Summer '15 Entries [Data-Sphere Painting Campaign]

[Hydra]

*Fly-as-hell conversions*

Imma need you to go through how you converted those magnificent beings...

In the official forum I have a thread, where I posted more detailed shots. If you need more input, drop me a line.

So... I'm unsure how I want to rule this so I'm opening it up to the participants.

Hiso is unable to provide a timestamped photo of the unpainted Joan. That said, he has a dated receipt for the book (and miniature). Would anyone be opposed to this counting as his entry? If no one has any issue, then I will allow it.

Hi,

i have found my bill for the book & joan of arc.



I don't know if you read french, but, in blue, it is written "book of Giraldez" and the stamp of the store

Is it good for you?

To that sounds perfectly fine

[Kenza]

@Claudius: Fine by me - the more, the merrier, eh?

Here's some new WIP shots of my ABH:








The green turned out brighter than originally intended, but I thin it works fine. What do you guys think?

Also, if you are interested in more WIP shots and more details on how I painted the coat, check out my most recent blogpost at Kung-fused Creations: http://kungfusedcreations.blogspot.de/2015/05/data-sphere-painting-competition-part-3.html

[splayedpaintbrush]

...then Splayed does some excellent blending with his mad brush skills ...

I'm gonna deliver some more pics and a new blogpost for my ABH tomorrow. I'm pumped, guys. Thanks for that!

ummm i think something went a little awry in my reply (PEBCAK). I am replicating the same airbrush highlighting technique as you are from Angel's book. My comment on my brush work was in relation to not simply washing the miniature as Claudius Sol asked, but painting the shading in with my finest detail brush.
Although there was a little bit of blending using the shade colour on some of the armour plates, i can only dream of being able to blend the entire model to the same level as achieved with the airbrush in the same amount of time.

I think Hydra is correct though, an airbrush is a bit over rated. Although i cannot complain about the speed i can do things with an airbrush. Its probably that benefit alone which allows me to get anything painted!

Tell you guys something though, I am struggling with placement of the highlights on my models. In the last picture i posted my Father Knight on the right has just had the shading applied. The ORC on the left in the image has had shading and then i've started the extreme edge highlighting. But even using metallic objects as a reference i am struggling with putting the highlights where i think they should go.

Kenza your ABH is looking really good, how did you manage to recover the model after the airbrush spluttering incident?

@Claudius Sol, hiso's dated receipt is fine by me.

[Claudius Sol]

Splayed,

You just gotta start with the highlight. Pick a part to highlight (I like starting from the top-down), finish the highlight all the way (through multiple shades), then take a step back and see where you think the light is playing from and where else it would play on the model, do another part, then take a step back, repeat until satisfied.

[UnderConstruction]

That's some hella fine NMM, Kenza.

[ToadChild]

I started doing some highlighting on the Anathematic's plates. We'll see if I can get it all done in the remainder of the month. Slightly blurry due to cell phone camera usage.

[Section9]

@Claudius: Fine by me - the more, the merrier, eh?

Here's some new WIP shots of my ABH:
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The green turned out brighter than originally intended, but I thin it works fine. What do you guys think?

Also, if you are interested in more WIP shots and more details on how I painted the coat, check out my most recent blogpost at Kung-fused Creations: http://kungfusedcreations.blogspot.de/2015/05/data-sphere-painting-competition-part-3.html

wow!!!

[vorthain]

Wu Ming updated! I'm not sure if he is done or not - he seems tabletop ready but not exactly wowing anyone, so I'm open to suggestions.



The Anathematic looks good, ToadChild - I always feel like my blacks come out greyish.

[Kenza]

@splayed: D'Oh, had I remembered your previous posts (sorry!), I would have avoided the mistake. Doesn't take away from your mad brush skills, tho.

Regarding the use of airbrushes: I sort of agree. I only started using one this year, everything before was done by brush. I still prefer brushwork to using the AB, but I can't ignore the uses of it. Getting base coats done quickly, especially on terrain and large models is a vast timesaver. Doing some quick first basic highlights is also welcome. That doesn't mean that I don't need to add a lot of stuff by brush. In recent years we saw a rise in almost entirely airbrushed models, especially with the larger kits from GW. While this looks good from afar, it unfortunately lacks a lot of detail work. You'll see Riptides, Knights and whatnot with all kinds of fancy pseudo-OSL, that tries to blind you to lacking attention to detail. I'm not a big fan of that. I rather do some basic work with the AB and then dive in and do my favourite thing - painting the mini "by hand" with extra attention to minor details. It's so damn relaxing for me.

