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Article: Painting Fluffy Wolfen
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This complements the writeup you posted on Masterclass rather nicely. I'm still building up the nerve to start my Wolfen, but as I development some other techniques I'm experimenting with, I will begin in earnest to render a fluffy Wolfen. You've really started started something Kat! Cheers, Jack
This complements the writeup you posted on Masterclass rather nicely. I'm still building up the nerve to start my Wolfen, but as I development some other techniques I'm experimenting with, I will begin in earnest to render a fluffy Wolfen. You've really started started something Kat! Cheers, Jack
Cerridwyn1st
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Really cool, Jo, thanks for sharing.
kittykat23uk
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Wow, such a response! Thank you all! I will certainly write more articles in the future about snowy bases once I start work on some more wolfen. At the moment, though, I am working on a GW carnasaur so I'm afraid you'll be waiting a little longer for that one! Not too long I hope 
Valander
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Very nice article, and a very interesting technique! I definitely will want to try painting fur at some point in the future. I think that this technique gives a much more realistic look to the fur than what is possible in sculpting at this scale. To me, sculpted fur/hair usually looks like dreadlocks; this can make it look more like a nice, healthy coat.
OMG where have you been my whole miniature painting life. Great article can't wait to get to my brushes and try it. I hope you take this as a complimant look at the responses and understand how many painters you touched and the best part is we all want to try your technique. Amazing I am humbled..... how about some hints with the snow/water on your bases... begs on hands and knees... please please please
Cosmotiger
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The effect is amazing. It's as if you are sketching the fur effect with a pencil, but it's painted on. The snow bases are amazing, too.
Cosmotiger
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The effect is amazing. It's as if you are sketching the fur effect with a pencil, but it's painted on. The snow bases are amazing, too.
ChuffinGrand
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I need to get started on some Wolfen right away! I just got a Reaper Lupine Shaman and am already looking with distain upon the sculpted coat. This technique will certainly add something more visually pleasing and challenging than painting muscles on a furred creature.
kittykat23uk
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Thanks for all the comments, I'm really pleased people have liked this article. About the snow:
I normally will carve the rocks for the base using insulation styrene (the stuff used for GW's big battle boards you get in their stores) and a scalpel. I may use various other miniatures to further embelish the base. Then I paint the rocks and use a variety of woodland scenics flocks for the various vegetation, you can get this from a model railway store. Once I have the base the way I want it, I mix woodland scenics snow with slightly watered down PVA glue into a thick paste. Then I dab this paste onto the base wherever I want the snow to be. I then let it set for a while. If I want to give the appearence that the snow is melting, I will usually give the edges of the snow area a thin wash of vallejo smoke. For the water/ icicles I use Woodland Scenics water effects, it's like a thick glue that dries clear. You just squeeze some out where you want it and use a sculpting tool to sculpt ripples where you want them. If you want the water to look sparkly like with Agyar's base, paint a river using inks and pearlecent medium, then apply the water effects. You can use very thinned down inks over the top of the water effects to bring out the ripples a bit more, but I find it's best not to overdo it. A quick word of warning, avoid imperial purple! it leaches out into the snow/ water areas and creates a bright purple spot (as on Syriak's Croissant). This is also a problem with using black writing ink. I'll hopefully be doing a step by step guide to snow bases at some point in the future.
I normally will carve the rocks for the base using insulation styrene (the stuff used for GW's big battle boards you get in their stores) and a scalpel. I may use various other miniatures to further embelish the base. Then I paint the rocks and use a variety of woodland scenics flocks for the various vegetation, you can get this from a model railway store. Once I have the base the way I want it, I mix woodland scenics snow with slightly watered down PVA glue into a thick paste. Then I dab this paste onto the base wherever I want the snow to be. I then let it set for a while. If I want to give the appearence that the snow is melting, I will usually give the edges of the snow area a thin wash of vallejo smoke. For the water/ icicles I use Woodland Scenics water effects, it's like a thick glue that dries clear. You just squeeze some out where you want it and use a sculpting tool to sculpt ripples where you want them. If you want the water to look sparkly like with Agyar's base, paint a river using inks and pearlecent medium, then apply the water effects. You can use very thinned down inks over the top of the water effects to bring out the ripples a bit more, but I find it's best not to overdo it. A quick word of warning, avoid imperial purple! it leaches out into the snow/ water areas and creates a bright purple spot (as on Syriak's Croissant). This is also a problem with using black writing ink. I'll hopefully be doing a step by step guide to snow bases at some point in the future.
Dragonsreach
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Well since it seems that my original review has not made it on here (!) I'll try to repeat my comments:
Jo, Thanks for this article, I now understand what you were referring to as Fluffy Wulfen. It's a very clearly defined article and explains very clearly what and how you achieve the effect. Ok I'm now going off to look at all your submissions in a new light! Cheers, Mike.
Jo, Thanks for this article, I now understand what you were referring to as Fluffy Wulfen. It's a very clearly defined article and explains very clearly what and how you achieve the effect. Ok I'm now going off to look at all your submissions in a new light! Cheers, Mike.
kittykat23uk
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