Razormage's Angrislaug WiP
Razormage's Angrislaug WiP
Here are all the components, spread out after cleaning them off in hot soapy water. The sprue on the top-left is the horns, the middle-left is the claws for the right hand, the two on the bottom are the talons for the wings, and the one in the top-right is the tail and tongue.
Mold Lines:
Any model this large is going to have mold lines. The question is how critical they are to the sculpt. Most of them, like the one pictured below
The mold line shown on this hand was easily trimmed down with a sharp knife. The tail and horns had a bit more significant mold lines, but they were primarily in places that would not be visible unless someone picked up the model.
Gaps:
Any model this large is going to have gaps. Let's look at how noticeable they are..
Two are shown here: the head/neck, and the right shoulder to the body. Both were easily greenstuffed (see below).
The head-neck gap still had a bit more issue, but look at how cleanly that left arm fits into the body! One of the best seams I've ever seen on a model, right there.
Another shot of the head/neck joint.
The neck/body seam is a bit obvious from below, but is largely unseen if you view the model from a player's viewpoint.
I also had some gaps you could see between the lower jaw and the body, but these were really easy to fix with greenstuff.
The horns and back of the head needed a bit of adjustment to fill the seams, as did the wrist to the left hand.
Air Bubbles:
I had three air bubbles that could be clearly seen in the resin.
The first, in this tail (next to the perfectly round hole) made the fit difficult, but couldn't be seen once the tail was assembled. The second was actually inside a wing, and could be seen if you held it up to the light, but was completely enclosed. The third was on the body just before where the tail connected, and actually was in place of a horn. I intended to replace it with green stuff, but once the wings were in place it was very difficult to see, so I might leave it alone.
Assembly:
The biggest problem I had with the assembly came with the horns; I could not figure out if they went left to right, or right to left. I e-mailed Mierce and got the response (sadly the next day) that the horn labeled I went on the model's left cheek, and they moved from that cheek across.
Mine are all kinds of wrong, and are (from right cheek to left cheek, left to right across the screen): I, V, III, IV, II, VI. In the end, I just put them in the way that fit best. III was the only one that didn't seem to line up correctly with any of the others, and I ended up greenstuffing the transition to make it work.
The right claws slot into the holes shown above. I strongly recommend pinning the thumb (labeled IV on the sprue).
See those thin plastic pegs connecting the claws to the sprue? DO NOT CUT THOSE! If you do, you're going to have to pin those claws to the foot. I made that mistake with two of them, and had to pin both.
This shot shows the hole where the right wing is supposed to slot in. This must have been one of the last casts they used from this mold (they re-made the mold the day after this was cast), because the hole is almost completely filled in with a resin plug. It's not a big deal though, as you'll see when I show you how I'm attaching the wings.
This is what the hole should look like on your model: a nice, clean channel for the wing peg to slot into.
The only mold slippage issue I had: this join for the wing talon should be flat, but you can see the mold slipped a bit just to the left of the peg. It was easily corrected with a knife. I was worried about which tips went on which wings, but it's easy to tell: one wing has pegs and the tips have holes, while the other wing has holes and the tips have pegs. I strongly recommend replacing the pegged wingtips with pins, but the other one seems to be holding well.
I also recommend pinning the talon on the top of the wing, as it's in a position that will break off very easily.
I pinned the wings and tail with paper clips initially, just to set up this photo. That will change shortly.
While I had him pinned together roughly, I grabbed my Bloodthirster just to emphasize how big this dragon is. It's very, very, very large. See that giant drill bit in the pin vise? Let's use that next!
Gap filling/pinning the wings and tail:
This model is going to be traveling, and will have to make at least one airline trip. To make it easier to put into foam, I decided very early that the wings and tail would be detachable, to reduce its footprint.
I have some round plastic sprue from an old model airplane kit that I keep around for use as rod, and so I pulled it out of a cubbyhole, and grabbed the 1/8" drill bit that I know works for it. Using the channels I'd already drilled for my pins, I drilled them out. With a 1/8" drill bit.
The wing receptacles, with 1/8" holes drilled in them.
