tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post5379366062324357103..comments2024-03-27T08:18:27.151+01:00Comments on Subject to Stupidity: Bloody Horns!redmanphillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17002244242974401076noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-87091747542011407242012-05-10T22:50:15.940+02:002012-05-10T22:50:15.940+02:00Well I have recoated the horns in bleached bone. I...Well I have recoated the horns in bleached bone. I couldn't leave it as it was, it just wasn't ever going to be of a standard I would be happy with.<br />Thanks for all the comments, nice to get some good feedback.<br />I will think a little more about an 'online' painting group for feedback and such. I would love to have a collection of about five people I could get good feedback from and pass along some tips to. Maybe more WIP are really the way to go! I generally like to present finished pieces as I feel that these reward people that come here to see what I am up to.<br />I don't abide mistakes with my Circle army. What you see here is often the limit of my abilities. I want to paint them better but I simply don't yet know how. Comments are always welcome!redmanphillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002244242974401076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-89296171094402606362012-05-10T14:27:59.537+02:002012-05-10T14:27:59.537+02:00I really am not familiar with that figure and what...I really am not familiar with that figure and what they did with it. But what I see in the above pic is save-able. I would get out the wet pallette and start blending in some very thin bone white on all of the high points, and I think it would begin to really pop. Course if that does not work start over. <br /><br />Yes I often make mistakes, don't always show them, and sometimes they turn into happy mistakes.PsychosisPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201339994030225109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-32498785390322349662012-05-10T13:54:10.939+02:002012-05-10T13:54:10.939+02:00I must say the horns look absolutely fine to me. I...I must say the horns look absolutely fine to me. I agree about painting in isolation (but this is probably for the best seeing as the amount of swearing I subject my miniatures to). Perhaps you could post more WIP posts and gauge the reaction from there.<br /><br />Regards,<br />MattUbique Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595735455445658424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-77861172682044994932012-05-10T11:11:06.744+02:002012-05-10T11:11:06.744+02:00Ehm, hmm. I must say, shiny finish aside, I think ...Ehm, hmm. I must say, shiny finish aside, I think the horns look great. It may not be what you intended, and they do need a hit of matt, but they look pretty good to me.<br /><br />I understand completely what you're saying about painting alone. I get very protective over 'the hobby' too, but I have painted with a good mate over a weekend and it was great, though we were more painting and chatting than one teaching the other, though I did give a little advice on pinning. I found I got more done than normal!Mr Saturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092917415087033316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-186493861197588402012-05-10T10:52:52.472+02:002012-05-10T10:52:52.472+02:00I, too, think they look good and that you shouldn&...I, too, think they look good and that you shouldn't worry too much about them. I understand the doubt though, particularly if you're aiming to follow a particular style and just can't get it to work out (I abandoned all hope of doing that ages ago!).<br /><br />The painting circle is a good idea but difficult to pull off in practice. That's why blogs are so useful and I totally agree with you that seeing other people's works-in-progress is incredibly important - in fact, I just wrote a post yesterday about this very topic: http://themarienburggazette.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/wip-wip-hooray-lets-hear-it-for.html<br /><br />I wonder if it might be worthwhile having something like a more organised blogging-painting-circle?Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338536132702316924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614932455774497815.post-23083684624511968332012-05-10T10:43:07.828+02:002012-05-10T10:43:07.828+02:00I have to say, shiny finish aside, I quite like th...I have to say, shiny finish aside, I quite like the direction that the horns are going. A final white or off-white highlight and a blast of matt varnish and they'll look the business!<br /><br />I hear what you're saying about painting in solitude. I find other people (even my wife in the same room) distracting and then I make mistakes because I'm not concentrating. I also tend to make mistakes when I'm rushing or bored with a particular model. I then have to live with the mistake, or put it to one side and come back to it another day with fresh eyes.The Dark Templarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051984305736707874noreply@blogger.com