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Mourning Her Maker by Wren
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This scene was one of my entries into the GenCon 2006 painting contest. I was honoured that it received fourth place in the diorama category, and third place in the manufacturer's category. I painted a similar piece this spring, which is up at http://www.coolminiornot.com/120124. I was asked to paint two more scenes using Dark Sword miniatures. Pictures of this scene with more views and close-ups of the figure are up at http://www.coolminiornot.com/131363. If anyone's interested, the second scene is at http://www.coolminiornot.com/131365.
The client requested a fall colour scheme, so I painted the bulk of the mini with reds, yellows and browns, then mixed touches of blue into my NMM mix to evoke an autumn sky and provide some contrast to the warmer colours. The figure didn't have sculpted fingernails, but with the detail in the rest of the sculpt and the very natural look I was going for, I figured I'd add those in, but paint them to look natural rather than nailpolished. All paints used are Reaper Master Series.
As far as the rest of the diorama goes, I used white in the tombstone and flower bouquet in an effort to help draw the viewer's eye from the NMM hotspots to other parts of the scene. The flower bouquet and scattered leaves are made from natural plant products I painted. The plant beside the gravestone and the fern are my first go at using brass etched plants. They were interesting to work with, but I think I'll need to try for thinner coats in both primer and paint next time. They didn't really start to look 'natural' until I bent them around quite a bit and then added a few touches of browns and oranges in places. The other ground products are just standard Woodland Scenics stuff. |
Poll results:
Number 3 overall.
First Choice: 3 votes
Second Choice: 3 votes
Third Choice: one vote
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