Monday 8 January 2018

From KyleC - A Long Road (50 pts)


And just finished this Sunday night after a nice weekend of painting.

It's a bust coming from a buddy of mine and his new company Robotrocket Miniatures out of UK. I helped him with some of the advertising of his models, and how to run his books as well for some of his pieces. And he gave me this and his other model for free ( which is super cool also! ).





It is a dwarf that is travelling. So has a hotch podge of clothing ready to see the world on. But always has his trusty pipe nearby. Standing almost 50mm tall, it is a decent sized bust and was a lot of fun to paint over the weekend.

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Oh, now ... this is very special.  One of the things I love about the Challenge (besides staying up far too late, fumbling through flag application procedures, and making fun of Ray), is the chance for people to create something one-off and magical.

Something you'd never expect.  Something which is surprising.  And something which is ...'just right'.  Like this dwarf adventurer.

He's wonderful, Kyle, and your rendering of him in paint is sublime.  There's so much to enjoy, from his hotch-potch clothing, to the beautiful tartan, to his faded tattoos and the flesh tones of his face.  He's a person who (despite being a dwarf) you can imagine sitting quietly in any tavern along the road to the next town or dungeon adventure.  I imagine, he'll have some stories...

Really super work, Kyle.  Scoring submissions like this is hard - mainly because it falls outside the normal scoring parameters.  But I think off of us will agree this is a wonderful piece of painting - so, in my absolute discretion - I'm scoring this at 50 points. Well done, Sir!

19 comments:

  1. Just brilliant - the whole piece really works together but the flesh tones are particularly amazing.

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  2. Impresive. I realy like this guy. The sculpt is awsome and the paint job is top notch.

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  3. Amazing work Kyle. The muted colours are perfect for this piece :)

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  4. Beautiful painting! In my opinion, 50 points is not enough for such a wonderful work

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  5. Nice job Kyle - he looks very well traveled.

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  6. Some fantastic painting Kyle, very well done.

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  7. That's some outstanding brush work on that bust!

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  8. Lovely painting, really well done!
    Best Iain

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  9. Absolutely stunning brushwork Kyle. I love the faded tattoo on his pate.

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  10. Beautifully painting with such attention to detail worth every point and I'd say a place on the mantle this is stunning work mate

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  11. He's absolutely wonderful Kyle, a tribute to both your brush skills and the sculpting skills of your friend.

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  12. That is just amazing! All in all a cracking paintjob, but those skin tones are just spot on as are the old faded tattoos that he has! Definitely the best entry I've seen in the challenge this year!

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  13. That is an amazing piece! Great work on it!

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  14. Excellent work! I really like the faded tattoo, I have tried many times to pull that off and always end up painting over it back to bare flesh. Great stuff!

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  15. Beautiful work, Kyle! The sculpt itself is quite amazing, but your brushwork is even better yet. As much as I'd like to have him rendered in a proper war gaming mini, I'm beginning to get tempted towards the busts and buttons just to have some fun painting with no real purpose other than pleasure. Really nice work! ;)

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