kellinator: (Martina)
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I've been painting this mini for a miniature exchange and she's taken freakin' forever. Of course, this is because I already had a mini finished (and nicer than this one, even!) but tried to spray it with Dullcote while I was not yet fully awake and hit it with a dusting of white primer instead. D'oh. Anyway, here she is. The picture's a little dark, so I assure you that she does actually have eyes. I outlined them in black for the kohl look. I'm particularly pleased with her wings.


Fatima the Prophetess

So, am I improving?

Date: 2004-12-16 11:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mgrasso.livejournal.com
*gasp* Hell YEAH. That's frigging PHENOMENAL work. Wow.

Date: 2005-01-05 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you! :D

Date: 2004-12-16 11:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] renaissancekat.livejournal.com
Ack! I'm burning!

:-D

Date: 2004-12-16 12:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arkhamrefugee.livejournal.com
GAWD DAY-YUM

Yes, I should smile and say that you are improving

Date: 2005-01-05 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you! :D

Date: 2004-12-16 12:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heathrow.livejournal.com
That is seriously impressive.

Date: 2005-01-05 11:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
*blush* Thank you! :D

Date: 2004-12-16 12:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stevietee.livejournal.com
Very cool, Kel! WAY better than the painting I posted earlier! :D

Date: 2005-01-05 11:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Aww, you're too kind! (and too hard on yourself!)

Date: 2004-12-16 12:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] streamweaver.livejournal.com
Oh definitly! Very cool mini.

Date: 2005-01-05 11:32 pm (UTC)

I am not all that "into" minis

Date: 2004-12-16 01:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com
but that is seriously good!

*commends you*

Date: 2004-12-16 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spiritchaser1.livejournal.com
Great job! :)

Date: 2005-01-05 11:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you! :D

Date: 2004-12-16 01:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kobrin.livejournal.com
Awesome job on the miniature. *applauds*

I love how the wings turned out, and the ankh head on the staff also.

Date: 2005-01-06 12:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thanks so much! :)

Date: 2004-12-16 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vill.livejournal.com
Holy Poggioli!

Date: 2005-01-06 12:08 am (UTC)

Date: 2004-12-16 04:22 pm (UTC)
dwivian: (Default)
From: [personal profile] dwivian
May I point out that you suck rocks?

::grumble, green, grumble, stupid joneses, grumble, self-loathing::

Date: 2005-01-06 12:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Now now. If I can do this, damn sure everyone can.

Date: 2005-01-06 01:36 am (UTC)
dwivian: (Default)
From: [personal profile] dwivian
Oh, HELL no. With my tremor, I'd be painting seismic disturbances all over the thing.

You're good. And I hate you. :-P

Date: 2004-12-16 05:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] breakableheart.livejournal.com
I'm presuming it's small (since you call it a miniature). The detail is amazing. Wow! This is very lovely, and it looks like you took a great deal of time and painstaking work to make her so pretty - but I'm rather dim and I have no idea what this is for! Is this a hobby? What's a miniature exchange? Do you only paint in a particular theme, or would you also do a butterfly or a puppy?

Date: 2005-01-06 12:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you! This is a 25-millimeter scale minature figure, used for tabletop role-playing games and the strategy wargame Warlord. A lot of us painters (most of whom are much better than I am) hang out at the Reaper Miniature forums (http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?act=idx), and that's where they got the exchange together -- you paint a mini and send it to someone else and someone sends you one. I could paint other stuff... there are some cool and weird things at Reaper, like fairies and stuff. Here's a link to their webpage if you'd like to see what they have:
http://www.reapermini.com/
Check out the Fantasy Figure Finder!

Date: 2004-12-16 05:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tall-man.livejournal.com
Indeed -- you apparently outlined (and well!), as well as highlighting (drybrush highlights?), and it works well on this mini. Not to mention that you hit the details just right; for example, the highlights on the turquoise on the back of the ankh, and got the darker flesh -- lips and nipples -- just so. I can never do two-tone flesh well, so it always impresses me when someone does.

I give it a solid 7 on the CMON (http://www.coolminiornot.com) scale.

Date: 2005-01-06 01:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Well, I didn't actually darkline -- I've tried it, and can't get the hang of it. But thank you so much! Coming from you, that's high praise indeed.

Date: 2004-12-16 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stronae.livejournal.com
Love the ankh!

Date: 2005-01-06 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you!

Song for You.

Date: 2004-12-16 07:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolven.livejournal.com
The Dresden Dolls - [Amsterdam (Live)]

Date: 2004-12-16 07:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] polychromatic22.livejournal.com
Wow. I've been around exceptional mini painting since I was about 2, and I'm blown away. That's beautiful. The wrapping looks ancient, the shading is just beautiful, and there's a really serious feel of depth to her that is so often lacking in mini painting.
You didn't just paint bit by bit, and you didn't just paint with a broad stroke. You integrated and made everything beautiful without anything being too much. Really good work.

Date: 2005-01-06 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thanks so much, hon. That means a lot.

Date: 2004-12-16 09:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flewellyn.livejournal.com
THAT is damn good.

Wow.

Date: 2005-01-06 12:10 am (UTC)

Date: 2004-12-16 09:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twisteddaydream.livejournal.com
I've not really seen any of your others to tell you if you're improving, but I can tell you that that piece is damned gorgeous. She is absolutely stunning!

Date: 2005-01-06 12:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thanks so much! :D

Date: 2004-12-17 04:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blueingenue.livejournal.com
Wow....very nice.

Date: 2005-01-06 12:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kellinator.livejournal.com
Thank you! :)

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