Spriggan and Destroyer warjacks

[morsla]

More painting - this time for Lon.

I experimented with a new way of using the white waterslide transfers, in an attempt to make them blend in a bit better. Like last time, I've added some matte varnish and patches of soot and dust to the finished product. This time, I applied the transfers over a coat of gloss varnish, with another gloss coat to seal them in place. It's much harder to see the transparent edges around each number now, so I think I'll probably use this method in future.

I'm also quite happy with how the bronze metallics are turning out. I've used brass and silver paint, and washes of thinned-down black and orange-brown paints to shade the surface. Thin glazes of silver + water seem to be working well for highlighting the raised sections. Here's a shot of the Spriggan, so you can see what I'm talking about...



The Spriggan again:


The Destroyer:


I didn't particularly appreciate TripleJ's "it's just gone six o'clock" timecalls at 7am this morning, as I almost rolled over and went back to sleep for another hour - fortunately, I made it to training on time. I've almost reached the halfway point for the 32 Fan in Tai Chi (over the last two classes...), so I have lots of new things to practice. The last two classes have been "revision" for all the people who trained during Semester 2 last year, so I've had to move quickly to keep up with them.

I've found myself picking up random souvenier-type fans, and being disappointed with their lack of weight - "Hey! This Welcome To Venice fan is a fake! You couldn't kill anyone with it!"

I wish I'd bought a steel fan while travelling last year, but I know I'd only have run into trouble getting it back through Customs.

Comments

[drwally.livejournal.com]

I found the waterslide transfers to be really shiny too.. nice tips but I hardly ever use gloss... probaly the reason my minis are so chipped. Do you cut to contour on the numbers or just cut a rectangle?

[morsla.livejournal.com]

I hardly ever use gloss either - I got a bottle of gloss varnish when I bought my Vallejo paints, and I think I use it about once a year. Sandwiching the transfer between two layers of gloss varnish helps to hide that translucent halo you get from the clear film around the edges, though. Once the top layer dries, I add a layer of matte to kill the shiny finish.

I think I cut a contour around the number six, but the others are just rectangles.