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Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:45 pm

Quality painting my friend!! Quality. NMM is something I wish I could get my head around.... so far no luck just odd bits on shin guards etc which turned out ok. Tried a few swords but the least said about them the better. Look forward to more

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Thanks. I've been practising a lot of painting with zenithal lighting and prelighting which I find helps with nmm to identify where to place the highlights.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:21 pm

Great painting (even if I have not a clue what zenithal.... err, thingammyjig lighting means).

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Only a little painting since my last post. Thankfully I am free of social events this weekend!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:39 pm

Inspiring....Lovely paint work!!!!

Red Corsairs · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:35 am

The NMM looks great as always and they look really cool as a group. You'll have one hell of an elf army once they're all painted to that standard!

Troll-king · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:49 am

Really nice paint job. Celeborne, Glorfindel and Erestor are some of my favourite characters, and you have done an amazing job on them. :yay:

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:09 pm

Great painting. Makes me want to throw my poorly painted High Elves in the bin though. :-X

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Hi guys. Since my last update I have had a change of heart on how to paint my elves. The original scheme looked very flat, was difficult to replicate consistently and I felt wasn't in keeping with my usual style. And so they sat on my desk for a couple of months whilst I thought about how best to paint the 200+ miniatures I have before The Hobbit comes out. Finally, I got into the required mindset for painting an army.

Here are the new elves that I started yesterday (I'm hoping to have all 40 done by next weekend):

They are very rough in comparison to what I can normally achieve but the plan is to have all of them at this standard and then touch up the details.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:40 am

I like this new look. The blades could use a brighter metal to them in my opinion.

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:19 am

Eh? I thought this was the DMS thread at first, but it's the MMS thread, are you guys related?

I like the new look better, they do look more interesting, the subtle colours remind me of the grainy images in the Prologue of the FOTR movie.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:24 am

I'm the prettier one lol

Nice work on the elves DM err sorry MMS I too like the new look more the armour has more hmmm whats the word .. definition ? Yeh thats the one .. Nice work matey

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

More elves:

I'm concentrating mostly on the colour harmony trying to achieve a look rather than technique of late.

Erunion · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:26 am

Fantastic work, as always! Your painting is inspirational.

I'd say that your color harmonization is coming along very well.

Not a knock in any way, but something about Cirdan's face reminds me of Tony Shaloub.

werner · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:37 am

Great paintjob, certainly the faces...

Nice detail on legolas.

rheodon · **Joined:** Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:04 pm **Posts:** 97

Wow, the legolas is very well painted!

Raukov · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:20 pm

That looks like great work, but the pics are a little dark for the colours to stand out.

king elessar 2615 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:51 pm

Legolas is amazing with really good higlights, great job

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

Thanks for all the comments. I have been trying new approaches to painting skin and so I'm glad for the positive feedback.

Minimal Monkey Saddle · **Joined:** Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:55 pm **Posts:** 463

I've done a little more work tonight on Cirdan adding some shadows. I will take a better photo when he's finished; the colours aren't so desaturated in real life.

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