Reaper Lupine Shaman

[Vicky]

Hey everyone, this is my first post to the forums!

This is a Reaper Warlord figure I painted after attending the Reaper Artist Con in October using a new technique I learned for painting hair and fur. Check him out and let me know what you think. Thanks!


Click here.

 

[Ogrebane]

Hi Vicky and welcome to the forums. I hope you dont get put off by the guys here. they may be a liitle blunt but they mean well. I mean after all we spend all our time painting toy soldiers so we cant be taken too serious.

OK on to your first post. Very nice for a first post. One thing you shouldnt do is under rate your mini when you post it. IMHO it was a 7.5 at least. Nicely painted. the loin cloth could have used some free hand but that just my tastes. I voted an 8 cause I think its that good. I hope we see yo again in the forums and the mini section.

 

[supervike]

That guy is cool! I love the dark mood you have created. The fur technique is very realistic, and that green color looks stellar.

I vote a 9!

Oh and welcome to the forums!!

 

[dauber22]

I really like the contrast between the \"furry\" fur and the satiny fabric of the loincloth. You seem to have a real flair for textures. The bones really look like bones, from a texural view, as does the walkingstick look like wood. Very nice!

Welcome to the Forums. Hang around and enjoy.

 

[Ebonbuddha]

Voted and commented on. Welcome to the made house.

 

[Vicky]

Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome and wonderful comments! I appreciate your encouragement very much!

I\'m glad you all liked the fur. My husband and I recently attended Reaper\'s Artist Con and one of the classes I attended was about painting fur and hair textures taught by Reaper\'s staff painter, Anne Foerster. It was great! The technique is wet on wet for the base coat and I used photo reference as a guide for the color fur I wanted. I think the process works very well.

Looking forward to seeing all of your work, too! Thanks, again!

 

[Einion]

Hiya Vicky, did the vote thing. My first thoughts on the photos are they\'re a little small and a touch dark, makes it difficult to try to judge the actual appearance. On the painting, the fur areas I think are generally quite nice, good transitions from colour to colour, and I do like the dark base. Personally I would like the highlights on the green to be a touch more neutral (just a taste thing) and overall for there to be a little more directional lighting, AKA overhead or zenithal shading.

Originally posted by Ogrebane
One thing you shouldnt do is under rate your mini when you post it.

Underrating is bad? I thought it would come across as modesty. Definitely better than overrating though I bet

Einion