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Post by H_E_H on Mar 10, 2018 11:19:54 GMT -9
Paper miniatures for my war parties in Mutants and Death Ray Guns. When I rolled up my two parties, I did quick sketches of each character. I liked their looks and personalities, so I'm currently in the process of re-drawing them with a bit more time an effort. Here are some militant Sea Monkey soldiers: I played a couple of games of Mutants and Death Ray Guns and wasn't happy with the small plastic bases having to touch to engage in melee. Watching a YT video, I noticed a guy using metal washers for weight and width. I gave it a try and currently love the idea. The Flourescent lights in the garage were playing havoc with my phone's camera, so there's a weird strobe effect to the following images, but I like it the quality as the air appears irradiated or something... Here's the source image for the current paper minis. I'm experimenting with double-sided minis. I'm not always happy with the slightly off registration when cutting them out. Grrr. Miron, human leader and rival sister to Norim. Aloose, balaclava-wearing mutant with a sonic stunner Neil the Eel, mutant with assault rifle Norim, human leader and sibling rival to Morin
T-CHKK, Mutated Animal Crallow, Mutated Animal
4-TRL, all-terrain 'trench' robot 5N34K, robot Rose, Mutated Plant Creeper, Mutated Plant
Fig, Mutated Plant Trunk, Mutated Plant (two versions)
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Post by factoria tabletop on Mar 11, 2018 5:26:24 GMT -9
amazing!!!!!! loved it man!!!!
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Post by cowboyleland on Mar 11, 2018 7:19:23 GMT -9
This looks like such a fun game! Great work!
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Post by okoto on Mar 12, 2018 2:07:59 GMT -9
Great! I love postapocaliptyc ambience
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Post by H_E_H on Mar 12, 2018 7:43:57 GMT -9
Mar 12, 2018 4:07:59 GMT -7 okoto said:
Great! I love postapocaliptyc ambience
Thanks and me, too. I like happy accidents. Mar 11, 2018 9:19:23 GMT -7 cowboyleland said:
This looks like such a fun game! Great work!
Thanks! I've played two games, solitaire. It's fun. Reminds me of Thundarr the Barbarian, Planet of the Apes, and my very favorite post-apocalyptic series, Jack Kirby's Kamandi. I even printed out a Kamandi standee! Mar 11, 2018 7:26:24 GMT -7 factoriatabletop said:
amazing!!!!!!
loved it man!!!!
Thanks, man!
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Post by okumarts on Mar 12, 2018 8:14:49 GMT -9
The black borders really make the art pop. Great work!
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Post by H_E_H on Mar 12, 2018 9:37:16 GMT -9
The black borders really make the art pop. Great work! Wow, thanks okumarts! You think? I'm trying to move fast here. I don't want to get bogged down in time, but rather get to gaming. If I start using Gimp, I could go back and give those original four miniatures a black border, yeah?
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Post by Vermin King on Mar 12, 2018 11:20:31 GMT -9
That is correct. Just paint the border black
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Post by mesper on Mar 12, 2018 13:24:34 GMT -9
<...> Just paint the border black This! Nice work BTW
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Post by jeffgeorge on Mar 12, 2018 14:58:00 GMT -9
The black borders really make the art pop. Yes, and another thing: if you add about 2mm of black border, slight registration errors go away. That also gives people some margin for error when trimming them out, because even a fairly wide black border disappears on the tabletop, while a white border just screams, "I'm made out of PAPER!" Also, using GIMP will let you position your artwork very precisely, making it both faster and more accurate to lay out the pages for printing, once you get the hang of it. Learning GIMP, at least a little bit, will pay off in the long run, saving you many, many hours of stressful hand-positioning, printing, testing and repositioning--not to mention all the other cool stuff it does, like save your artwork as a PDF (which is how you want them saved if you're going to share or sell them). I really love these characters, both in concept and in style. You should definitely work on giving them "real" backs, instead of just mirroring the front views, and coloring them. Again, this is something that GIMP can help you work on without destroying the original work. Looking forward to more!
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Post by H_E_H on Mar 14, 2018 9:11:30 GMT -9
The black borders really make the art pop. Yes, and another thing: if you add about 2mm of black border, slight registration errors go away. That also gives people some margin for error when trimming them out, because even a fairly wide black border disappears on the tabletop, while a white border just screams, "I'm made out of PAPER!" Also, using GIMP will let you position your artwork very precisely, making it both faster and more accurate to lay out the pages for printing, once you get the hang of it. Learning GIMP, at least a little bit, will pay off in the long run, saving you many, many hours of stressful hand-positioning, printing, testing and repositioning--not to mention all the other cool stuff it does, like save your artwork as a PDF (which is how you want them saved if you're going to share or sell them). I really love these characters, both in concept and in style. You should definitely work on giving them "real" backs, instead of just mirroring the front views, and coloring them. Again, this is something that GIMP can help you work on without destroying the original work. Looking forward to more! I can attempt art for backsides at some point. Thanks for the advice and tips, Jeffgeorge!