Drilling out the bottom of the tail with a 1/8" drill bit.
The pinned tail, partially inserted into the base of the model.
The left wing showing the pin coming out. The greenstuff here is purely to fill the gap; I'll sculpt the texture over the top tomorrow when it's set.
Gap filling
Here's the greenstuff to fill the gaps in the tail.
Greenstuff filling the gaps around the head (including a custom scale between the bottom and second horn), and a fake horn rim to bring the sizes closes together.
The right shoulder and hip required very little work to fill the gaps.
The gap fill on the left side of the tail.
Another custom scale to fill the gaps between the bottom and middle horn on the left, as well as the gap between the lower jaw and the neck.
The biggest gap in the model, underneath the left arm, was pretty straightforward to fill. At 2 AM, though, I quit working on him without taking a finished assembly picture - I needed sleep!
The tasks tonight: finish filling the gaps between the wing and torso, and take shots of the final assembled model!
After that I'll take a couple of scale shots, and do a final review. For now, though, enjoy the process!
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This is a great post!!!!
Very useful for those that got Angrislaug on KS1.
Seeing the size of it and not buying it in the first place makes me feel like a stupid ass...
Now, when will you begin painting that super dragon??
Many thanks,
Adiós!!
Very useful for those that got Angrislaug on KS1.
Seeing the size of it and not buying it in the first place makes me feel like a stupid ass...
Now, when will you begin painting that super dragon??
Many thanks,
Adiós!!
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Aniku: How about last night? First, though, the last of the assembly pictures...
Well, last night was the last night that the temperature was high enough and the humidity low enough for priming, so I raced through the last of the gap filling and got the big boy primed. As a result I had to skip a few of the in-progress assembly photos I'd hoped to take, in the interest of having a week to paint him that I'd lose if I didn't get him primed!
Here he is crashing an in-progress game of Warhammer. As solid as he looks, the wings and tail are not glued there. Those thick plastic rods are long enough to hold the weight of the wings and tail without falling off. The greenstuff there is designed to further support that hold and prevent the wings from spinning out of control.
Here you can see the greenstuff supporting the right wing. It's carefully sculpted on the shoulder to maintain the flow of the scales and shape of the shoulder. The connection of the wing to the lower body is a little looser because there's an amount of wiggling involved in attaching/detaching the wings for storage. In the end, I don't think that little gap is going to be obvious enough for people to notice it in the context of the model.
You can see a similar amount of gap on the right wing, but again, if people are noticing this then I have done a poor job of painting.
Finally, a look down the center of the model from above, to show how the two wings roughly fit together (in answer to a question about where to position the wings). Notice that the seam between the neck and the body (that I mentioned earlier I didn't intend to gap fix) is completely invisible when viewed from above.
So, there's Angrislaug assembled! As with any large models, there were a few join issues and gaps, and a few mold lines. For the most part, these are disguised in the flow of the model, and as mentioned above, I didn't even feel like some of the gaps needed to be filled. For the most part the mold lines were able to be filed down without compromising the details of the model.
Well, last night was the last night that the temperature was high enough and the humidity low enough for priming, so I raced through the last of the gap filling and got the big boy primed. As a result I had to skip a few of the in-progress assembly photos I'd hoped to take, in the interest of having a week to paint him that I'd lose if I didn't get him primed!
Here he is crashing an in-progress game of Warhammer. As solid as he looks, the wings and tail are not glued there. Those thick plastic rods are long enough to hold the weight of the wings and tail without falling off. The greenstuff there is designed to further support that hold and prevent the wings from spinning out of control.
Here you can see the greenstuff supporting the right wing. It's carefully sculpted on the shoulder to maintain the flow of the scales and shape of the shoulder. The connection of the wing to the lower body is a little looser because there's an amount of wiggling involved in attaching/detaching the wings for storage. In the end, I don't think that little gap is going to be obvious enough for people to notice it in the context of the model.
You can see a similar amount of gap on the right wing, but again, if people are noticing this then I have done a poor job of painting.
