Ok, so there's some wierdness about the paint job on this model. Scroll down and take a look. Does it stand out to you? If so, post a comment to me. If it hasn't already jumped out at you, the problem is that the shield has a bunch of battle damage on it, but the Paladin's armour has none. On the one hand I like the look beacuase it says that Paladin is so badass, that he never takes a hit to his armour. On the other hand, it makes the model look inconsistent. I might revisit the model and put some a few battle damage marks on him later if it ends up bugging me.
This is my personal diary of painting experiments and Warmachine, Hordes and other miniature adventures (and perhaps a splash of real life thrown in occasionally too). This blog is as much for my own motivation as to share my experiences with others. My self imposed rule for my army is that I only field painted models. If you're a fellow painter, I encourage you to challenge yourself, learn new skills, try new things, and most of all, paint like you have a pair!
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Back in the Saddle (finally!)
I finally finished a model again. This is the Iron Kingdoms Paladin. He was much more fun to paint than I expected. The whites actually turned out better than I had hoped for. I used some different shading techniques than I've used before. Specifically I make sharp dramatic transitions where the plates come to corners rather than trying to smooth blend. It's pretty logical to do so given the shape of the model.
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He looks pretty good!
The battle damage only on the shield though does look a little weird. I'd maybe put some scuffs on his legs/boots too, and maybe the top of his helm since those would be the most exposed parts if he were using the shield to block.
Also, on the third pick of his back side, it looks like there's a bit of leakage from the gold and silver onto the white part of his thigh. Just a tiny flaw in an otherwise really nice paint job.
I really like how the white was done, the shading looks very sharp, almost like a hand painting or drawing.
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