Meet Steve, a creature of Myth
Steve is a strong,handsome man with a sensitive side. He's as handy with a Hoover as he is with a Glock. He enjoys long walks on the beach as much as he enjoys gathering intel in field.
Trained in rapid response techniques, Steve can answer question like "Does this dress make me look fat?" or "Who is your leader?" with ease under extreme pressure. Not only will Steve listen to an enemy combatant talk under torture, he will listen to a woman talk about her feelings for hours.
Does this mythological creature really exist? I don't know, but if you come across him, will you give him my number?
Steve is from Hasslefree Miniatures, stands at 25mm and was sculpted by Kev White. Curt will only give him five points, but if this thing was being run by a woman, Steve here would be worth a whole lot more than that.
From Curt:
Excellent work Anne.
Ah yes, the eternal question: Is 5 points really enough to please a woman? Anne, just to complete the fantasy I'll nuge Steve up to more <ahem> robust 8 points. ;->
The first one to comment, I think!
ReplyDeleteFantastic work, Anne. Your choice of colours is perfect because it is possible to apreciate the tact/relief of the clothes and bag (this is easier to explain in Spanish!). Really warm and with a base I like a lot.
Thank you Juan!
DeleteLovely figure Anne! But don't most myths have some basis in reality? ;)
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope so.....
DeleteHaha, very good all round. This unicorn-like creature brought much merriment.
ReplyDeleteYou know, a credit of mine is convinced that seahorses are mythical, like unicorns. So sometimes, myths are real after all.
If he's the last one on the planet, I hope he breeds sons that are just like him.
DeleteNice work Anne, but good luck finding someone like that :)
ReplyDeleteNever gonna happen....
DeleteMen like this do exist but women don't fancy them. They live at home with their mothers. They have sad geeky hobbies like train spotting not kick ass hobbies like ours. Still 8 points gets Curt half way round you finger
ReplyDeleteBut do they look like Steve?
DeleteGorgeous painting Anne. Absolutely first rate. Love the highlights on both the hunting jacket and the rest of his attire. Great shades too. Brill stuff :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWell modesty forbids I say too much. And to be honest when you started prattling on about feelings I switched off!
ReplyDeleteHe looks very good though and the blending and colours are tip top.
Oh you silly man, you :0)
DeleteLOL, that gave me a laugh, and the paintjob's ace too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Scott!
DeleteTop painting Anne!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rayolla!
DeleteA great work.. and well rewarded!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave!
DeleteGreat painting Anne and those glasses really came off very well indeed!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thanks Christopher!
DeleteAmazing painting. Really amazing! Indeed this fella is a mythical legend. I once heard he can catch a fish, gut it, cook it and do the dishes and clean up all in the same day! Myth indeed. Cheers and thanks for the fun.
ReplyDeleteDoes he do all that as well? Holy Christ, where can I find him!
DeleteHi Anne,
ReplyDeletegreat work!
fantastic paintjob!
Thank you!
DeleteNot sure what I appreciated more, the brushwork or the damn good laugh. Both were well worth the visit.
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of thing that comes to me late at night when I can't fall asleep. I live in quite a fantasy world.
DeleteReally nice work, Anne! Great idea for a post, too! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kevin!
DeleteThank you for the extra points Curt! You're a real doll!
ReplyDeleteAnne - superb painting of something that a neanderthal such as myself can not even comprehend. I suppose this "Steve" would actually go to the ballet without whining - impossible stuff.
ReplyDeleteCurt - I'd be happy to call you a doll or maybe even sweetie for extra points - 'just saying the offer is out there...
I don't think Steve would go to the ballet or to the opera for that matter. Nor would he eat quiche. Underneath all that sensitivity still beats the heart of a manly man.
DeleteVery nice figure, superbly painted ( as usual :) ) + fine humour & mythological allusions... the ideal post! :D Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeletePerhaps a stretch for the myth round, but there have been precedents. It is a really fantastic figure, I particularly like his face.
ReplyDeleteIt woul have been a stretch and that's one of the reasons I think it's just as well that I forgot to photograph him. In the end it's more fun as a single funny post.
DeleteFantastic painting and description. If this was your Myth entry, I can't wait to see your comedy entry ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm working on that now. I've these outrageous dancing Pygmies wearing overly large tiki masks. I just hope I remember to take pics of them.
DeleteIt's tough to make earth tones look bright and engaging and still be able to call them earth tones, but by gum you've done it here!
ReplyDeleteAlso, am I the only one getting a serious Hunter S. Thompson vibe off this figure? All he needs is a cigarette-holder clamped in his teeth. You certainly could've entered him in the Myth round under those precepts, since the man is pretty much of a post-modern American mythological figure at this point. :)
Fantastic work with the light on this! And yes I see the Thompson thing too David.
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of subject Anne! Though I must say that it is so ridiculously impossible for something like that to exist that even ancient storytellers could not thought of that up. So more mythical than myth?
ReplyDeleteStill great work on the paintjob! Too bad you forgot to take pics in time. Would have been one of the top entries from that themed challenge.
I'm your man Anne, well I would be if I could fire that Glock ;-)
ReplyDeleteIan