are mind boggling and twisted in a beautiful way. I must have them 

[OLeary]

I've gotten base colours down on the second three girls. The little one in the middle is, to me, the Ring Leader. There is just something about her attitude that says "I'm the boss around here"





You can see the difference is scale when compared to this 25mm Reaper figure. That's the scale I'm accustomed to working in. I have never worked on anything this small before. I will have to paint these little girls with the same amount of detail as I would a 25mm figure. Getting highlights high enough and getting separation between areas are going to be key.



Now this is one tiny little figure, but look at the detail Mr. Meier has achieved. Notice the downturned lips on that pudgy little face. Her pigtails are sculpted in such a way that each strand of hair is visible. I look at figures like this and I know that I will never prefer a computerized figure that has not been sculpted by human hands.

[OLeary]

Up until two weeks ago my site was titled "Anne's Attic". If you read the posts on that blog, you will see that I painted my first miniature on March 14, 2012. There are several hundred gamers who will readily document the fact that I learned to paint soley by following their blogs and by reading tutorials. This would include the man who sent me my first set of paints and who has critiques me by email and that man is a judge for ReaperCon. Further, there are quite a few sculptors out there who have been watching me develop as a painter from the beginning. I am new to this forum, however I am not new to forums.

My name is Anne O'Leary so O'Leary is not a brand, it is a name. I was born in County Cork Ireland and grew up there. I have been in the States for about 2 years with my husband who is very ill. We are here because some of the best Neurosurgeons in the world are here. We do not have surgeons of that caliber in Ireland. My husband requires full time care, that I provide. I do not therefor have time for friends outside of my home. This hobby, and the people who participate in it, have been very kind to me. It is through painting and my interaction with those men that my life is bearable. All of this is also a matter of public record as there are many gamers who have known me and who have spoken with me while my husband has been in hospital with multiple spinal surgeries. Also there are posts on my blog that document that fact.

I am quite puzzled that I am the only person who has to explain themselves in such detail when I enter a new forum. And I must say I am quite weary of having to explain myself when all of the relevant information can be located on the posts of my blog, if only someone would take the time to read those posts and to read the thousands of comments left by gamers on those posts. Please feel free to contact any one of those gamers for further verification of who I am and my entry into this hobby.

[OLeary]

I think you will see my enquiry was phrased in polite terms, implied no calumny, and that I was happy to be enlightened about apparent discrepancies.

I wish your husband a rapid and full recovery.




It is probably irrelevant to this exchange but might I add my wife is from Kilkenny, a specialist  pain control nurse, and is highly qualified and experienced. There are very skilled medical staff in Ireland.

I am sorry if my tone was brusque. I have had to write a detailed explanation repeatedly to people in forums and so I may have misinterpreted your intent. My desire here is the same as any one elses. To share my work with others in a friendly and accepting atmosphere.

As you are married to an Irish woman, you may be familiar with how quick we are to speak. I wish you the best of days.

[OLeary]

Oh yes! After 27 years quite familiar.

After 25 years of marriage, my husband would like to send you his condolences 

[former user]

go get a room You two! 

[OLeary]

go get a room You two! 

As it is Mothers Day, I believe I will go spend a quiet, non controversial day outside in my gardens 

[Jevenkah]

For Mother's Day so far I've enjoyed showing my daughter your start on the Ballerina Brigade   

Even for a girl that grew up watching Mommy and Daddy paint little things, she was surprised how little these are!

That pouty lip you point out is an awesome detail! Can't wait to see it fleshed up.

Jevenkah
who can't wait to get some Thunderbolts here!

[Imp522]

1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year or a decade, doesn't matter your painting is excellent and I always like seeing what you are working on.

[OLeary]

Posting this W.I.P. is a bit intimidating as I've never built a dio before. To make matters worse, there are some top-notch terrain builder here. But if I don't post this, I won't get input and I won't learn.



I'm going to be using this base to feature the figure that Tom based on his daughter Nora. I have a long ways to go on this. There's to be a crystal ball on the little table and and beyond some mushrooms, I've no idea. Advice would be MOST WELCOME.




Basically what you're looking at is a hill with some scenery behind it. And it is quite barren looking right now. Our friend DeafNala is busy sculpting some of his marvelous mushrooms for it and those will liven this space up a great deal.

I have a question for you guys. If I put too much green onto the floor of the hill, the green "swamps" the camera and makes my mini's look horrid. Obviously I need green space to represent grassy areas, but I've no real idea of how to achieve something realistic looking.

I will be painting all that hideous blue and covering is with sand, flowers and vines.



This is just a close up of the little boulders I made.



And these are the oversized flowers.

There will be more elements to this piece which is the Faeries area. I will also be building a series for the Goblin.

Several people have requested that I add an Elf to the story. So I am going to include a Wood Elf with two hunting dogs.  When I have him primed and base colours laid down, I'll post him.

Please, please help me here. I'm in way over my head and need the benefit of your expertise in helping me construct something that doesn't scream "This was built by a rank amateur"

Thank you.

[von Lucky]

It's far from that. I would tone the greens with browns and earth colours. This will make your miniatures pop and actually look natural. Looking forward to more in this thread.

[DeafNala]

The pieces are LOVELY. They have a surreal Fairy Tale feel to them which fits perfectly with you Ballerina War band. GREAT STUFF!

[Conquistador]

          

You are doing fine!  All the pieces look fantastic.  I think the skilled people here will have good advice, I will just sit here and be the bedazzled audience.

Gracias,

Glenn