Blog Nefertem's Painting Blog

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  1. Nefertem
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    Nefertem Well-Known Member

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    Hi there,
    Welcome to my painting corner. Hopefully this blog will help me to paint more models regularly :).
    C&c always welcome.

    I'll start with my Skinks
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    Things to do:
    Paint the center spines orange, like on the head,
    Add another layer on the weapon to give it a more"bronzey" look,
    Finish the shields.

    So...
    Hope to give an update soon....
    Cheers.
     
  2. n810
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    n810 First Spawning

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    ;) Don't forget all the jewelry.
     
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    Bowser Third Spawning

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    Looks good so far!
     
  4. Essmir
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    Essmir Well-Known Member

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    Your highliths and shadows are realy good. It's very smoth and vibrant.
     
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  5. Nefertem
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    Thanks a lot...Really cool if you like the Skinks :). Continued painting the scales of the spines aka basing them with hull red to paint them orange. I think you need the life span of a Slann to get everything painted:confused:.
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    So long..I'll post more pictures after finishing this step.
     
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    Looks great keep them coming!!
     
  7. Nefertem
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    So I finished the red scales on the spines. Will now start painting all the bling-bling as n810 mentioned ;).
    Actually spending some days on holiday preparing 3 rippers and musing about the colour of the shields in general... I'm trying to find a color scheme for the shields that somehow connects the whole army. Nevertheless it shouldn't pop out too much as the lizardmen themselves already are colorful...
    Any experiences or suggestions? I was thinking about sandy/earthy colours.
    btw: always thankful for correcting spelling/grammar mistakes as I always try to improve my english :D

    I'll post pictures when back at home.
     
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  8. Nefertem
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    Well, it's been quiet a time... Unfortunately I hadn't had much time to paint, and I needed a short break from painting a gazillion skinks at a time. So I switched tooooo:

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    And another one:

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    Still not finished but gave me a break. Hope you like him :)
     
  9. Crowsfoot
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Looks great so far, I like the metallic effect.
     
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    Bowser Third Spawning

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    Looks spectacular. He blending is done so well, that shell looks amazing. Brilliant job here.
     
  11. Bracnos
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    Dammit that is a nice paint job can you let me know what colors you used
     
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  12. Nefertem
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    Of course....I followed a tutorial on YouTube by awaken realms, cool stuff there...
    Here's the link:

     
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  13. Nefertem
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    Just a little WIP...
    Finished first highlights.

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    And a second shot:
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    Not quite sure how to do the wings, so c&c welcome. So long..
     
  14. Bowser
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    Bowser Third Spawning

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    Looks pretty awesome so far. Do you want to design the wings, or are you thinking highlights and washes?
     
  15. Nefertem
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    Actually I don't know o_O. But as I want the 'dyls with their orangeish (?) colours to stand out I'll keep the wings smooth and easy, so no design on them. Also I think too much will make the model's look to uneasy. I plan to make the heads blue/green.
     
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    Bowser Third Spawning

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    Then yeah, a wash and some dry brushing dhould be good for the wings. Can't wait to see them completed
     
  17. Nefertem
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    So... been a whil but I finally managed to finish 60 Skinks :)cool:).

    So here's one as an example, finished so far (yes I know... the shield(s) are still under construction)...

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    and at another angle:

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    I also nearly finished my Ripperdactyls:
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    I'll redo the wings (I'll try to make them more skin tone/orange-ish. Unfortunately I messed one up as I didn't recognize I had purple paint on my glove...So sad. :D

    C&C as always welcome!
     
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  18. Aginor
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    Aginor Fifth Spawning Staff Member

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    I like the Skinks, they remind me of mine, except the red parts and that they are far more detailed.
    As for the Ripper: I'd love to hear which colors you used and in which order since I am planning to make some in a few weeks.
     
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  19. Crowsfoot
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    Looking great so far, your rippers are cool and the skinks look fantastic, what are you doing with shields, red?
     
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  20. DeadlyRecluse
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    Ripper wings look great as is, very fleshy and realistic. I found the wings on rippers and terradons to be super unforgiving when painting and it looks like you nailed it
     
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