Being a compendium concerning the peoples and places, creatures and monsters, of the fantasy world of Mirth.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Goblins
These are some wild goblins from a Greenskin Wars kickstarter. Full of character. Each one has a different animal skin cloak. I went back to green, but trying a different shade that is more on the blue side, for a change of pace.
Thanks, Michael! I appreciate the comment. I really enjoy the work you do, even if I don't always comment (afraid my comment will get lost in the vast number of comments you usually get, and won't add anything new to the conversation). Your work is always fantastic! :)
Thanks, Iain! The way I have been doing browns lately is to use a bunch of different shades and then washing them with sepia and flesh washes from GW (I still prefer their washes for those shades over most other washes I have tried from other companies). Another thing I did with these guys (and some other minis) is first a coat of black gesso to prime them, followed with a rough drybrush of white. I figured that way I get the dark shadows from the black and more vibrant colors for the rest. Occasionally I find I still need/want a black base coat for certain colors, especially metallics and some shades of colors that are too translucent on their own and need that black to make them deeper/darker.
That's really interesting, for all my renaissance figures I base them in black and then dry brush them white, I find it helps to show me the detail and I then just use washes which is both fast and means I end up with something that looks like a highlight plus I can leave a bit of the black in the deep recesses without spending too much time! Best Iain
Interesting, Iain. I wasn't sure washes on their own right on top of the white would work as well without a base color in between. But I know one or 2 other people who use washes on top of white and produce good results.
What fabulous miniatures, great job Sir.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michael! I appreciate the comment. I really enjoy the work you do, even if I don't always comment (afraid my comment will get lost in the vast number of comments you usually get, and won't add anything new to the conversation). Your work is always fantastic! :)
DeleteNice work! I especially like the colour combo on the double axe chap in the first picture all the browns work really well.
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain!
DeleteThe way I have been doing browns lately is to use a bunch of different shades and then washing them with sepia and flesh washes from GW (I still prefer their washes for those shades over most other washes I have tried from other companies).
Another thing I did with these guys (and some other minis) is first a coat of black gesso to prime them, followed with a rough drybrush of white. I figured that way I get the dark shadows from the black and more vibrant colors for the rest. Occasionally I find I still need/want a black base coat for certain colors, especially metallics and some shades of colors that are too translucent on their own and need that black to make them deeper/darker.
That's really interesting, for all my renaissance figures I base them in black and then dry brush them white, I find it helps to show me the detail and I then just use washes which is both fast and means I end up with something that looks like a highlight plus I can leave a bit of the black in the deep recesses without spending too much time!
DeleteBest Iain
Interesting, Iain.
DeleteI wasn't sure washes on their own right on top of the white would work as well without a base color in between. But I know one or 2 other people who use washes on top of white and produce good results.