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Post by hyv3mynd on Oct 6, 2015 23:12:10 GMT -5
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Post by nedley on Oct 6, 2015 23:40:08 GMT -5
That's rad, really nice OSL on the sword too.
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Post by nogle on Oct 7, 2015 7:48:57 GMT -5
Did you convert it too? It's a nice Abaddon
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Post by hyv3mynd on Oct 7, 2015 13:26:26 GMT -5
Model was supplied converted and primed. Couple things I would have done differently but it turned out pretty good. I believe it was just a plastic clam pack chaos lord with abaddon's head and 2 hands. I also weighted the base with a heavy washer so he won't tip over and covered the washer with a foam pad similar to a nice chess piece. Signed, dated, and numbered the model too with hopes of more to come.  |
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Post by psykerchild on Oct 7, 2015 15:23:39 GMT -5
Pretty sweet! Mix of airbrush and handbrush?
Curious as to how much you charged or would charge for commission work like that?
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Post by koszkamade on Oct 7, 2015 15:31:28 GMT -5
I love the numbering system! Pray you keep it under 1k models. hahaha
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Post by hyv3mynd on Oct 7, 2015 17:32:36 GMT -5
I started by airbrushing the entire model white to black zenithial pre-shading, same as I do all my models these days. It sounds big, fancy, and intimidating but it's very simple. You can accomplish something similar by priming the model entirely grey, then priming black from the bottom up, and priming white from the top down. Now you have a model with white on the high sides, black on the under sides, and grey in the middle. Then I paint using a wet palette, but the consistency and application is closer to washes rather than thick layers of paint. By applying layers of color washes, you're just tinting the white->black base coat and boom, it's shaded and blended.
I'm not gonna churn out army after army. I've always dreamed of being an artist, but don't want to be a starving artist, so I've always kept a non-art job to pay the bills. So now I'm going to use my commission jobs to be an artist like I've always wanted, hence the signature and number.
Alden ~ continuing on what I talked about above, I'll be taking small commissions of individual models or small units. I want to continue to improve, and push myself as an artist. I'm not going to set "tiers" or painting levels where people can cut corners to cut cost. But every piece will be a work of art that I'm proud to sign and the owner is proud to display. The cost of abaddon was what the client was willing to pay and worth my time. I probably could have asked for more, but he was my first client and I want to build a strong portfolio of works as well as happy customers.
If you're interested in a commission job, message me with the models you want and your budget and we'll see if it'll make both parties happy.
I know it's very wordy and maybe preachy, but this is still my hobby and not a full time commission studio. The back to back brawl wins are prolly the best I'll ever do competitively. Now I want to set my sights on some painting trophies and reputation.
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