Wood Elf Works-in-Progress

[me_in_japan]

i say sir, nice dapples! A fine, fiesty filly, I'm sure, fnar fnar

sorry

Really nice work on the horses there. A bit of natural coloration makes a world of difference, compared with just plain old grey/tan all over.

As for the photo booth - yeah, theyre dead good. I'd recommend printing out a nice swooshy-yet-neutral background (similar to what our marine has up there), putting the minis on a small plinth/block of wood painted black, and putting the background behind them. This cuts down on post processing photoshop type stuff immensly, and looks v professional.

[Tenorikuma]

As for the photo booth - yeah, theyre dead good. I'd recommend printing out a nice swooshy-yet-neutral background (similar to what our marine has up there), putting the minis on a small plinth/block of wood painted black, and putting the background behind them. This cuts down on post processing photoshop type stuff immensly, and looks v professional.

What do you think about a forest background like the official Warhammer product photos have? I might try finding something along those lines and printing it out.

[ashmie]

Beautiful work Ten. I really enjoyed painting my wood elf army, especially the horses.
Reminds me of when I used to spend time on the models instead of dipping them into vats of army painter.
Now my armies are done for each system I play I hope to go back to painting slowly. Heinrich Kemler is next on the bench. That's the Lichemaster not a Prussian general.

[Tenorikuma]

Beautiful work Ten. I really enjoyed painting my wood elf army, especially the horses.
Reminds me of when I used to spend time on the models instead of dipping them into vats of army painter.
Now my armies are done for each system I play I hope to go back to painting slowly. Heinrich Kemler is next on the bench. That's the Lichemaster not a Prussian general.

Gotta have another painting day so you can show me!

[Admiral-Badruck]

They are indeed good photos of great models.

[Tenorikuma]

A few more Glade Guard, fully painted and based.

[Primarch]

Very nice indeed sir. The bases look splendid and really help make the models look awesome. Good work.

[me_in_japan]

*MiJ does a little one-man standing ovation*

Wooo! Somebody else who takes basing seriously! Huzzah! Lovely bases, very nice colour scheme, and top notch photography. I really like the colour scheme. It's neutral but not bland, an has a real elven feel to it. Where did you get the basing material from, out of interest?

re: forest background, that's an interesting question. The accepted standard for mini photography is a plain or slightly mottled background, but there's no reason a photographic one (like a forest) wouldn't work. Given the somewhat cartoony feeling of most GW minis, maybe a CG or drawn background would suit the feeling more. You could check deviantart for words like forest, mood, bosky, and stuff like that, and see if you find a non-intrusive, atmospheric picture you could use.

[Tenorikuma]

Thanks for the comments.

@MIJ: I was a little worried about the colour scheme lacking impact, because I keep looking at the reference photos in the codex and liking GW's version better. But I think it's working out.

The bases are from http://www.back2base-ix.com/ in Australia. They also sell magnetic movement trays, so you can get everything all together. The more elaborate bases with tree stumps are hard to position models on, though. I might just go for their "Dirt" series next time. It definitely saves time gluing on sand and rocks, though.

[me_in_japan]

Aah, ok. Ta I've used them for magnet purchases in the past. Decent company - good prices and free shipping ( at least on the magnets it was). I'm kinda hunting for round, lipped bases for my trollbloods. Something treeish and rocky, prhaps...