Btw, the recovery from that airbrush disaster early on could only be salvaged by sparing on that base coat again from below the mini and very carefully from the top.

@all: Thanks for the kind words on the ABH. I'm almost done, I hope you'll like the end result.

@Toadchild: Your black armour is looking really good. That's exactly how it should look! I'm keen to see the whole thing finished!

@vorthain: Here's some ideas: Do some more highlighting on the muscle fibers. Use pure white with a tiny dot of your green mixed in and add dots of that almost white colour to the raised areas of the fibers. Also, your white might need some shading. But be carful if you attempt this. Either give it a beige or light grey shade with very very thinned down colours. Right now the white looks too flat compared to the other colours (this is critique on pro-level, though, so don't get me wrong here ). That could do the trick, I think. Also glaze the gun with some sort of reddish brown (some Devlan Mud mixed with something akin to the old scorched brown). It will give it a more used look and add some more colour to it. glazes on different areas for a tinting process can make a mini much more vibrant, I think.

I hope this helps.

[Hydra]

Here some crappy WIP shots.

[Hydra]

Here some crappy WIP shots.

[Kenza]

Is that going to be a white/orange theme, Hydra? Kinda fitting, considering these guys look a lot like Cerberus HI from Mass Effect.

[vorthain]

@Kenza: Thanks! There actually already is light grey on the white areas, but it looks washed out. Maybe I'll make it more pronounced.

[Kenza]

Yeah, I thought as much. A few years back, every time I took a pic of my minis, lighting and shading steps disappeared in the final picture. It just would not show. For some reason, taking pics with my iPhone fixed that problem.

[Claudius Sol]

Make sure you're not using a flash to take pictures. Also make sure that you are diffusing the light that is hitting the model. No lighting should be direct to the model from the source.

[Hydra]

Is that going to be a white/orange theme, Hydra? Kinda fitting, considering these guys look a lot like Cerberus HI from Mass Effect.

Thanks man, really glad you like em!

Yep the will fit the orange/white scheme... Which comes now.
Prepare for picture onslaught


And the final hunch with Timmy the creepy tinbotbunny.

[Hydra]

Is that going to be a white/orange theme, Hydra? Kinda fitting, considering these guys look a lot like Cerberus HI from Mass Effect.

Thanks man, really glad you like em!

Yep the will fit the orange/white scheme... Which comes now.
Prepare for picture onslaught


And the final hunch with Timmy the creepy tinbotbunny.

[Mutley]

You know, lookin' at the stuff on display here...I ain't got a prayer of winnin' this thing. So much skill and pretties to behold! I feel like I turned up to a fencing match with a wiffle bat. But hey-ho, ever forwards. Me old man always said shoot for the moon, that way when you miss 'an thud into a mountain range, you can at least pretend it was scaling peaks you was really all about.

For any of you wonderin' what I have been up to...here is a step by step. I welcome constructive criticism, but I can't promise I won't weep bitter tears of inadequacy once enlightened by you fine folks.

So, One ORC trooper, all base coated with Vallejo polyurethane Black Primer.



Next, I sprayed him with a few thin coats of Vallejo Game Color Imperial Blue.



After that, a 50/50 mix of Imperial Blue and VGC Electrc Blue, makin' sure I am only sprayin' downward so the undersides are left in 'shadow'.

[Xolair]

Man, I really wanted to participate but forget to make a shot previous to painting. (I am quite in rush to get my Miniatures ready for the Role Play Convention Tournament in Cologne).

I actually wanted to submit the new Azrail Figure, I guess there is no way somebody believes me I just got it the other day?

If not, I might really need to get this Aleph Starter Pack and the Marut I am planning to buy since several weeks

[Claudius Sol]

Unfortunately, with prizes on the line, I have to have a modicum of strictness. There needs to be something to designate it wasn't painted beforehand.

