This year is the year of the troll, and to herald such a grand occasion is the Boss Troll himself; Capt'n Gunbjorn. What is "the year of the troll"? I will try to clarify.
I have made myself a goal to collect a army/faction/gang for each wargaming system I can get my paint-stained fingers on, and with my Cryxians verging upon completion, it is on to Hordes.
Why trolls? Simple; they are a bunch of Scottish monsters with big guns and they are smarter than orks (and look better, imho). Once I saw Mr. Gunbjorn here, everything clicked. Being a quarter Scottish the tartans were already decided upon.
The trolls will have a different feel than most of my other collections, they will be more vibrant with brighter, warmer colors. I decided on swamp/marsh- themed bases, far from civilization. I used a collection of cork, tree trimmings (from wire trees), a skeleton arm and aquarium plant to start. After painting some colored lichen and water effects were added.
I love the way NMM can look, so I have been working on how to get the same effect using metallics and washes. I use both highlighting and selective washes to get the effect. (Tutorial? Yes, one day...) Any brass I wanted to keep dark, so it wasn't mistaken for gold. The other tones were kept similar, greens and browns mostly with a bit of blue and yellow.
I entered the Capt'n in this year's GottaCon painting contest and won first! (His cup is bigger than Fester's.) I was surprised to see an amazing squid-faced bloodgorger in second!? Congrats to all the paintcomp winners this year, they were all spectacular!
Until next round.
This year is the year of the troll, and to herald such a grand occasion is the Boss Troll himself; Capt'n Gunbjorn. What is "the year of the troll"? I will try to clarify.
I have made myself a goal to collect a army/faction/gang for each wargaming system I can get my paint-stained fingers on, and with my Cryxians verging upon completion, it is on to Hordes.
Why trolls? Simple; they are a bunch of Scottish monsters with big guns and they are smarter than orks (and look better, imho). Once I saw Mr. Gunbjorn here, everything clicked. Being a quarter Scottish the tartans were already decided upon.
The trolls will have a different feel than most of my other collections, they will be more vibrant with brighter, warmer colors. I decided on swamp/marsh- themed bases, far from civilization. I used a collection of cork, tree trimmings (from wire trees), a skeleton arm and aquarium plant to start. After painting some colored lichen and water effects were added.
I love the way NMM can look, so I have been working on how to get the same effect using metallics and washes. I use both highlighting and selective washes to get the effect. (Tutorial? Yes, one day...) Any brass I wanted to keep dark, so it wasn't mistaken for gold. The other tones were kept similar, greens and browns mostly with a bit of blue and yellow.
I entered the Capt'n in this year's GottaCon painting contest and won first! (His cup is bigger than Fester's.) I was surprised to see an amazing squid-faced bloodgorger in second!? Congrats to all the paintcomp winners this year, they were all spectacular!
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loving this guy - congrats on your win!
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