| Captain dEwell | 24 Mar 2012 3:46 p.m. PST |
Apologies if this has been shown on TMP before and with all due respect to the (unnamed) painter for Clash of Empires, is this one of the greatest pieces of painted eye-candy you have seen in a long, long time? It is so good.
Excellent. |
| Oh Bugger | 24 Mar 2012 3:56 p.m. PST |
Gosh that's very well done indeed. |
| helmet101 | 24 Mar 2012 4:01 p.m. PST |
knowing that to start with, that yellow is one of the most difficult color to paint… |
| Monstro | 24 Mar 2012 4:16 p.m. PST |
Thats very nice indeed. I wouldn't say yellow is that problematic, done in washes from a white base its as straightforward as any other tone, a bit tricky if you basecoat black I suppose.
I'm not fond of the hood/tiara colour though, I'm sure I read that this was almost always saffron coloured for Persian troops of which the Immortals were at the core. Possibly white or unbleached linen for others in the army.
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| ashill4 | 24 Mar 2012 5:31 p.m. PST |
That is an outstanding example of figure painting. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 24 Mar 2012 11:20 p.m. PST |
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| Caliban | 25 Mar 2012 2:29 a.m. PST |
Lovely! Wish I had the time to paint an army like that. Mind you, I'd like to have that level of talent as well! |
| Huscarle | 25 Mar 2012 4:23 a.m. PST |
Absolutely superb, and what talent? |
| Cheriton | 25 Mar 2012 6:13 a.m. PST |
Cap'n one of the greatest pieces of painted eye-candy you have seen in a long, long time It is indeed, thanks. I must learn to avoid your posts in the early morning hours when will power is almost non-existent.  I wonder how long it will take to paint the other several hundred Persians? 
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 oldbob  | 25 Mar 2012 8:31 a.m. PST |
Outstanding brush work, and great looking base. |
| Liberators | 25 Mar 2012 9:52 a.m. PST |
I wonder how long it will take to paint the other several hundred Persians? All too often these are also the same guys who tell us mortals that you should be able to do a unit of these in, oh, 4 hours! :-) Wonderful work. Highly enjoyable. |
| Captain dEwell | 25 Mar 2012 9:54 a.m. PST |
Cheriton, I must learn to avoid your posts in the early morning hours when will power is almost non-existent Ha, ha. And here I was thinking you were a regular 24/7 kind of guy. Has Samuel Smith's IPA got something to do with it!! :-) Too much or too little!! The Persian Commander is 28mm scale!! |
| Stuart at Great Escape Games | 26 Mar 2012 6:40 a.m. PST |
It was painted by Paul Cubbin (I did attribute it to him when posted on TMP). He's done one for the Age pf Ravens book release as well:
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| oldbob | 26 Mar 2012 7:03 a.m. PST |
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| Cheriton | 27 Mar 2012 6:25 a.m. PST |
And here I was thinking you were a regular 24/7 kind of guy. Never have been, don't expect to be in future. Has Samuel Smith's IPA got something to do with it!! :-) A bit… 
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| mgdavey | 27 Mar 2012 10:39 a.m. PST |
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| Captain dEwell | 27 Mar 2012 11:14 a.m. PST |
I have my mine, as a freebie when purchasing "The Rise and Fall of Persia: Cyrus to Alexander", a side-dish hotpot, from Clash of Empires. Both figure, and supplement looking very, very good. clashofempires.co.uk Now, to paint or get a professional to paint? Yellow, eh! As aye, Captain D'Ewell A bit… LOL |
| Marcus Maximus | 27 Mar 2012 11:58 a.m. PST |
The Persian is what I would ike to aspire too sublime paiting style and excellent craftsmanship but,….at the rate of 150 figures a day to get past the failing eyesight and the ever increasing pile of lead and plastic engulfing me as I type this…… |
discovers a lost dinosaur.
