Semi[OT][Paint] Painting a Dracolich
hikaru
several months ago, and in the D&D campaign I am running ( My boys-and girl
too- are up to 13th Level ! Im so proud *tears up*) It will be needed soon.
Now, this isnt a model you go halfway with- im building a massive base for
it and everything. My problem is that Im not sure how to paint it. I have
done plenty of undead- tons of skellies- and I have done large models,
including a green dragon that masses greater than the dracoliche ( Gauth, by
reaper Minis). Thing is, I used inks on the green dragon, and I think the
traditional drybrushing techniques I normally use for skellies might break
down on the hyper-detailed, very large dracoliche. Any suggestions as to how
to take this monster on? I have assembled and pinned the model, all that is
left is painting, then placing it on its base . What advice do the veteran
painters on thsi group offer ?
Thanks in advance,
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John Hwang
>might break down on the hyper-detailed, very large dracoliche.
You'd be wrong.
Sort of.
You should see the pastel (essentially similar to drybrushing) techniques the
military modelers use for competition, and *those* models are what *really*
count as hyper-detailed.
>Any suggestions as to how to take this monster on?
What you need to do is to adapt for scale. That means more variation of color
from light to dark.
I would suggest that you start with a blended multi-tone "true" highlighting
and shading approach, wash to blend the colors together and deepen shadows,
then a feather-light drybrushing.
There's nothing wrong the fundamentals of staining/washing and
layering/drybrushing. It's just on a larger model, you'll need to use both of
them to compement each other and the model.
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> I purchased one of the old, OOP , limited edition Ral Partha Dracoliches
> several months ago, and in the D&D campaign I am running ( My boys-and girl
> too- are up to 13th Level ! Im so proud *tears up*) It will be needed soon.
> Now, this isnt a model you go halfway with- im building a massive base for
> it and everything. My problem is that Im not sure how to paint it. I have
> done plenty of undead- tons of skellies- and I have done large models,
> including a green dragon that masses greater than the dracoliche ( Gauth, by
> reaper Minis). Thing is, I used inks on the green dragon, and I think the
> traditional drybrushing techniques I normally use for skellies might break
> down on the hyper-detailed, very large dracoliche. Any suggestions as to how
> to take this monster on? I have assembled and pinned the model, all that is
> left is painting, then placing it on its base . What advice do the veteran
> painters on thsi group offer ?
> Thanks in advance,
>
As I remember, when I painted it sometime in the distant past, I started
with a base of Raw Sienna, and then started brushing on thin successively
lighter layers of of a Raw Sienna-White mix. Until the highlights where
almost white...
It might be easier though to start with a white primer and then give it a
wash of dark brown (paint not ink), then go for the highlights and use
dark brown ink in the joints and crevices to give a similar effect. Go to
Wally World or a craft store and try to find some red crystal beads for
the eye sockets...
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"hikaru" <hik...@diespamdie.rfci.net> wrote in message
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> I purchased one of the old, OOP , limited edition Ral Partha Dracoliches
> several months ago, and in the D&D campaign I am running ( My boys-and
girl
> too- are up to 13th Level ! Im so proud *tears up*) It will be needed
soon.
> Now, this isnt a model you go halfway with- im building a massive base for
> it and everything. My problem is that Im not sure how to paint it. I have
> done plenty of undead- tons of skellies- and I have done large models,
> including a green dragon that masses greater than the dracoliche ( Gauth,
by
> reaper Minis). Thing is, I used inks on the green dragon, and I think the
> traditional drybrushing techniques I normally use for skellies might break
> down on the hyper-detailed, very large dracoliche. Any suggestions as to
how
> to take this monster on? I have assembled and pinned the model, all that
is
> left is painting, then placing it on its base . What advice do the veteran
> painters on thsi group offer ?
> Thanks in advance,
>
buggers for years!!
Get a copy of Military Modelling and see the techniques used on large scale
figures and armour is probably your best bet.
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est
who is damned jealous and if anyone has one for sale is really really
interested.
hikaru
"The shuffling Shambling Zombiefied corpse of estarriol"
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>
>
> All I can say is, you git git git git, I have been after one of those
> buggers for years!!
>
I did an eBay search practically every day for the better part of three
months before I finally sniped one out from another guy.The bastard cost me
125 American, plus shipping from the UK- they arent cheap, mind you. dropped
an entire reserve check on it, finished pinning it last week. 11 Pins- thank
God for my Dremel, or I would have carpel tunnel so bad I wouldnt be able
to pick up the model now.
> Get a copy of Military Modelling and see the techniques used on large
scale
> figures and armour is probably your best bet.
>
Is that a magazine or book?
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>
> > Get a copy of Military Modelling and see the techniques used on large
> scale
> > figures and armour is probably your best bet.
> >
>
> Is that a magazine or book?
>
>
>
Magazine
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posted on this day, the 3780th of September in the year 1993...