Finally, a look down the center of the model from above, to show how the two wings roughly fit together (in answer to a question about where to position the wings). Notice that the seam between the neck and the body (that I mentioned earlier I didn't intend to gap fix) is completely invisible when viewed from above.
So, there's Angrislaug assembled! As with any large models, there were a few join issues and gaps, and a few mold lines. For the most part, these are disguised in the flow of the model, and as mentioned above, I didn't even feel like some of the gaps needed to be filled. For the most part the mold lines were able to be filed down without compromising the details of the model.
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First off, I forgot to hot-link to the Angrislaug assembly thread on my blog here. It's got a final grade on there that I don't want to degrade the Mierce forums with, so if you want to see how I scored it, you can check it out there.
Now, for what everyone (or at least, like, a handful of you) want to see: paint!
Remember back when Krull intimidated me enough that I put him on a shelf back in September and haven't touched him yet? Angrislaug really, really wanted to do the same thing to me.
See how awesome he is? Check out all his majesty!
I spent an hour last night after priming him just staring at him, trying to figure out how I wanted to paint him up. I went online and started researching draconic color schemes, trying to find one that was just right. When I finally did, and clicked the thumbnail: surprise! It was Sebastian Picque's official Mierce-commissioned Angrislaug. While I try to use the manufacturer's original color schemes where I can, I know that I'm not at Sebastian's level of painting, and just trying to copy what he did is would result in a poor copy of what he did. His work is amazing, and brilliant, and there's a reason that he's paid a lot of money to paint models on commission, and I just paint stuff and post it on a blog.
I grumbled for a bit, and opened a bottle of my second-favorite beer: Avery's Samael (16.8% ABV). I started getting ideas. The Samael ran out, so I poured a pint of my Krull's Sabbitical clone of Avery's The Beast (15% ABV). I drank that pint, too. I started feeling a bit better.
Finally, I pulled out my paint and just started throwing it down on a piece of wood.
Hey, look, an out-of-focus color scheme! I was literally just mixing drops of paint together and slapping them down. However, it provided me a flash of insight. The swatch above is a mix of reds and browns. While I stared at it, I had a nice buzzed flash of insight. My resolve set, I started mixing paint and set of on what I hope will be the coolest paint job I've ever done.
I decided to paint Angrislaug in sections. The model is designed to be detached into four parts - a body, two wings, and a tail - and I'm probably going to paint him in those sections.
The buzzed flash of insight I had was to split my color palette to differentiate between Angrislaug's bare hide, and his armored scales. The palette I mixed above was equal parts of red to brown. For the model, I'm going to throw that proportion off: the skintone will be 2:1 red to brown, and the scales will be 2 brown to 1 red. This will do two things: it will set off the scales and allow me to keep them separate (and darker) from the skintone, which will let me emphasize the shine on them, and it will make this model different from Mierce's official model.
The first layer of red is 2 parts of Vallejo Red to 1 part SS camo Black Brown. I mixed 8 drops to 4, and then added two drops of black to make the tint dark. I'm deliberately trying to keep my colors dark here, to fit the aesthetic of the Darklands, and keeping the option open for me to do some cool source-lighting tricks. I'm using browns instead of yellows for the mix color for the same reason: it'll let me do some source lighting in yellow and make it distinct from the colors actually used to paint the model.
The first shade completed. I've also decided that the underbelly is going to be a lighter shade of brown, and I'm intending to use that lighter shade on the wings (hence why the area between the finials is still black).
Feeling less intimidated, I poured myself a pint of Karbach's Sympathy for the Lager, and kept working.
The second shade is 2 parts Vallejo Red to 1 part Beasty Brown. This time I did the 8:4 mix, but added a single drop of black to keep it dark.
A shot of the wings, to show that they're getting painted too! The tail is getting neglected in this layer, but I'll live with that.
A reverse of the second layer. I'm two layers in, and pour myself another pint.
I painted a third layer (using Vallejo bloody Red and Beasty Brown), but finished at about 2 AM, and with quite a buzz going from all the beer. As a result, I forgot to take pictures of the status! I'll start tomorrow's update with those pictures. Sorry for the inconvenience.
