Jon Q's Un-official LO Painting Contest.

[Helbrecht]

Abaddon is almost complete, just needs the black highlighted and final touch up of the sword!

Edit: I hope I can complete my entry! I might have broken my thumb playing football, i see the doctor first thing in the morning

[The Paint Monkey]

Oooohhh.... Painting Comp! I'm in. I just undercoated a marine commander for my Crimson Fists too, now this will give me a reason to spend more than 7 minutes on a single figure! Unimaginable paint-time luxury!

Thanks Jon... Thon.

[Jon Quixote]

So, I'm finished with my replacement model but for one thing. The Object Source Lighting (OSL).

It has a shed load of OSL (but no sheds), and since I've never done it before, I'm reluctant to start. And not a little worried of ruining a perfectly good model.

I'm going to take a photo (or two) of it now for comparison & posterity (or posteriority (you'll get that when you see it)), then I'll post them all together.

Before I start, does anyone have any tips on how to do OSL? I'll be checking out CMoN if it comes back online for finished examples, but if you guys have any hints to go about the action of painting it, I'd be grateful.


Thanks to minus t for the spur to get me to try something new. I just hope it works out, because if it doesn't, he'll be getting a kick in the shins at the next Meet.

[minus_t]

Jon, good on ya!

The Brushthralls guide is pretty good (curse them and their talents!), check it out *here*...

The Woldwarden right at the end is particulaly nice, IMO.

I've picked out the mini I'm, gonna be doing, and have cleaned him up.
Will try and base him tomorrow, as well as deciding on my scheme...

-t.

[Cyric the Mad]

As luck would have it, this just happens to coincide with me working on my venerable dreadnought. I might actually be able to enter this one!

[The Paint Monkey]

Wow! I'd forgotten how much I enjoy painting! I mean not just working on a production line. Little bit saddened that I don't seem to have kept up my ability, though.

[DavidVC04]

Originally Posted by Cyric the Mad

As luck would have it, this just happens to coincide with me working on my venerable dreadnought. I might actually be able to enter this one!

You and your 40K ilk are going down, mister.

The Paint Monkey, what are you painting? It better not be some 40K crap.

I'm entering my Tyrant. His Siegebreaker weapon and Mawseeker big name will protect him from your cheap, 40K imitations.

Prepare to be demolished by Blood Gruel the Flatulent, without the help of his deadly winds.

[The Paint Monkey]

Originally Posted by DavidVC04

You and your 40K ilk are going down, mister.

The Paint Monkey, what are you painting? It better not be some 40K crap.

Er... No. No, definately not.


He's an empire general in Termina... Heavy armour and handbolter... Gun! Handgun!


He's from the town of... Crimson Fistburg... in.... Imperiumshire?


So completely WHM. Not a hint of 40k.

[Jon Quixote]

So my first attempt at OSL went horribly wrong.

I will try a less ambitious model next time, and I'll try plain white/orange light.

Grrrr.


Here are before & after shots.


Before


After


Boo hiss.

I think I'll see if I have time to paint something else. Problem is...I'm going on holiday in a week and I prolly won't have time! Curses.

[minus_t]

I don't think it's awful Jon, but it certainly isn't as good as could be hoped...

It kinda looks like you've just boshed some OSL over a finished and fine mini, which is definately not the way forward, IMO.

I actually think that what you've got with the light is pretty good, but the rest of the mini is a little bright.
The lighting seems to clash with what is there, because it doesn't seem to be light, it's almost like a blob of colour on top of the mini, especially with the darkening around it.

If the rest of the mini was darker, and the highlighting based more around the flames on her hands, the effect would work well, I think.

Good on ya for trying something new buddy, sorry it didn't work out as well as you'd hoped, but don't be put off!

-t.