Knight Models: APRIL NEW RELEASE

[tonydawe]

Gandalf and Boromir are mine.

 

[Banshee -A Giraldes]

I don't think that it would take much work to convert Boromir's boots to a more "Middle Earth" style

yes, i agree with you. but when you buy a license.. the license buy your soul too so, we cannot change anything from the real costum.. if the boots were designed like that.. we have to sculpt/paint like that

btw, next time i will go to peter jackson's home to suggest him to design the boots more like a middle age stuff.. jejejeje . i am sure he will accept my suggestions.. just a joke. yes they are not middle age boots. what can i say?

at least you have superman's boots to choose as i see in your avatar..

regards

 

[Piotrec]

Lovely. I can not wait for more. I could only hope that you keep the pace and each month we will have at least two new characters from LOTR.
Definitely on my "Things to buy" list.

 

[saxon66]

Lovely LOTR figs.... What size are they??

 

[FigureLover]

Knight Models are now bringing out the big guns now with these releases. All look outstanding. I am happy with the Star Wars offerings that I have purchased, the price is higher than some other brands but they are presented well, well researched and licsenced also. They are also usually limited castings as well, meaning once they are sold, then thats it
Ben

 

[Banshee -A Giraldes]

Lovely LOTR figs.... What size are they??

75mm

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

we can talk with peter jackson's design team, jejeje.because those are exactly the boots that Boromir wear in the movies. I am the attendant that all the resources and documentation come from the official TLOTR style guide. so, this boots that looks like german IIWW are in fact the real boots that they decided to put on boromir's character.

maybe they wanted to make a more modern look. i dont know. i would prefer as well a pair of boots more middle age style, but I ordered to the sculptor, to make exaclty as the movie , and that's how I painted the miniature later.

any doubts i would be happy to answer. i hope that you people like the new range. there is a huge work behind all the new licenses. and dont be worried about Batman, there will be a lot of new surprises in the next months !

Alfonso great to have your contributions here mate. Hey, you're always welcome to come to NZ, would love to chat to you about painting to

With regard Boromir's cloak, can you share your approach to the back of his cloak. Is this freehand pattern?
Looks like fine detail which could be achieved with an inking pen perhaps?
Would be keen to know more about your painting techniques - all acrylics?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[Banshee -A Giraldes]

Alfonso great to have your contributions here mate. Hey, you're always welcome to come to NZ, would love to chat to you about painting to

as you wish. i love to do it! but my english is not perfect enough! ;(

With regard Boromir's cloak, can you share your approach to the back of his cloak. Is this freehand pattern?
Looks like fine detail which could be achieved with an inking pen perhaps?
Would be keen to know more about your painting techniques - all acrylics?

yes it is freehand. just acrylic. black ink mixed with chaos black (citadel). the base is mate and the freehand pattern is a bit satined to achieve the contrast. i find easy to draw. I came from the drawing. it was the first artistic discipline i followed. as many others I guess.

about material. i used oils for painting on canvas and also for miniatures in the past but not so often. but in my case is a question of time because if it is an artbox i have not so many days to finish. This one is 5 days painting. so it would be imppossible to do it with oils. thats why acrylics fix better with the deadlines. in addition, i use acrylics mixing in humid , using the surface as its own palette. you know what i mean? not always. but a lot of times. it depends on the kind of effect you want to achieve. sometimes thin layers. sometimes directly from the pot , sometimes mixing in humid..sometimes I fail on purpose toa achieve textures, effects, sparks,.. it depends.
ask me every question you have. dont hesitate to ask. i like to help if possible.

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

as you wish. i love to do it! but my english is not perfect enough! ;(

We both talk the language of modelling, fluently
I'm sure we could talk over a few drinks for many hours about movies & models And understand each other ;-) .

yes it is freehand. just acrylic. black ink mixed with chaos black (citadel). the base is mate and the freehand pattern is a bit satined to achieve the contrast. i find easy to draw. I came from the drawing. it was the first artistic discipline i followed. as many others I guess.

