Tiberius | 02 Feb 2015 4:51 a.m. PST |
Manufacturer Ral Partha I hope you enjoy them, I did my best, my eyes are not what they were so this took a lot longer and I am normally a very slow painter anyway.(I started these in 2014) Constructive criticism always welcome Paints used; Matisse Dervian Flow range Derivan Minis and inks
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Sgt Slag | 02 Feb 2015 8:23 a.m. PST |
Constructive criticism? You must be joking… I'm an "army painter", I paint to the GEtGW [Good Enough (at arm's length) to Game With] standard. Only thing I can suggest, is maybe a matte dull coat? They look fantastic, IMO. Enjoy fielding them -- hopefully they will fight valiantly for you. Cheers! |
Black Guardian | 02 Feb 2015 11:39 a.m. PST |
Looking good! Constructive criticism: I think the bows are too red and somehow take the focus off the miniatures. On the other hand they are not special enough to warrant this focus. I see two ways to change that: Go for a dark red-brown (mahagoni?) and use the red in very small amounts to highlight. The grip can stay as it is. This will bring the eye back to the mini. Option two: Go all-out and add a color transition from red in the centre to yellow on the outside edges of the bow – kind of like a flaming, fiery magic weapon. And, as suggested, give them a coat of matt varnish to remove the glossy shine :) Keep us updated on any changes! Cheers BG
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Rhoderic III and counting | 02 Feb 2015 11:52 a.m. PST |
I like them a lot. There's something very "classic" about them, in a good way. Love the metallics and the red-blue combo. I suppose that if I had to give constructive criticism, a more muted/greyish shade of brown on the bows might have looked more realistic (if "more realistic" is to be considered a positive at all, which is not necessarily the case here) and made a more visible contrast with the red on the bow grips. To be clear, I'm saying this as a middling painter, so evaluate my opinion accordingly. |
Frederick | 02 Feb 2015 2:52 p.m. PST |
I would suggest a matte finish but I like the red colour on the bows – says "elf" well |
David Johansen | 02 Feb 2015 6:58 p.m. PST |
Very similar to the paint job I did on mine. I love Ral Partha's Fantasy Armies range and wish more of it was available. In particular the Troll Catapult I saw in Dragon Magazine once all those years ago. |
Tiberius | 05 Feb 2015 4:03 a.m. PST |
Thank you everyone for the positive comments. I will take what you have said on board for the next 6 archers. I have not posted much painting for a few years so the comments were very encouraging |
BlackWidowPilot | 05 Feb 2015 1:50 p.m. PST |
These are quite striking, and I for one see nothing wrong with the red bows, as these can represent an elite unit of archers IMHO. Leland R. Erickson Metal Express metal-express.net |
readyplayerone | 05 Feb 2015 5:42 p.m. PST |
You did a great job on them. They are one of my favorite Elf lines. |