tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post6480778631670819789..comments2024-03-15T02:15:52.504-06:00Comments on Mordian 7th Regiment: Heresy Era World Eaters - Painting the symbolMordian7thhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04631987711681654113noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-35799247914052946642012-04-03T17:38:17.133-06:002012-04-03T17:38:17.133-06:00Definitely a good point, guys. I did spend some ti...Definitely a good point, guys. I did spend some time reading through his posts, and I'm definitely planning on doing the small run blu-stuff molding a try soon. That said, I'd just be exchanging one modelling challenge for another - the thought of casting 60+ shoulder pads is more daunting than the thought of painting. Besides, the practice afforded from undertaking the painting task will help make me a better painter.<br /><br />...That, or give me tendonitis. One of the two.Mordian7thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631987711681654113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-19420325780834109562012-04-03T14:58:44.334-06:002012-04-03T14:58:44.334-06:00Still, the thought of having o freehand this on go...Still, the thought of having o freehand this on god knows how many models seems daunting. (through sheer quantity alone never mind the complexity of the design). Have you considered trying to sculpt the pads... Rons tips for this are great! and you can use his tips for making moulds and casting up copies of your sculpt. It will mean that all of the icons will have identical proportions... something which can be very hard to achieve otherwise (and not to mention of the double curved shoulder pads!Luis Nieveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104268520391688183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-23456306430617494792012-04-03T10:16:04.412-06:002012-04-03T10:16:04.412-06:00Hey :) Have you thought about sculpting the symbo...Hey :) Have you thought about sculpting the symbol into it's most basic form, the jaws and circle, then pressing in indentation lines to delineate the landmasses in the circle? Then you could grab Blu Stuff, mold them, and crank them out. Then you'd have raised symbols that could be easier to paint. I say this based on Ron's most recent article on FTW about the Minotaurs symbol, actually :) <br /><br />Not that your freehand plan won't turn out great looking results, mind you, I'm just offering an alternative :)Miniature Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873606899838665652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-72080707803618483062012-04-03T08:18:18.911-06:002012-04-03T08:18:18.911-06:00Thanks Ron! It looks like a lot of steps but reall...Thanks Ron! It looks like a lot of steps but really it does go fairly quickly. Actually I found the Thousand Sons symbol was a bit more fiddly to paint since it's all tiny circles and wavy lines. I'm finding this one a bit easier to paint consistently, even though it's 5 colors rather than 2... I'm sure after the 50th or so I'll have it down pat. Hah!Mordian7thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631987711681654113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-65549689752712746782012-04-03T05:45:49.251-06:002012-04-03T05:45:49.251-06:00Spectacular! This is exactly what I talk about in ...Spectacular! This is exactly what I talk about in my posts when it comes to freehand and you'v done it perfectly.<br /><br />I can tell you that once you do a few of them, you will get very fast at it and it will take you no time at all. And... you'll be surprised at how similar all of them are as well.<br /><br />Excellent work!<br />Ron, From the WarpSpace Hulk Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522498406401972832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-15661648018246985432012-04-03T05:41:50.010-06:002012-04-03T05:41:50.010-06:00Indeed! That's exactly why I tried to simplify...Indeed! That's exactly why I tried to simplify the design as much as possible - the real trick I've found has been to get the right proportions on the trapezoid. Once that's sorted out, the rest of the symbol goes on fairly easy. <br /><br />...Of course, I'm committing myself to painting this thing over 100 times when all is said and done (50+ minis, 1-2 per mini, plus vehicles). Oof.Mordian7thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631987711681654113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721613951987981892.post-36924634215760900312012-04-03T01:45:46.213-06:002012-04-03T01:45:46.213-06:00Now, just the small matter of taking this design a...Now, just the small matter of taking this design and painting it onto a space not much bigger than 1/4 inch which also happens to curve over 2 planes... : )<br /><br />Joking aside this looks really good and I really like how you've broken down the steps. It'll still be fairly involved to paint but you've boiled it down to a process so all the guesswork is gone.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theunrealisticartist.com" rel="nofollow">theunrealisticartist</a>the unrealistic artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718404801150830440noreply@blogger.com