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my first painted zombies! - goodcop2000 - 03-03-2012 01:11 AM
After practicing on the cowboys and Indians I took the plunge and painted 3 of my zombies. My good camera is at work so these photos aren't as detailed, especially the second one when I only had my cell phone handy.
Original zombies:
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After primer and base colors:
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Final results after trying my hand at "washing" and highlighting with blood and varnish added at the end:
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closeups of zombie #1:
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RE: my first painted zombies! - SoCalRMD - 03-03-2012 02:45 AM
That is some good work right there.
RE: my first painted zombies! - phantomninja - 03-03-2012 04:50 AM
Good job, it seems you tidied up your painting skills from your previous test. Nice,dingy and DEAD zombies!!
RE: my first painted zombies! - goodcop2000 - 03-03-2012 04:56 AM
(03-03-2012 04:50 AM)phantomninja Wrote: Good job, it seems you tidied up your painting skills from your previous test. Nice,dingy and DEAD zombies!!
Well the only GOOD zombie is a DEAD zombie! haha
Thanks, socal and pninja. I was more confident about making sure there were no gaps in the paint where different colored items met after having some practice and knowing that I was going to use the wash to fill in.
RE: my first painted zombies! - samuraitrev - 03-03-2012 08:58 AM
Goodcop paints his first ever Zombies and the result is..........WIN!! Well done Goodcop these are better than the indians. More coverage and depth. I like the overall gritty 'look' They look like dirty Zombies who have just walked out of a collapsed building oozing fresh blood.
If I could give you any advice I would go further with the highlighting. You can get dramatic results fast. Be bold. For example On Zombie 1 you could paint a brighter blue on his left leg. Imagine a light source above him so the tops of his leg, shoulders and forearms get a brighter shade if you don't have the brighter colour just mix white with the original base coat.
Overall I would be happy with the results. Also like most things the more you practice the better you will get. My only question is this: Have you been officially Bitten by the painting bug now?
Happy painting
RE: my first painted zombies! - goodcop2000 - 03-04-2012 05:30 AM
(03-03-2012 08:58 AM)samuraitrev Wrote: Goodcop paints his first ever Zombies and the result is..........WIN!! Well done Goodcop these are better than the indians. More coverage and depth. I like the overall gritty 'look' They look like dirty Zombies who have just walked out of a collapsed building oozing fresh blood.
If I could give you any advice I would go further with the highlighting. You can get dramatic results fast. Be bold. For example On Zombie 1 you could paint a brighter blue on his left leg. Imagine a light source above him so the tops of his leg, shoulders and forearms get a brighter shade if you don't have the brighter colour just mix white with the original base coat.
Overall I would be happy with the results. Also like most things the more you practice the better you will get. My only question is this: Have you been officially Bitten by the painting bug now?
Happy painting
Thanks, Samurai. I love the tips! Good to know I can mix my own highlight color instead of having to buy a different shade. I'm definitely hooked on painting stuff now. The main reason I tried it was because I wanted to have the painted minis for the game but I didn't know the painting itself would be so fun.
RE: my first painted zombies! - Pred - 03-04-2012 03:08 PM
Like you Cop, I just wanted to paint my mini's for the game and
became incredibly addicted to getting better and paint figures
with more detail.