From the painting desk #10
February 12, 2011I’ve gotten some painting done after a while, here are my two latest.
The first one is a werewolf from West Wind (see the review). A very simple, down to earth paintjob, but I think he came out pretty fine. It’s been a good while since I added stuff to my Underworld project, so maybe I’ll eventually finish that, after all.
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The second one is a Horrorclix Alien repaint. Since the Aliens are based on the dire AvP movie, there are a few miniatures that are attached to scenery elements, such as columns or walls. The old stone wall didn’t really suit my Aliens, so I slapped some old bits and pieces on it, covered it with loads of greenstuff, painted it to match my Aliens and smeared some glue over it for that creepy slime look. I think the matt wall works nicely with the glossy Alien, and I’m quite happy with the way the whole thing turned out. A lot of GS went into it, though! There’s a before/after shot below, although It’s not the same model obviously. I’ve photoshopped the Alien on the right a bit, since black is a real bastard to photo.
Before/after. Click for a larger version.
Comments more than welcome, as always!
Dawn of the Lead 
Excellent work on both but the alien just edges it.
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Cool stuff, especially the alien!
Reminds me of the movies, when they appear from the walls. 8)
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Thanks for the comments! Tobbe, that’s great to hear, since it was the effect I was going for.
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