Blog Wannabe lizard wizard… Toltecatl's lil' lizzards and stuff!

Muchas gracias!! I'll try a more delicate approach next time then

 

All done! On to the cold one's rider now (I laid the base colours yesterday, will be shading today if all goes well).

I tried a pretty vivid green glaze to alleviate the red stains and diversify the tints. It didn't exactly work out but the added colour still looks better imho.
As for the metal parts I decided to stick with the rusty aspect I had in mind but tried not to overdo it. Maybe I didn't do enough because of that, you guys tell me what you think!!
As usual the highlights really aren't making it through the lens. I have no idea why, maybe it's the lighting i haven't figured out……

As always criticism and advice are more than welcome (and thanks again for your opinions on this guy, it was really helpful)

Cheers!

 

Sick! *thumbs up*

 

Those are some beautiful bases!

 

Now that you say it. It's indeed a nice psychiatry floor... quite fitting ...

 

Thanks guys! I didn't exactly think of Arkham but that was the general idea… It came from the guy's face, with the red glaze that got stuck in his mouth it started reminding me of th Joker for some reason.
I'm very glad the creepy touch is getting across!!

 

Hey there! Trying to give that cold one its rider, it's coming along and i'm trying to make it quick… more pics to come!

Cheers

 

Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

That orange on the scales looks great!

 

Cheers guys! Just got the gold left now. I'll finish it tomorrow, hopefully with the base!!

 

That is absolutely ace. How did you do the black?

 

Thanks!!
Nothing too fancy, it's a kind of blueish black tone I've been using quite a bit lately:
a) you'll start with a base layer of chaos black + a little midnight blue, (and maybe codex grey if you want to make it more greyish or to be able to shade with black and get more contrast. I didn't do that here).
b) you just create your highlights by adding increasing amounts of shadow grey in your blend.
c) Then, if you want a shiny texture or a lot of contrast, you can add white and possibly end with pure white dots.
d) If you want to spend more time you can also glaze or, if you like colour oppositions, add some red in the recesses (found the tip on this website: http://gangeekstyle.com/2015/11/legion-of-everblight/).
The more numerous the steps you take, the better the result of course… I just did 3 or 4 here, no glazes or anything, just base layer + 3 - 4 highlights. Looks good enough as i didn't want to put much effort into this guy, and it didn't take too much time!!

 

Thank you for the in depth explanation

 

Hey fellas! Long time no see.

Now the days are growing colder, I'm back… with more stuff in the same vein. Completed the base on my rider (with hindsight I might have chosen other colours for the cold one, it draws a lot of the attention to itself…) and started another Poxwalker!

Hope you guys are great.

 

I really love that pale blue turquoise you have going on with your cold one, very nice.

 

I gotta steal this idea.