This post on my blog is serving as the repository for the images, so feel free to check it out if you don't want to wait for me to paste it over here (which takes a bit of time). I'll be trying to update it every night I paint (just by dumping commentary-free images on it), so it's the most up-to-date place to find what I'm doing!
Now, for what everyone (or at least, like, a handful of you) want to see: paint!
Remember back when Krull intimidated me enough that I put him on a shelf back in September and haven't touched him yet? Angrislaug really, really wanted to do the same thing to me.
See how awesome he is? Check out all his majesty!
I spent an hour last night after priming him just staring at him, trying to figure out how I wanted to paint him up. I went online and started researching draconic color schemes, trying to find one that was just right. When I finally did, and clicked the thumbnail: surprise! It was Sebastian Picque's official Mierce-commissioned Angrislaug. While I try to use the manufacturer's original color schemes where I can, I know that I'm not at Sebastian's level of painting, and just trying to copy what he did is would result in a poor copy of what he did. His work is amazing, and brilliant, and there's a reason that he's paid a lot of money to paint models on commission, and I just paint stuff and post it on a blog.
I grumbled for a bit, and opened a bottle of my second-favorite beer: Avery's Samael (16.8% ABV). I started getting ideas. The Samael ran out, so I poured a pint of my Krull's Sabbitical clone of Avery's The Beast (15% ABV). I drank that pint, too. I started feeling a bit better.
Finally, I pulled out my paint and just started throwing it down on a piece of wood.
Hey, look, an out-of-focus color scheme! I was literally just mixing drops of paint together and slapping them down. However, it provided me a flash of insight. The swatch above is a mix of reds and browns. While I stared at it, I had a nice buzzed flash of insight. My resolve set, I started mixing paint and set of on what I hope will be the coolest paint job I've ever done.
I decided to paint Angrislaug in sections. The model is designed to be detached into four parts - a body, two wings, and a tail - and I'm probably going to paint him in those sections.
The buzzed flash of insight I had was to split my color palette to differentiate between Angrislaug's bare hide, and his armored scales. The palette I mixed above was equal parts of red to brown. For the model, I'm going to throw that proportion off: the skintone will be 2:1 red to brown, and the scales will be 2 brown to 1 red. This will do two things: it will set off the scales and allow me to keep them separate (and darker) from the skintone, which will let me emphasize the shine on them, and it will make this model different from Mierce's official model.
The first layer of red is 2 parts of Vallejo Red to 1 part SS camo Black Brown. I mixed 8 drops to 4, and then added two drops of black to make the tint dark. I'm deliberately trying to keep my colors dark here, to fit the aesthetic of the Darklands, and keeping the option open for me to do some cool source-lighting tricks. I'm using browns instead of yellows for the mix color for the same reason: it'll let me do some source lighting in yellow and make it distinct from the colors actually used to paint the model.
The first shade completed. I've also decided that the underbelly is going to be a lighter shade of brown, and I'm intending to use that lighter shade on the wings (hence why the area between the finials is still black).
Feeling less intimidated, I poured myself a pint of Karbach's Sympathy for the Lager, and kept working.
The second shade is 2 parts Vallejo Red to 1 part Beasty Brown. This time I did the 8:4 mix, but added a single drop of black to keep it dark.
A shot of the wings, to show that they're getting painted too! The tail is getting neglected in this layer, but I'll live with that.
A reverse of the second layer. I'm two layers in, and pour myself another pint.
I painted a third layer (using Vallejo bloody Red and Beasty Brown), but finished at about 2 AM, and with quite a buzz going from all the beer. As a result, I forgot to take pictures of the status! I'll start tomorrow's update with those pictures. Sorry for the inconvenience.
This post on my blog is serving as the repository for the images, so feel free to check it out if you don't want to wait for me to paste it over here (which takes a bit of time). I'll be trying to update it every night I paint (just by dumping commentary-free images on it), so it's the most up-to-date place to find what I'm doing!
Last edited by razormage on Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Fantastic stuff, you have no idea how much this is going to help me. Thank you so much for the effort you put into these posts. I for one, really appreciate it.
Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to seeing more!
-Quuids
Edit: typo
Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to seeing more!
-Quuids
Edit: typo
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I'm glad the assembly post is being helpful and enjoyed! I wish my paint job was doing the model justice, as I'm very disheartened with where I am right now. I just have to keep reminding myself that I haven't done the last few highlights, and they're the ones that make the model look amazing. Here's what I accomplished last night.
Well, as promised, we'll start off with the third layer from yesterday. This one is 2 parts Bloody Red : 1 part Bestial Brown. No black was added, which is why it's so crisp.
A reverse of the third layer. I'm using a Size 2 brush from Games & Gears, and viewing it today realize I was doing a lot of drybrushing, which I try to avoid. We'll see if I can rescue the paint job in the next few layers...
The third layer on the left wing.
Third layer on the right wing. No politics jokes, please.
Here's the fourth layer. I switched to a Games & Gear 0 for this one, but it's still looking a lot more drybrushed than I want, and I feel like I'm losing a lot of detail. I might have to just start over if I can't fix it.
A close-up on the face for the fourth layer. You can see the rough transition strokes from the drybrushing. The fourth layer is 2 parts Bloody Red : 1 part Plague Brown.
The left side, fourth layer.
For the fifth layer I switched over to a Winsor-Newton Series 7, and upped the mix to 2 parts Hot Orange : 1 part Plague Brown.
You can see that the colors are starting to pop out in my typical style.
A reverse view of the fourth layer. The Winsor-Newton brush is giving me more control, but I'm still not satisfied, as you'll see in a second.
Here's a close up (and for some reason poorly exposed) shot of the head. I can see really rough transitions in this layer, and feel like I'm trashing a lot of the detail with this paint job. At 2 AM I quit for the night, thoroughly disheartened.
Once in bed, I laid awake for a while trying to figure out how I'm going to salvage the paint job. For now, I think I'm going to do the last two layers of highlights, and then see if I can run a midtone red glaze to clean up the transitions. If that doesn't work, well, I can always paint over it! We'll see what tomorrow brings!
Well, as promised, we'll start off with the third layer from yesterday. This one is 2 parts Bloody Red : 1 part Bestial Brown. No black was added, which is why it's so crisp.
A reverse of the third layer. I'm using a Size 2 brush from Games & Gears, and viewing it today realize I was doing a lot of drybrushing, which I try to avoid. We'll see if I can rescue the paint job in the next few layers...
The third layer on the left wing.
Third layer on the right wing. No politics jokes, please.
Here's the fourth layer. I switched to a Games & Gear 0 for this one, but it's still looking a lot more drybrushed than I want, and I feel like I'm losing a lot of detail. I might have to just start over if I can't fix it.
A close-up on the face for the fourth layer. You can see the rough transition strokes from the drybrushing. The fourth layer is 2 parts Bloody Red : 1 part Plague Brown.
The left side, fourth layer.
For the fifth layer I switched over to a Winsor-Newton Series 7, and upped the mix to 2 parts Hot Orange : 1 part Plague Brown.
You can see that the colors are starting to pop out in my typical style.
A reverse view of the fourth layer. The Winsor-Newton brush is giving me more control, but I'm still not satisfied, as you'll see in a second.
Here's a close up (and for some reason poorly exposed) shot of the head. I can see really rough transitions in this layer, and feel like I'm trashing a lot of the detail with this paint job. At 2 AM I quit for the night, thoroughly disheartened.
Once in bed, I laid awake for a while trying to figure out how I'm going to salvage the paint job. For now, I think I'm going to do the last two layers of highlights, and then see if I can run a midtone red glaze to clean up the transitions. If that doesn't work, well, I can always paint over it! We'll see what tomorrow brings!
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Who wants to see more Angrislaug? This guy!
Friday night, I resolved to plow along and see how it looks with all the highlights done. So resolved, I mixed a concoction of 3 Hot Orange : 1 Dwarf Flesh. I dropped brush size to a 00, and set to work!
The reverse of the face. There are places the highlights are working - like the feet and hands - and places they are not - like the biceps.