[Xolair]

Unfortunately, with prizes on the line, I have to have a modicum of strictness. There needs to be something to designate it wasn't painted beforehand.

Well, it wasn`t released before the contest started, was it?
But yeah, sure, I will try to not rush into painting the next time

[Claudius Sol]

You're more than welcome to show us your progress, regardless of entry into the campaign! We love seeing what people have done!

You can also submit the Asura, if you ended up getting that ALEPH starter.

[splayedpaintbrush]

Progress is slow but getting there on the ORC. Not sure if both my HI will be painted for the end of the month. No progress made at all on the FK since last pic of it. I could give excuses but I'd begin to sound like a broken record







@hydra, awesome looking bunch of Brigada you have there!

@mutley, use the campaign as a tool to get stuff painted and get feedback to help you expand your painting knowledge. It's what I am doing here. By the way good choice of HI models, snap lol.

[Mutley]

Aw man, I cannot wait to get my mitts on the Haqqislam Azra'il. That is one sweet lookin' hunk'a hardware.

@mutley, use the campaign as a tool to get stuff painted and get feedback to help you expand your painting knowledge. It's what I am doing here. By the way good choice of HI models, snap lol.

Well, dang. Doncha just hate it when someone turns up to the party wearing the same thing. Well. One of us gonna have to go and change...

I keed I keed. Looks good dude!

[Bananovitch]

Greetings.
This is my entry- two hardest girls in all Sphere



I hope that I'll finish at least one of them...

[Mutley]

Added some white to the mix to get the first two highlights underway.

[Claudius Sol]

Greetings.
This is my entry- two hardest girls in all Sphere



I hope that I'll finish at least one of them...

Entry noted! You have roughly 15 days! Get crackin'

[Neatpete]

Hi guys, can I get in on this action please? New to the boards so I apologize for the weak "before" details, but I just now saw this and can always use a good motivator to finish a mini. If not that's cool, I totally understand.

Here's when I purchased the item:
View Order




Order Number: 253511 Sun Apr 12, 2015


Quantity

Name

SKU

Each

Total

1 Star Wars X-Wing: Miniatures Game FFG SWX01 $32.99 $32.99
1 Star Wars X-Wing Expansion Pack: Y-Wing FFG SWX04 $11.49 $11.49
1 Star Wars X-Wing Expansion Pack: TIE Defender FFG SWX17 $11.49 $11.49
1 PanOceania: PanOceania Starter Pack (6) BOX CVB 280276 $42.99 $42.99
1 Plast Craft Old West Terrain: Old West Building 06 PCG OLDWEST-06 $4.99 $4.99

Here they are prepped:


Now forgive me as my rulebook hasn't arrived yet, but which of those would qualify for "heavy infantry?"
Thanks!

[Neatpete]

Also is there a reason why my test is red? Is it just red to me or do I need to change something somewhere?
Thanks

[Claudius Sol]

Hi guys, can I get in on this action please? New to the boards so I apologize for the weak "before" details, but I just now saw this and can always use a good motivator to finish a mini. If not that's cool, I totally understand.

Here's when I purchased the item:
View Order




Order Number: 253511 Sun Apr 12, 2015


Quantity

Name

SKU

Each

Total

1 Star Wars X-Wing: Miniatures Game FFG SWX01 $32.99 $32.99
1 Star Wars X-Wing Expansion Pack: Y-Wing FFG SWX04 $11.49 $11.49
1 Star Wars X-Wing Expansion Pack: TIE Defender FFG SWX17 $11.49 $11.49
1 PanOceania: PanOceania Starter Pack (6) BOX CVB 280276 $42.99 $42.99
1 Plast Craft Old West Terrain: Old West Building 06 PCG OLDWEST-06 $4.99 $4.99

Here they are prepped:

picture

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Now forgive me as my rulebook hasn't arrived yet, but which of those would qualify for "heavy infantry?"
Thanks!

No problem! That picture was all I needed with a time stamp. Before painting could you take a picture with your computer clock or phone in the background with the date showing? The one that you can submit is the ORC trooper. He's the one with a free hand and rifle down with all the heavy armor.