The big areas of flesh asked for experimentation. Painting was done over a zenith-style applied spray-priming. Primed in two goes - black from underneath and white from above. Over this I tried mixing Winsor & Newton gloss varnish with The old Citadel Elf Flesh plus some white for the base colour. Painting with this transparent colour the transition shows through leaving a subtle dark grey shading. Adding the gloss varnish gave a slight shine to the colour and also resulted in a very smooth surface. Over this I added colour using various inks - Citadel, Vallejo, W&N, and I have started adding some highlights. That is the flesh so far:
Still a lot of work to do on the flesh. On the rest of the mini I have just blocked colours in and added some washes to darken the areas. For the overall colour scheme I am planning towards a mix of black, white, gold, and flesh ... with a hint of purple, and finally with a strong but weathered yellow dominating the base. I'm really with the direction of the paintjob so far and I look forward to see where it will go from here.
That's amazing. Floating fat guy. Reminds me of Baron Harkonnen :)
ReplyDeleteHarkonnen is what I'm getting from it too. I love the disconnect between the huge mass and the lack of support.
ReplyDeleteWhat a concept! This is brilliant!
ReplyDeletehaha! great minds etc - the Baron was precisely what I thought when I saw him :D
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with the usual superb execution
I love the concept, makes for a interesting mini. I Look forward to seeing the finished model.
ReplyDeleteCheers. The Harkonnen Baron reference actually first came to my notice when I had played a little around with the parts for the conversion. I suppose this is about the general visual appearence and the contradiction between the mass and the fact that he is floating. As direct references for the daemonhost I can point out two of my central GD-pieces. My Mercenary Captain (Dec1999/UKGD2000) and my Missionary Judge (UKGD2006). The models have similar style and mood. The head is by the same sculptor, Brian Nelson, on all three models.
ReplyDeleteLooking good Jakob. The metal on the leg armour is great. I also like that he is a ginger.
ReplyDeleteJeg er en smule målløs. Og en smule imponeret. Og glad for at få lov til at se dit arbejde :-)
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@ Peter: Well, let's see how he ends up. Freckles would be a nice touch, but I am somewhat in doubt about the reddish beard.
ReplyDelete@ Trine: "speechless", eh? I am taking that as a compliment. :)