skwonk 7,931 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 The giant flame haired Viking fiercely loyal to Hunlaf the novice Saxon monk from Lindisfarena turned warrior instrumental in the sparing of Runolf's life. Another character from the Matthew Harffy chronicles beginning with 'A Time for Swords.' Trying to simulate red hair is going to be the big factor here as well as the eyes which are quite narrow due to the facial expression. Excellent detail and the seax in it's scabbard fits perfectly. The rear; nice positive location notch for the shield. The front of the shield. The shield dry fitted; a perfect fit. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted Tuesday at 01:47 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:47 PM (edited) Starting on the skin base, wash, highlight etc etc A bit of inspiration. Edited Tuesday at 02:19 PM by skwonk 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted Tuesday at 02:24 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:24 PM Started on the eyes and a bit more skin work. Looks rather pale in this light however. The mixing palette. Washes and colours mixed and often dried out before use. I tend to use a cocky stick to mix as the amounts are more controllable. That bit with the cocky stick in has 5 different colours mixed around the edges of the main base colour. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 16,287 Posted Tuesday at 03:17 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 03:17 PM It looks like a beautifully sculpted model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 7,046 Posted Wednesday at 09:27 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:27 AM 19 hours ago, skwonk said: Started on the eyes and a bit more skin work. Looks rather pale in this light however. I'd suggest pale skin is correct for a red-haired Viking 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted Wednesday at 02:12 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:12 PM Eyes done. Waiting for a base wash to dry before more work on the facial furniture. There is method in my madness of doing this relatively dark wash as a starting point. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 31,449 Posted Wednesday at 07:32 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:32 PM Those eyes look real. It's wonderful to see how your figures come alive slowly but surely as you post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 19,872 Posted Wednesday at 07:47 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 07:47 PM That is impressive Sir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted Thursday at 02:33 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:33 PM Some hair work done with various mixes, bases, washes and dry brushing in no particular order. Yes, I do use my thumb and thumbnail for a dry brush and colour check a lot of the time. Added a slight reddening on some cheek areas, after all it's probably hard work swinging your axe and pillaging the North East coast (standfast Horden,nobody wants to go there). 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Steve 19,872 Posted Thursday at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:54 PM Wow!!! That hair colour is spot on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted Saturday at 06:33 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:33 PM On 26/01/2023 at 16:54, Mad Steve said: Wow!!! That hair colour is spot on. Cheers old bean. I've never painted red hair before so this is new territory for me. Decided to try a bit of injury stuff so this initial mixing was the start. Starting on a bit of injury work. Looks a bit stark in this shot but more work was forthcoming. More mixing for bruises and wounds. The dry brushing and mixing palette has seen a bit of use today. Battle scarring and war wounds. That's what happens when you try and nick a ham and pease pudding stottie off a northern lass. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 16,287 Posted yesterday at 08:23 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:23 AM Looks good. As modellers we've probably all had worse injuries. Perhaps he's preparing to work on a Mach 2 kit? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted 16 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 16 hours ago A bit of cloak work; nothing too exciting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skwonk 7,931 Posted 14 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 14 hours ago A wash to start the fur trim. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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