HappyHiker | 16 Jun 2017 1:58 a.m. PST |
So my son and I are painting warlord games waterloo set. Here's his first french company. He's 9 and painted, shaded and highlighted the figures entirely by himself. I just help with the basing.
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Bill Rosser | 16 Jun 2017 2:05 a.m. PST |
Excellent work. Much better than I do. |
Jabba Miles | 16 Jun 2017 2:14 a.m. PST |
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setsuko | 16 Jun 2017 2:40 a.m. PST |
That's some very nice work indeed! |
foxweasel | 16 Jun 2017 2:44 a.m. PST |
That boy's got talent! and much more patience than any 9 year olds I know. You must be proud. |
FusilierDan | 16 Jun 2017 4:02 a.m. PST |
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15th Hussar | 16 Jun 2017 4:04 a.m. PST |
What everyone else above said…WOW! |
dBerczerk | 16 Jun 2017 4:07 a.m. PST |
Does your son take on painting commissions? |
Florida Tory | 16 Jun 2017 5:31 a.m. PST |
Excellent brushwork, contrast and highlighting! Plus, what everyone else said. Rick |
nnascati | 16 Jun 2017 5:44 a.m. PST |
Impressive, you should be proud. |
Bill Slavin | 16 Jun 2017 6:15 a.m. PST |
I was ready to see something crap like I would have painted at 9. :0) These are remarkable! |
Frederick | 16 Jun 2017 6:36 a.m. PST |
Very nice He do commissions? |
Tiberius | 16 Jun 2017 6:42 a.m. PST |
Seriously great work. Well done |
Thomas O | 16 Jun 2017 7:08 a.m. PST |
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Legends In Time Skip | 16 Jun 2017 7:09 a.m. PST |
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smolders | 16 Jun 2017 7:11 a.m. PST |
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Rich Bliss | 16 Jun 2017 8:03 a.m. PST |
Wow! Has he started taking orders yet? |
wrgmr1 | 16 Jun 2017 8:19 a.m. PST |
He's an artist, encourage him! |
TiberiusAugustus | 16 Jun 2017 8:27 a.m. PST |
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jwebster | 16 Jun 2017 11:21 a.m. PST |
Very nice – much better than my 9-year old self :) John |
cavcrazy | 16 Jun 2017 11:35 a.m. PST |
Beautifully done, I can't wait to see him paint cavalry! |
Buck215 | 16 Jun 2017 12:26 p.m. PST |
NO.WAY! NINE years old, you say? Incredible! That boy's got talent! |
dwight shrute | 16 Jun 2017 12:48 p.m. PST |
a very clever boy indeed . |
HidaSeku | 16 Jun 2017 1:06 p.m. PST |
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Mserafin | 16 Jun 2017 3:01 p.m. PST |
So I take it he's now chained to a table in the basement with a pile of figures to get done? If not, you are missing a golden opportunity. |
jgibbons | 16 Jun 2017 5:44 p.m. PST |
Bravo! Great work at any age! |
Cyrus the Great | 16 Jun 2017 6:47 p.m. PST |
Great brushwork, you should be proud. |
zoneofcontrol | 16 Jun 2017 7:13 p.m. PST |
I never did like kids! LOL – Well done. Give him a pat on the back from this side of the pond. Keep up the good work. |
Wolfshanza | 16 Jun 2017 10:44 p.m. PST |
Very very nice ! |
cantbeatdavy | 16 Jun 2017 11:56 p.m. PST |
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HappyHiker | 17 Jun 2017 3:18 a.m. PST |
Thanks, he's very pleased by all the comments. He liked the idea of commissions but he's got to finish all those waterloo figures first (it's a sneaky way of me getting half the army painted for free). tbh, his shading is better than mine Cavalry are next but I've promised to do the horses. |
deadhead | 17 Jun 2017 6:06 a.m. PST |
"I'll do the horses" he says. Pick up a tin of spray paint and do half in black and half in dark brown. Dry brush on any details of harness. Then paint a white blaze on the nose and a few socks at random. Slightly more work for bays I admit….like another ten minutes doing a black mane, tail and eyes. You have got this well worked out. I hope he is on a good pocket money rate ("allowance" to our colonial cousins over the water). UK has something called the minimum wage…even for 9 year olds. Your lad has earned it. Seriously tho'..great posting. My two got me back into this years ago with Perry LOTR figures. I knew nothing of acrylics, dry brushing, washes and inks, lining… |
Greylegion | 17 Jun 2017 8:20 a.m. PST |
At 9yrs old, that's freakin fabulous. |
Black Cavalier | 17 Jun 2017 12:21 p.m. PST |
I'm 52 and have been painting for 30 years and I still can't paint as well as he does. Have him start a commission business to help pay for college |
Brian Smaller | 17 Jun 2017 12:50 p.m. PST |
One of the benefits of this hobby for children is that it teaches delayed gratification. You have to put some time and effort into it to get the results. The lure of PC games is the instant nature of the gratification. Your boy showed patience and a steady hand. Well done. |
pbishop12 | 17 Jun 2017 5:21 p.m. PST |
I'm 58 years older than your son… mine could never measure up. |
14Bore | 17 Jun 2017 5:35 p.m. PST |
Similar to Brian's comment, I as a young lad had no patients and couldn't wait for anything, painting a few thousand figures I think changed that for me. |
von Winterfeldt | 18 Jun 2017 1:46 a.m. PST |
great talent, very well done |
Gunfreak | 19 Jun 2017 10:43 a.m. PST |
He is obviously a true natural! Especially the faces. Faces are very hard to do right. And he did them much better than me. |
HappyHiker | 22 Jul 2017 3:18 a.m. PST |
Sam wanted me to load his latest mini, this was a pressie for his grandma whose reading the Simon Scarrow books (so a bit like a commission ;-))
It's also my first attempt at double lighting a mini, quite a lot of shadow, need a third light I guess |
Henry Martini | 22 Jul 2017 4:48 p.m. PST |
What cute little legs you have, mon General. |