Middle Kingdoms Team - WON BY SANN0638!!

[The Painted Goblin]

I've been very busy tonight:-

Cyclops with flesh tones fully highlighted:-


Cyclops with loincloth fully highlighted:-


Cyclops with blue stuff fully highlighted:-


Throwers with flesh tones fully highlighted:-


Throwers with yellow bits fully highlighted:-


Throwers with blue stuff fully highlighted:-


Strikers with flesh tones fully highlighted:-


Strikers with yellow bits fully highlighted:-


Strikers with blue stuff fully highlighted:-


Safeties with flesh tones fully highlighted:-


Safeties with yellow bits fully highlighted:-


Safeties with blue stuff fully highlighted:-


Next to do is the black tunics, bandages, horns, silver bits, sashes and crests - then I need to pick out details on the faces and then do all the bases. I think I might not get them quite finished before I go on holiday, which is really frustrating, but hey-ho!

Thanks for all the comments in this thread, they've all been really appreciated!

[Grumbledook]

looking good, impressed with the speed and all the step by step photos as well

[The Painted Goblin]

Cheers Grum!

I'm not happy with the face mask on one of the safeties, so I might need to re-do that.
I did a bit more last night, but never got round to taking the photos - in fact, it's looking like I'll get them finished before I go on holiday after all! Only need about another hour to tidy them up and base them.

I'll post pics before I go on my jollies

One thing this thread has taught me - there's a good reason the professionals tend to photograph their work "actual size". That's cos when your work is magnified, the photos can magnify and exaggerate any little defect or wobbly line, and detract from the actual quality of the paint job! I'll try and do actual size shots at the end, so that everyone can get a sense of what they really look like.

[JaM]

Very nice.

[browwnrob]

One thing this thread has taught me - there's a good reason the professionals tend to photograph their work "actual size". That's cos when your work is magnified, the photos can magnify and exaggerate any little defect or wobbly line, and detract from the actual quality of the paint job! I'll try and do actual size shots at the end, so that everyone can get a sense of what they really look like.

Ill quote this for truth!

Excellent work and the speed you are churning these out at is phenominal!

Whoever wins this team will be very happy Id say!

[The Painted Goblin]

Finished pics - I'm about to go on holiday, so these are quick photos (lighting wasn't great) - I'll try and take some better ones after I'm back

The whole team:-


Thrower1


Thrower2


Midfielder1


Midfielder2


Striker1


Striker2


Striker3


Safety1


Safety2


Safety3


Cyclops1


Cyclops2

See you after the hols!

(also added to OP)

[The Painted Goblin]

Oh, and just in case you missed it:-

You can win this team!

By entering the Elfball tournament later this year, in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=30980

It's free to enter!

/salesman mode off

[Insane_Prophet]

Very impressed, lovely work and you managed to get it done so quickly as well!

You're right about close up detail photographs, they can certainly call undue attentions to minor problems that usually escape the naked eye during play. I'd say that these photos can hold the paint job up to a high level of scrutiny though, you can be proud of your work.

[Slackjaw]

Awesome job dude, really impressive pace aswell. Sweet colors, can't go wrong with blue and white eh?

I agree with Insane_Prophet, and I find this very annoying when taking pictures myself aswell, and I like your way of first posting close ups, and then a more "real life distance" to the players. You're skilled, and you can be proud of this team.

[The Painted Goblin]

Thank you

My next project will be to paint up the Sarcos team that I ordered at the same time. I think I might do a WIP thread for those, too.

Bloody gorgeous models, they are

[axiom]

Your speed and quality of painting puts me to shame (over a year and I still don't have a fully painted team!). Lovely job and great looking team!

[Norse]

the close up pics were kind of "meh", but the smaller 28mm images make this look like a really good looking team.. I'm not sold on the blue/black/yellow, but that's a personal thing..

one question - why does one midfielder merit a number and the rest are anonymous??

[The Painted Goblin]

Purely because of time constraints - I was wanting to get them photographed and on the site before I went away.
They will all be numbered and re-photographed when I'm back off hols

Really appreciate all the comments - thank you

[The Painted Goblin]

Congratulations Sann0638!!

His win at the Mansfield 2010 tournament means he is now the proud owner of this MK team!

Well done, sir - and only a little bit smug too

[sann0638]

Very excited! And not smug at all