The two wings get off pretty easily, because they're only minor amounts of painting.
For the sixth layer, I went all dwarf skin. This had the effect of "yellowing" the skintone, but it was required because the orange was just pulling the shade too dark.
At a distance, the transititions don't seem so bad.
In the close-up of the face, you can see that the transitions are looking cleaner as the highlighting continues. It's the larger, flatter areas that seem to be suffering from the style.
Stuck the wings back in for a full-body shot.
For the final layer, I added some white to the last mixture and used it very sparingly.
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Again, it's working on the smaller portions, but I'm unconvinced about the larger. Maybe it's because there are large, unpainted black areas tricking my eye? I guess that's the next stop!
After taking Saturday night off for some much-needed sleep after eight 2-AM nights in a row, I started Sunday on the brown shade. These will be used for the scales on the top of the model and the interior of the wings.
For the first blurry layer, I started with 6 parts SS Camo Black Brown : 3 parts Red : 2 parts Black. See the symmetry between this color and the reds? Yep, the reds and browns are reversed. Hopefully it will make the model seem cohesive, with the same tints running throughout.
A shot of the base coated wings.
The inside gets the same layer as the outside, though the highlighting will be inverted.
Finally, some paint on the tail!
For the second layer, I used 6 parts Bestial Brown : 3 parts Red : 1 part Black.
You can see that the contours of the scale, along with the texture sculpted into it, is going to make my life a lot easier for this shade than the red. I can be lazier painting, and let the model do more of the work!
I hit 1:30, and called it a night. Tonight, I hope to get three more layers down on the brown. We shall see how I can do; the middle layers seem to take the longest!
Friday night, I resolved to plow along and see how it looks with all the highlights done. So resolved, I mixed a concoction of 3 Hot Orange : 1 Dwarf Flesh. I dropped brush size to a 00, and set to work!
The reverse of the face. There are places the highlights are working - like the feet and hands - and places they are not - like the biceps.
The two wings get off pretty easily, because they're only minor amounts of painting.
For the sixth layer, I went all dwarf skin. This had the effect of "yellowing" the skintone, but it was required because the orange was just pulling the shade too dark.
At a distance, the transititions don't seem so bad.
In the close-up of the face, you can see that the transitions are looking cleaner as the highlighting continues. It's the larger, flatter areas that seem to be suffering from the style.
Stuck the wings back in for a full-body shot.
For the final layer, I added some white to the last mixture and used it very sparingly.
[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m65yL6z-GVE/UvjprKjGN0I/AAAAAAAACKI/Su5EyvskTOo/s640/blogger-image--971964733.jpg/img]
Again, it's working on the smaller portions, but I'm unconvinced about the larger. Maybe it's because there are large, unpainted black areas tricking my eye? I guess that's the next stop!
After taking Saturday night off for some much-needed sleep after eight 2-AM nights in a row, I started Sunday on the brown shade. These will be used for the scales on the top of the model and the interior of the wings.
For the first blurry layer, I started with 6 parts SS Camo Black Brown : 3 parts Red : 2 parts Black. See the symmetry between this color and the reds? Yep, the reds and browns are reversed. Hopefully it will make the model seem cohesive, with the same tints running throughout.
A shot of the base coated wings.
The inside gets the same layer as the outside, though the highlighting will be inverted.
Finally, some paint on the tail!
For the second layer, I used 6 parts Bestial Brown : 3 parts Red : 1 part Black.
You can see that the contours of the scale, along with the texture sculpted into it, is going to make my life a lot easier for this shade than the red. I can be lazier painting, and let the model do more of the work!
I hit 1:30, and called it a night. Tonight, I hope to get three more layers down on the brown. We shall see how I can do; the middle layers seem to take the longest!
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Hey Ryan, i think is gonna be a stunning model! I really like the color choice, and u are doin a great job on that. Take your time and make him mighy! ANd this deserve a mighy base too! And now i'm tempetd to buy this beast too.......i always told myself i could resist some dragons and big demons.....but seein you guys paintin them, well...
