I was saving this one for next week, but I’m curious as to wether a picture that is wider than taller would get resized, and if in this instance, when clicking over the image it’d open a full size window.
Anyhoo, here she is.
Edit:***Funny, it worked. I might need to add a backshot to my other posts, to have them enlarge to a more viewable size.
Nice use of NMM on the sword, but should it glint from both sides like that from a reflection? Your skills are much better than mine, but this just threw me a little.
Thanks,
Dan
Well, that’s precisely the beauty of NMM. You can place the reflections/highlights any way you see fit to emphasize shapes in a way that is attractive to the eye, not necessarily the way true light would bounce off a polished surface.
This was one of my early attempts on the technique, so I 'd be the first to concede it’s by no means “perfect”, but I still find a lot of things to like about it, and I learned quite a bit from the experience.
Thanks,
Excellent painting. What scale is she ?
Regards, Rick
Confrontation minis are “Heroic” 28 mm, (although, quite honestly, they are more like on the 32-35 mm range).
They normally come with slotted plastic bases, but for this one I removed the tab on her feet, and instead pinned her to a resin base using paperclips.
Another fine model Errex, Keep them comming. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Errex, I noticed in your other post you mentioned NMM and others seem to know what it means. I don’t. Care to enlighten me? Take care.
NMM stands for Non Metallic Metal. It’s a technique that has become something of a staple in fantasy miniature painting of late, that consists, basically, on painting the reflections of light over metallic surfaces without actually using metallic paints. Like greys and blues for steel, or browns for gold/brass.
It is used mostly on rather smallish scales, like 28 to 35 mm models, since these sizes benefit more from the exagerated contrast between highlight and shadow than a regular 54 mm model, although there are some masterfully rendered examples of the technique used on such large models.
very nice thank you.
Oh yeah, I forgot in my first post–I really like the tattoo that you did–did you do that freehand? What size brush?
Don’t worry about your NMM technique–I couldn’t really see anything wrong with it per se–I think it is fantastic! You did an excellent job accentuating the sharp side of the sword (I really like the highlight on the back side of the sword!)
Thanks,
Dan
Oh, yes, the swirly tattoo is freehand.
I used very thin purple ink applied with a 3/0 round sable brush, and waited for it to completely dry before even attempting any toiuch up’s. In hindsight, I could have used a thin flesh wash over the design to help make it look as if it was inside the skin, but at the time I just wasn’t doing that. [:D]
The NMM looks really neat. I’ve never heard of it, nor seen it done until this post. You’ve done a great job. Consider me… ‘educated’…
Murray
Really nice job!! I picked up these figures w hile back, but havent even started them yet. Ive heard of the NMM method, but I still dont know the techniques yet. Are there any sites that explain this further? Like what colors/brands to use.? Id really like to try my hand at that, looks really awesome! thanks for the post
Thanks, monsterarmor. There are several posts on the CMON (www.coolminiornot.com) message boards, and also there are some articles about NMM there (http://www.coolminiornot.com/article).
Another good source for NMM insight is the Headblast Designz forums, (http://www.edv-partner.com/ceno/board/index.php), and, while there, you may want to check out the sites of some of their moderators, especially Mahon’s and Jenova’s (http://www.jenova.dk)
hey, thanks for the sites. I will check them out!