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Post by H_E_H on Mar 14, 2018 17:59:14 GMT -9
Completed my two, first war parties
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Post by factoria tabletop on Mar 17, 2018 5:51:37 GMT -9
cool designs! my wife already told me " you have to do the same, black background!" hahahah i think i am speak a lot to her about my hobby and she tries to help me! looking forward more beautiful pictures! my best regards!
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Post by jeffgeorge on Mar 19, 2018 14:27:51 GMT -9
I can attempt art for backsides at some point. Thanks for the advice and tips, Jeffgeorge! No, thank you in advance for some swell minis I'm looking forward to having myself!
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Post by H_E_H on Apr 1, 2018 21:07:11 GMT -9
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Post by factoria tabletop on Apr 2, 2018 0:03:36 GMT -9
woooooah man, superb! well done, i liked so much! cheers!
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Post by H_E_H on Apr 2, 2018 10:55:30 GMT -9
Thanks, factoriatabletop. It's been relaxing drawing in the sunshine with a breeze blowing and the birds singing. I really enjoy it. Thanks for looking.
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Post by Vermin King on Apr 2, 2018 11:34:22 GMT -9
I just cleared the snow off my car...
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Post by H_E_H on Apr 2, 2018 12:41:50 GMT -9
I just cleared the snow off my car... Tomorrow morning My wife and I fly to Kauai. The forecast for the entire week is rain.
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Post by factoria tabletop on Apr 3, 2018 6:25:06 GMT -9
hehe! i know what you are saying, to me, making draws and my stuff is my way to disconnect the stress... i live in japan, here we have a lot of stress...and i work in a kitchen more than 12 hours per day...so, drawing, crafting and this kind of things makes me feel so much better!
my best regards to everyone, at least we have this forum to chat with some kindly people with the same ...how can i say in english¿¿¿ -....with the same tastes¿? ( dont know if is correct, hahahah apologices! ) sayonaraaaa!
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Post by cowboyleland on Apr 3, 2018 14:09:31 GMT -9
I can attempt art for backsides at some point. Thanks for the advice and tips, Jeffgeorge! These are such cool figures, they really do deserve backs. If I was looking for a project, I would probably try to do them. Backs are really quite easy in gimp, just copy the image and then change the interior detail without touching the outline. You can go piece by piece to make sure the belts and stuff line up.
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Post by H_E_H on May 2, 2018 17:28:34 GMT -9
Guys, what do you do with the black border around paper miniatures when the subject matter is predominately black-clad or has black hair? Do a thin, white line around the areas?
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Post by cowboyleland on May 2, 2018 18:03:35 GMT -9
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Post by Vermin King on May 2, 2018 18:14:32 GMT -9
I do a 1 pixel light gray line myself EDIT-- as jeffgeorge states below, the black I use is not a true black on figures. I use a three pixel pencil to go around the 'black' parts, then use a true black to shave it back to one pixel, and then put on the true black border
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Post by jeffgeorge on May 2, 2018 21:30:03 GMT -9
Guys, what do you do with the black border around paper miniatures when the subject matter is predominately black-clad or has black hair? Do a thin, white line around the areas? Representing most of the black area with a medium-dark gray, dark blue or deep purple works well, especially when combined with a lighter color around the edges. This reserves pure black for shadows, which give the figure shape and depth. Think in terms of what photographers call "edge light"--light that creeps around the edge of a rounded object from a light source that is behind the object. Here's an example: The model has dark brown or nearly black hair, against a black background, but a blue-white edge light "cuts out" her hair from the background so we can see its shape easily. Here's another example of an anime character with black hair, against a dark sky. Note that the artist uses purple-gray highlights to give the hair shape, and to separate it from the background:
You can use the same technique with dark or black clothing as easily as on hair. Here's an image of Spiderman's new black costume with edge lighting. The artist has "cheated" the black by rendering it two shades of gray, one medium and one dark, saving pure black only for the shadowed areas. Light gray or white highlights around the edges cut the figure out from the background and give it shape. In my opinion--based my experience as an amateur artist and a professional photographer--nothing is really pure black except deep, deep shadow. Things that our brains interpret as black are really dark shades of gray, blue, brown, purple or even green or red. Shape and edging are determined by highlights, which are usually just lighter shades of the main color of the object. Using realistic lighting--even if you have to exaggerate it a bit because you're creating very small figures--looks much more natural than a simple white or gray outline or halo around the entire object. Look at figures by OkumArts, Trash Mob Minis, and Printable Heroes for examples. They all have figures in their lines with dark hair or costuming, and use techniques similar to those I've described to separate the character from the black edge.
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Post by chiefasaur on May 3, 2018 7:27:56 GMT -9
Guys, what do you do with the black border around paper miniatures when the subject matter is predominately black-clad or has black hair? Do a thin, white line around the areas? Rim light baybee! Lean hard on that rim!
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Post by squirmydad on Mar 17, 2022 10:34:21 GMT -9
Again, just bumping - I really like these pieces and wish more had been done with them.
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