Sunday, 8 June 2014

Stumbling Dead



Spent the last couple of days painting the first of my metal Studio Miniatures Zombies. I've painted plenty of their plastic ones but never bought any of the metal ones before. I'm very impressed the sculpting and casting is extremely good and the figures are very detailed (disgustingly so in some cases).

I've really enjoyed painting these, got the other four from the set on the paint table at the moment, along with a couple of 6mm projects which I also hope to have finished today or tomorrow.








I've also realised I seem to be painting a very "white" collection of zombies. It just never occurs to me to paint anything other than Caucasian skin which is a bit odd. I don't really know how to paint darker skin tones so I'm going to scour the net for some tutorials and endeavor to diversify my zombie apocalypse!
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  1. Michael Awdry8 June 2014 at 03:48

    Very good indeed! I've enjoyed painting the studio miniatures that I've tried and seeing these makes me want to get into some more.

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    1. Smillie8 June 2014 at 13:42

      Cheers Michael, I got these figures on sale but having painted them up I think I will happily buy more at full price.

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  2. Ian8 June 2014 at 05:56

    These look good, I am slowly coming round to getting some figures

    Ian

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    1. Smillie8 June 2014 at 13:42

      Thanks Ian, There worth the money I didn't think the Studio Miniatures were worth it but having got two sets I now think they are and want more.

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  3. MarkG8 June 2014 at 07:45

    Very nice. Have a look at this article on CMON. Its been around for a while and is quite interesting. http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones. I did attend to use for a basis for my skintones but in the end I just bought the Foundry colours, much easier. But still a useful article for those one off special figures.

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    1. Smillie8 June 2014 at 13:44

      Thanks Mark, and thanks for the link extremely useful! I wasn't sure where to even start in picking appropriate tones for other skin tones.

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  4. Zombie Ad9 June 2014 at 02:52

    Good job, they;re probably my favourite zombie models available. I guess many of us stick to what we're used to. I painted a number of Askari riflemen a few years back and it opened up a whole new pallete for me. HIghly recommended!

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    1. Smillie9 June 2014 at 04:14

      Cheers mate, I might just have a crack at some Askari to expand the pallet.

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