Even more impressive being freehand, appreciate tip about mixing in inks with Citadel acrylics for effect.
I will try this too on current project.
What type of bush did you use?

about material. i used oils for painting on canvas and also for miniatures in the past but not so often. but in my case is a question of time because if it is an artbox i have not so many days to finish. This one is 5 days painting. so it would be imppossible to do it with oils. thats why acrylics fix better with the deadlines. in addition, i use acrylics mixing in humid , using the surface as its own palette. you know what i mean? not always. but a lot of times. it depends on the kind of effect you want to achieve. sometimes thin layers. sometimes directly from the pot , sometimes mixing in humid..sometimes I fail on purpose toa achieve textures, effects, sparks,.. it depends.
ask me every question you have. dont hesitate to ask. i like to help if possible.

Understand exactly what you are saying Alfonso, though presume you mean 'water' when you say 'humid' here, that is you thin the acrylic depending on effect you are trying to achieve. Know exactly what you mean about versatility of acrylics to give different effects. This is something not everyone appreciates I think as with experimentation you can get all types of material & surface effect - matt, satin, rough, smooth all with different thicknesses of paint.

I still use oils for particular effects that the slower drying time allows & if used from a paper card palette, drying time can still be sped up. Though I cannot sadly dedicate 5 full days to painting - would love to!
Beautiful work you've got & can understand the challenge of painting for a contractor instead of for yourself.

A couple more questions - do you only use water for thinning acrylics or do you use other mediums such as a "blending agent'? Do you mix anything with the paint to get other textures or effects?
I have experimented with various other medium too found around the house like body lotion, shampoo mixed into acrylics some work, some don't - keen to learn more from you on your way of working.

Thanks again for sharing,

Mike

 

[Banshee -A Giraldes]

We both talk the language of modelling, fluently

universal languaje indeed.

Even more impressive being freehand, appreciate tip about mixing in inks with Citadel acrylics for effect.
I will try this too on current project.
What type of bush did you use?

it doesnt depends on the paint company. i mean. it is just because the draws are from a different material than the rest of the cape. (in the real costume i mean). so i painted very matt the cape and then introduced those satin freehands one by one (thanks to Delso for the help and advices) . the difficulty was that there is not a real and visible pattern in the references. so adding to the small size it means troubles to be resolved.

ah! i forgot!... i use windsor and newton serie 7 longh hair size 0 nd 1

Understand exactly what you are saying Alfonso, though presume you mean 'water' when you say 'humid' here, that is you thin the acrylic depending on effect you are trying to achieve. Know exactly what you mean about versatility of acrylics to give different effects. This is something not everyone appreciates I think as with experimentation you can get all types of material & surface effect - matt, satin, rough, smooth all with different thicknesses of paint.

no, water means humid, but humid doesn't means water in every case.. i mean that I mix in the same surface, before drying. it is like oil on canvas. as it doesnt gets dry promptly. you have time to mix in the canvas itself. but in this case acrylic dry faster so you must do it quickly. the effect is very powerful, but take care it doesnt work for matt surfaces. at least if you dont use matt varnish to correct it. but i dont recomend varnishes if you can achieve directly with paint. but just my opinion of course. every person has his own ways .

about the thicknesses of paint. i am completely agree. but i am an acrylic fan. so i am not very objetive jejejeje XD

I still use oils for particular effects that the slower drying time allows & if used from a paper card palette, drying time can still be sped up. Though I cannot sadly dedicate 5 full days to painting - would love to!
Beautiful work you've got & can understand the challenge of painting for a contractor instead of for yourself.

it has advantages and problems in the same way. time, is the worst part but i have also the opportunity to paint every day and to offer the first view of a miniature and the instant just before releasing is exciting

A couple more questions - do you only use water for thinning acrylics or do you use other mediums such as a "blending agent'? Do you mix anything with the paint to get other textures or effects?
I have experimented with various other medium too found around the house like body lotion, shampoo mixed into acrylics some work, some don't - keen to learn more from you on your way of working.