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Looking much better now Ryan. Makes a big difference getting another colour on instead of the black undercoat. Keep up the good work
As I always say. At the end of the day.................it goes dark
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For the third layer, I chose to skip the Hot Orange mix I'd used for the reds, in the hopes of keeping the tint on the browner shade. This one is 3 parts Bloody Red : 6 parts Bestial Brown.
It's going very burnt orange, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
On the reverse, you can see the difference in tint on the midtones between the scales and the skin.
The model's so large, my phone's having trouble keeping it in focus! Here's a reverse of the third layer.
For the fourth layer, I used 3:1 Dwarf Fleshtone to Bloody Red.
You can see those two color swatches starting to blend into each other. Here's hoping the final stages of highlighting will separate them again!
A shot of some of the wing detail, which looks kind of sloppy this morning.
A shot of the scales along the tail, and the back.
A close-in shot on the head.
A shot of the wing interiors. I think they're going to need a glaze at the end to clean up some of the muddiness.
Along the flank, showing the torso scales and interior of the left wing.
For the next layer, I kept the 1 part bloody red, but this time used 3 parts Pale Flesh.
A close-in shot of the head, right shounder, and neckline, with the wings and tail in the background.
Tomorrow's task: the last two highlights of the scales, and then we move on to the last color mix: the claws, teeth, horns, and chest scales!
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He is big, he is red and he is coooooool...
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This is incredible, everyone on this forum is very talented! I'll be following your steps with similar colors when I have the courage to put him together.
Thanks for all the photos and keep them coming!
Thanks for all the photos and keep them coming!
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Another day, another update! Last night I finished off the white/red for the scales and wings, and started on the chest plate, claws, and horns.
First off, someone on Dakka asked for a scale pic, so here's Angrislaug with a Savage Orc. Yes, I'm still too lazy to go upstairs into my office and grab a Space Marine.
Next to last highlight was pure Pale White, as the Elf Flesh was going a tad more pink than I was hoping for.
You can see the difference in highlight intensity between the scales and the wings; while both are the same color range, this should make them appear to be different.
A closer shot of the tops of the wings.
A reverse view showing how the scales seem to be going bone colored, while the wings go light red/orange.
For the final highlight on the scales, I broke my normal rule and went pure white. Usually I'd do a 50/50 of Pale Flesh to white, but I really wanted the scales to have a hit of glossiness to them. As usual, this final layer is what gives it that "pop". This was done very delicately, with a Winsor-Newton 000 brush.
Front-angle shot of the final scale highlight.
Again, a reverse view showing the difference between the wing highlighting and the scales.
Once the scales were done, I threw down a very fast layer for the next component: the horns, claws, and chest (aka the "bony bits").
I started with my favorite brown utility color, SS Camo Black Brown.
There's not much of a visual difference between that and the black primer, is there?
One quick, final, 2-AM-semi-blurry shot of the next layer, which was 50/50 SS Camo Black Brown and Leather brown.
First off, someone on Dakka asked for a scale pic, so here's Angrislaug with a Savage Orc. Yes, I'm still too lazy to go upstairs into my office and grab a Space Marine.
Next to last highlight was pure Pale White, as the Elf Flesh was going a tad more pink than I was hoping for.
You can see the difference in highlight intensity between the scales and the wings; while both are the same color range, this should make them appear to be different.
A closer shot of the tops of the wings.
A reverse view showing how the scales seem to be going bone colored, while the wings go light red/orange.
For the final highlight on the scales, I broke my normal rule and went pure white. Usually I'd do a 50/50 of Pale Flesh to white, but I really wanted the scales to have a hit of glossiness to them. As usual, this final layer is what gives it that "pop". This was done very delicately, with a Winsor-Newton 000 brush.
Front-angle shot of the final scale highlight.
Again, a reverse view showing the difference between the wing highlighting and the scales.
Once the scales were done, I threw down a very fast layer for the next component: the horns, claws, and chest (aka the "bony bits").
I started with my favorite brown utility color, SS Camo Black Brown.
There's not much of a visual difference between that and the black primer, is there?
One quick, final, 2-AM-semi-blurry shot of the next layer, which was 50/50 SS Camo Black Brown and Leather brown.
