May 15, 2011
Fate Lord Monthu (Shrike) Painting Showcase
A while ago I posted the WIP of Monthu, my counts-as Shrike, after I finished converting him. I finished painting him a bit ago and am finally getting around to putting up some shots of him. Some of the shots are a bit blurry but I don’t feel like setting it up again so they’ll do for now.
The Conversion
Here he is again before painting.
Fate Lord Monthu (Shrike) Gallery
And finished.
Awesome job!
Thanks. He of course plays better now he’s painted. Some how he keeps surviving impossible odds now.
Wow, very cool man. How long did he take you?
Eesh, let’s see. I spent probably 2-4 hours on conversion and sculpting work. Would have been less but I did a jump pack harness for him originally I wasn’t happy with and removed. Painting was ‘quick’ being that it’s mostly black, maybe 1.5 hours there with some of that being waiting on washes to dry.
Unrelated, did I email you or notify you of me nominating you for the Stylish Blogger Award? I can’t recall. If not check this thread: https://creativetwilight.com/2011/05/stylish-blogger-award/
I really like his helmet and the other bone bits.
Thanks.
Being that he’s a Fate Lord for my army (fluffy explanation can be found here: https://creativetwilight.com/librarium/fates-angels/ ), I painted him different than my normal guys. My normal guys have their entire armor painted the color of his helmet. All I do is paint it bleached bone (Vallejo paint), and wash it sepia then highlight with bleached bone and white.
Awesome job on the background. Plus, the name is cool, Fate’s Angels. A good name is pretty darn important I think.
Some of the big original chapters have pretty silly names if you think abut it to much, so I try not to (Wolves . . . in space!)
I appreciate it. It’s been an ongoing process over years. I’m impressed if you read it all :P
True on the names, some of them are damn silly and cliche. It is tough to create a name that is neither of those to someone.