1. water in different proportions, water+alcohol sometimes, alcohol or thinner like tamiya's x-20A
2.i've tried also with watercolor mixing with acrylics. and it is very interesting but i am just trying.
2.i did with dishes' gel in a minimum proportion some years ago. but sincerelly I left those attemps some time ago. cause i feel confortable with water. the other diluents i use them just for specific situations.

i hope it helps. i like when people ask about painting. my couple dont like to talk about it during hours and i am very overpost jejejejejeje

 

[balder]

The 2 lotr figures are nice but I wish they were bigger and resin. I just hate working with metal figures. I may have to pass on them.
Gerald

 

[joepanzer]

greatNewssss!!!!
availables soon in www.bestsoldiers.com

 

[jasmils]

Please don't get me wrong here, but I will be buying the Boromir figure and doing one and one casting only of him in resin.
WHAT THE HELL!!!! WHY you say, because as a fan of LOTR and Game of Thrones, I need a Lord Eddard Stark figure and this one will be easy (to a curtain point) to re-sculpt into Ned. And NO I wont be selling any of either figure.
The Knight models figure is almost in the right pose to put him on the Iron Throne!!

Cheers Jason

PS Thank you Knight Models for doing these figures.

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

no, water means humid, but humid doesn't means water in every case.. i mean that I mix in the same surface, before drying. it is like oil on canvas. as it doesnt gets dry promptly. you have time to mix in the canvas itself. but in this case acrylic dry faster so you must do it quickly. the effect is very powerful, but take care it doesnt work for matt surfaces.

Now I get you mate!
I'd call this "wet on wet" where you mix paint on the figure to blend as opposed to letting layers lie & adding washes or filters to gain depth. I find with blending agent I can still get a nice flat finish when doing wet on wet, though again it does take some time to dry. I presently use Winsor & Newton medium, but will be trying others.

How about acrylics paint manufacturer - do you have a preferred type or stick with Vallejo?

I've experimented with many types including bottles & tubes, now have fun using Jo Sonja & Artelier.
You can get lots of variety & keep the drying time by varying paints from different firms.

You mentioned mixing "acrylics with watercolours" can tell us a little bit more about this too please?

Final question (for now ) how about metallics? These are an important part of many of the figures painted but it looks like you don't paint with metallics instead superbly with faux style, that is using heavily highlighted acrylics tones.

Look forward to new installment & thanks for your patience on this one.

Mike

 

[Sonia]

Hello

LORD OF THE RINGS

this is a neat one!!!!!! wow....

 

[Banshee -A Giraldes]

How about acrylics paint manufacturer - do you have a preferred type or stick with Vallejo?

i use everything. mainly citadel, but also andrea color, vallejo, liquitex, watercolours, every type of inks, windsor and newton, americana...i 've alot of colours but mainly citadel. i like them and i use the easily.

I've experimented with many types including bottles & tubes, now have fun using Jo Sonja & Artelier.
You can get lots of variety & keep the drying time by varying paints from different firms.

i agree

You mentioned mixing "acrylics with watercolours" can tell us a little bit more about this too please?

just trying. i've not developed a specific thecnique for this.. i am just experimenting,. but liquid watercolour is very nice for achieving a specific kind of colour and water is the medium for both so they can be mixed.

Final question (for now ) how about metallics? These are an important part of many of the figures painted but it looks like you don't paint with metallics instead superbly with faux style, that is using heavily highlighted acrylics tones.

i paint non metallic metal but sometimes i paint with citadel metallics also.. it depends. in this case both are mixed. metallic and matt colours. i have a deeper intensity scale introducing both kind of paints. i can start with real metall but i follow the drawing from a 2d illustration , fixing it with att colours like greys, whites, creams.. whatever.. in this case i used a metallic base and then i paint with normal colours to achieve the reflects

Look forward to new installment & thanks for your patience on this one.

no problem sorry for teh delay i am very busy those days. i hope it helps!

 

[elgreco]

And they're here .... Boromir and Gandalf, together with the other DC releases, arrived this morning. All pre-orders leaving now ....

Cheers,
Celine