Re: Razormage's Angrislaug WiP
You did a damn quick great job!!!
Have you think to wash some parts of the miniature with blue or purple to create more tones on the miniature?
Many thanks.
Adiós!
Have you think to wash some parts of the miniature with blue or purple to create more tones on the miniature?
Many thanks.
Adiós!
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Re: Razormage's Angrislaug WiP
Lovely work so far.
Also, isn't she a she?
Also, isn't she a she?
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Looks awesome to follow this progress.
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I got her 98% finished last week, but for some reason my phone has been unwilling to update blogspot (which I use for my image repository) until now. Let me know what you guys think! In a non-typical fashion, I even have lessons learned for myself at the bottom.
First layer on the "bone" colors - a 50/50 mix of SS Camo Black Brown and Leather Brown.
The second layer was all Leather Brown.
Looking at the layer closer, I probably should have done a 2:1 Leather Brown to SS Camo Black, but I've done what I have done!
A distant shot of the third layer, which was 50/50 Leather Brown and Bone White.
Fourth layer: all Bone White
A close-up shot of the wing to let you see the detail of this sculpt!
A distance shot of the next to last layer. I did one more after this at 50/50 Bone White to White, but I'm holding off on showing the final model in case I want to submit this to a WAMP contest.
The model was a joy to paint, and I enjoyed every single layer. Looking at it finished, I see areas I can improve if I want to paint a second Angrislaug.
First, I started my colors at least one layer too dark. On a model this large, I don't need to exaggerate the light/dark contrast as much as I do on an infantry model, so I don't have to draw the paint into darker shades as much. The contour of the models and natural shading will help that, and I don't have to force it so much with paint.
Second, my colors are too close together. The wings and wing membranes were supposed to be two distinctive colors, but they have drifted too close together because their last few highlights are almost identical. Similarly, the color of the scales is too close to the "bone" color I used. The palette decision was made in case I chose to source light the model (which I still intend to do at some point), where using yellows would interfere in that effect. As it sits right now, though, the model just sort of blends together.
Still, for what I accomplished in 10 days work, I'm pleased with myself. I'd give myself a solid B on this one, and look forward to improving on it with Angrislaug II: Angrierslaug!!
First layer on the "bone" colors - a 50/50 mix of SS Camo Black Brown and Leather Brown.
The second layer was all Leather Brown.
Looking at the layer closer, I probably should have done a 2:1 Leather Brown to SS Camo Black, but I've done what I have done!
A distant shot of the third layer, which was 50/50 Leather Brown and Bone White.
Fourth layer: all Bone White
A close-up shot of the wing to let you see the detail of this sculpt!
A distance shot of the next to last layer. I did one more after this at 50/50 Bone White to White, but I'm holding off on showing the final model in case I want to submit this to a WAMP contest.
The model was a joy to paint, and I enjoyed every single layer. Looking at it finished, I see areas I can improve if I want to paint a second Angrislaug.
First, I started my colors at least one layer too dark. On a model this large, I don't need to exaggerate the light/dark contrast as much as I do on an infantry model, so I don't have to draw the paint into darker shades as much. The contour of the models and natural shading will help that, and I don't have to force it so much with paint.
Second, my colors are too close together. The wings and wing membranes were supposed to be two distinctive colors, but they have drifted too close together because their last few highlights are almost identical. Similarly, the color of the scales is too close to the "bone" color I used. The palette decision was made in case I chose to source light the model (which I still intend to do at some point), where using yellows would interfere in that effect. As it sits right now, though, the model just sort of blends together.
Still, for what I accomplished in 10 days work, I'm pleased with myself. I'd give myself a solid B on this one, and look forward to improving on it with Angrislaug II: Angrierslaug!!
Re: Razormage's Angrislaug WiP
Amazing work Ryan! As for WAMP, I clarified with them last year, you can show the finished result here in the WIP. They just say it has to be 'new work' so that the same model doesn't get entered into lots of comps.
I'm dying to see the final pics dude!
I'm dying to see the final pics dude!
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Impressive!
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