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Back to ROUND FIVE REPORT FROM ABSTRACITY - PART 2
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| 29 April 2004 | page first published |
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An idea? Yes! Finally I had a clue about what to do with him!! I had decided that I wanted to make him look scaly, but not in the traditional "big raised scale-things" kind of way (think GW Cold Ones). I thought it would be a nifty look - and an interesting challenge - to see if I could manage to make him look scaly by covering him with tiny dots. I'd also use the dots to add some more highlighting. The next photo shows how I covered an area with small dots...the dots are a lighter shade of the last highlight.
Next up, I added a very small amount of white to the mix, and placed smaller dots inside the ones from the last step.
The next shot shows the dotting process having been applied to half the beastie. I also used the dots to do some highlighting at this point, by spacing the dots more tightly where I wanted a highlight. I also painted the straps...I chose a dark brown to make sure it would show up well.
Finally, I painted the teeth, claws, spikes, and eyes. I gave the eyes a black outline to try to make him look more evil.
After finishing the lizard - which I really think looks cool! - I painted the base. I didn't start on the rider...because, again, I didn't know what to do with him.
I modeled one side of the base as a muddy road (I had the ambush idea in my head early on while painting this guy). The rest I did as usual. Sand, ballast, small rocks, and flock made up the bottom layer...I painted this brown and gave it a couple quick highlights. Next I glued on some green flock followed by static grass. A couple clumps of "bushes" and a quick highlight finished off the base.
For the rider, I decided to paint him like an orc...the most interesting thing on him is the armor. I tried to give it a rusty, weathered look. I started with a gun-metal type color, highlighted with silver, and then washed the armor several times with a mix of green, purple, and black ink. Next, I painted on patches of dark orange and highlighted them with brighter orange...instant rust! It looked a bit bright still, so I gave it a final ink wash.
There you have it! I think that the technique I used on the lizard is a really strong one - I'll be using it in the future. I hope some of you are inspired to try it as well!!
