Haldir_pl's WiP Arwen Mounted 02/11/11

garmenhord · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:41 pm

stunning paint work!

spuds4ever · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:40 pm

Wow, I hope you're not entering that Haldir to the Awards.

Nice job, how long does it normally take to get your minatures that well painted?

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:02 pm

This one took me about 4 days of focused painting , couple of hours a day.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:03 pm

At least it was worth it

really amazing paint job

hero of gondor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:03 pm

It's just perfect and it has a Wow effect. But I think your style is more fantasy not Lotr. Yes I know that lotr is fantasy but I think you know what I mean.

I first clicked on this thread and I saw your Gamling on the first page and then your Haldir. Man your painting skills are certainly improved.

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:15 pm

Haldir_pl wrote:

PowerofWill wrote:

That's beautiful! Lovely painting and the base is very well done too. I really like the free hand on the cloak. Good luck in the awards!

-PoW

As I told earlier , I'm quite positive I won't enter this one in Awards (since I spoiled the beans now). I'll try to do something better

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear. What I meant to say was good luck with your new project for the awards

. Although, it's kind of hard to imagine something better than your Haldir.

-PoW

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

hey haldir, if you haven't noticed, but I sent you a pm.

thanks

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:22 pm

I just noticed

My inbox was trashed

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

Haldir, I sent you another pm.

thanks

Eaothen-the-brave · **Posted:** Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:23 pm

I got no words to discribe this but.. it's awesome mate! :yay:

keep up the good work!

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:02 am

Okay, my question to you, Haldir.pl, is: How do you, personally, explain the blending technique? I did ask a GW employee this same question and he did give me a brief explanation but I just thought I'd ask someone who obviously knows how to do it well. I had a go at it on a dwarf's cloak once, and needless to say, it didn't turn out too well. :sad:

So could you help a fellow painter?

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:04 pm

I try to achieve smooth transitions but simply using very diluted paint. It requires some time to paint but in the end it's worth it. Also it requires a bit different look a colours, cause the colour you have on palette won't be as bright on mini due to thin layer of paint.

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

Haldir, I sent you a pm

thank you

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:02 pm

That one I didn't (yet) get

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

oops, my bad

I think I forgot to hit the send message, but I think I figured out the problem now.

If I have any other questions, I know where to go!

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

This time, I actually sent a pm to you Haldir, lol. :-D

Feanorthenoldor · **Joined:** Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:44 pm **Posts:** 879

ok Haldir, here are some of my questions.

When highlighting up from the Badab black wash over Boltgun metal, for the very first couple of highlights should I include the wash mixed with Boltgun metal and gradually bring it up back to Boltgun? Or should I use chaos black instead? I'm just very confused on what highlight to do next after the wash.

Also, in your article about Haradrim, I read about how you used a method called filtering for the coat. What is this?

thank you

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:07 am

Just use thinned down Boltgun or add a little black, don't mix washes with paints it's pointless.

Filters are just almost transparent layers of paint to change the hue of the colour.

Haldir_pl · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:00 pm

Back in Lotr range after some streak with 40k.

My exam session work

garmenhord · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:03 pm

Excellent work! Great job! Specially great job on that face. Keep painting like that! :-D

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