Yeehaa i'm back on the blog with
something that made me really happy! Maybe you have seen on Facebook or
here the wips of the Viking sculpture from Matthieu. Well, he finished
it and i loved the pose and the details of the sculpt. He didnt eat too
much proteins, he is quite old and begins to lose some of his hair on
the forehead and he looks almost peaceful. Not the typical viking sculpt
we are used to see. In some ways it also reminds me the old and famous
Latorre range.
Cherry
on the cake, Matthieu asked me if i wanted to paint the boxart. Of
course i said yes and i started thinking about the colors as i didnt
have to follow any concept. I wanted something quite simple and
effective with a lot of textures and without fancy freehands. For a
boxart, i think the main goal is to show the quality of the sculpture,
without painting too many "distractions".
The
first choice has been a blue for the tunic and it guided the tonality
of the other elements. For a historical piece, it is often better to
stay quiet with the colors and to think about achieving a realistic
effect. Well, i didnt paint many historical miniatures yet, but i did my
best ;) .
If you like this sculpt as much as i do, you can find a copy on ferminiatures.
Here are also some WIP shots:
Cheers! ;)