smithmeg
Sergeant
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 | | 03/04/2006 9:24 PM |
| Here's my most recent repaint [:)]
 
I was initially thinking of doing pink wings, but I'm glad I changed my mind.
There is a very thin layer of gold paint over the wings, so they sparkle when the light hits them on the right angle (but you can still see the shading underneath) - I'm very pleased with how it's turned out.
As always, questions and comments are welcome. | | | |
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zenthrus
Commander
4601 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 03/04/2006 10:19 PM |
| Looks very nice. Is that the small white dragon? If so extra kudos. That thing was a pain in the butt to paint [:D]
Purple is a tricky color to paint and you've done a nice job. | |
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LargeMarmot
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| | 03/04/2006 10:38 PM |
| | Very nice. I think purple can be a pretty badassed color if used right. Your dragon is a good example. | |
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smithmeg
Sergeant
508 Posts
| | 03/04/2006 11:00 PM |
| Thanks,
Yes, that is/was a small white dragon.
In case you were wondering why someone would paint a purple dragon ...
it was prompted by a discussion on the IRC channel were Dariustad said 'any dragon is good', and I wondered how he'd feel about a purple one - then the idea of a purple dragon was stuck in my head, so I had to paint it (or I wouldn't have been able to think about anything else). [:D] | | | |
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tree druid
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| | 03/04/2006 11:11 PM |
| | I really like the dragon. My schools colors are purple and gold, and those are the colors of our robotics team. Trust me. Purple kicks some serious butt. | |
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Thenameless
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| | 03/04/2006 11:41 PM |
| | Is there a purple dragon in the core books somewhere, or is this your own concoction? I have heard of the Purple Dragon Knights in the FR setting, but never an actual Purple Dragon. If so, where I can I find it? Thanks. | |
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Cthulhufnord
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| | 03/05/2006 5:01 AM |
| I recall Psedodragons have a purple coloration do they not?
Nice job on the mini smithmeg, did you end up stripping the lil guy or did you just prime and paint? | |
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DarkWhite
Warrior
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| | 03/05/2006 5:53 AM |
| Nice job! Although "Small White Dragon" crossed my mind, I seriously didn't think it was, because I never thought SWD could ever look that good!
You'll find description/stats for Purple Dragons in Dragon Compendium, complete with a wicked picture, which co-incidentally has a rather similar pose to your figure! You should check out the Dragon Compendium illustration if you can, it might even inspire you to paint deep-purple-black from the top of it's head and down the length of it's back to match the Dragon Compendium's artwork. | |
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smithmeg
Sergeant
508 Posts
| | 03/05/2006 6:42 AM |
| Thanks everyone
Cthulhufnord - it's just primed and painted - I've had no success getting paint off these minis (when I've tried, it's always come off unevenly, and ended up with a much worse surface than the paint that's already there).
It's purple cause I like purple (no particular dragon in mind), and cause no-one can say "that's the wrong shape for a purple dragon" like they could if I painted it one of the usual colours. [:)]
Thanks for the info Darkwhite (I was trying to avoid getting that book, but I guess I don't have a choice now) [)] | | | |
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Runelord151
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| | 03/05/2006 8:05 AM |
| | Cool! That's what you get when you feed Barney red meat.... | | | |
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| | 03/05/2006 11:40 AM |
| | Nice work! | | | |
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taliesin
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| | 03/05/2006 5:06 PM |
| Really good paint job. Too bad this small sized mini is bigger than most of the mediums, or it would make a good pseudodragon proxy. I'd probably use it anyway, it beats using M&M's.
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Vash
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| | 03/05/2006 9:31 PM |
| | very awesome job, as always smithmeg. | |
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yack
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| | 03/05/2006 9:34 PM |
| | Wow nice....love the shade of purple you used. Once again great job![:)] | |
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smithmeg
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508 Posts
| | 03/05/2006 11:10 PM |
| Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
However, I can't really take credit for the colour the purple is - it's just the Royal Purples triad from Reaper Master Series. (Have I mentioned before how much I love the triad idea for paints?) [:)] | | | |
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glumag
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| | 03/05/2006 11:46 PM |
| | wow, nice [:D] I never bothered looking at the white-out dragon before...that thing was horrid...not anymore [:D] | |
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True_Blue
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| | 03/08/2006 3:37 AM |
| | Nice repaint meg. It really adds life and color to the white dragon heh, that everyone seems to forget about, or at least try to.. | |
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Zeb
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| | 03/09/2006 6:26 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Thenameless
Is there a purple dragon in the core books somewhere, or is this your own concoction? I have heard of the Purple Dragon Knights in the FR setting, but never an actual Purple Dragon. If so, where I can I find it? Thanks.
Actually there was a purple dragon in dungeon magazine...I believe. It was either an amethyst dragon or possibly a prismatic dragon (new type), I can't remember, I'll see if I can find the issue and adventure title. I vaguely remember that one of its abilities was sculpting water...?
BTW, very nice job! | |
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| | 03/09/2006 11:33 AM |
| | Purple is my favorite color! Nice custom i love it. [:D] | |
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| | 03/09/2006 4:03 PM |
| | Very Nice! | |
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| | 03/09/2006 4:22 PM |
| | Cool. I'd be really neat to play against that. | |
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Runelord151
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| | 03/09/2006 11:21 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Zeb
quote:
Originally posted by Thenameless
Is there a purple dragon in the core books somewhere, or is this your own concoction? I have heard of the Purple Dragon Knights in the FR setting, but never an actual Purple Dragon. If so, where I can I find it? Thanks.
Actually there was a purple dragon in dungeon magazine...I believe. It was either an amethyst dragon or possibly a prismatic dragon (new type), I can't remember, I'll see if I can find the issue and adventure title. I vaguely remember that one of its abilities was sculpting water...?
BTW, very nice job!
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I'm looking at the pictures again, and I have to say excellent job Meg. I love how the wings match up with your background in the second picture, it almost makes them look like translucent membranes. | | | |
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smithmeg
Sergeant
508 Posts
| | 03/10/2006 1:07 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Runelord151
I love how the wings match up with your background in the second picture, it almost makes them look like translucent membranes.
That matching is entirely accidental (and would be pretty silly if I'd done it on purpose, as I can't really carry the landing on the front stairs around with me for display purposes) [:D].
But, thanks. [:)] | | | |
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alepulp
Underboss
1527 Posts
Manchester, England
| | 03/13/2006 6:57 AM |
| | very neat finish, especially where the wings join the bone structure. | |
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| | 03/19/2006 12:27 AM |
| | I like it. I might try my own and do something like it with blue wings (just hoping it wouldn't clash too bad). It's a small mini and must be hard to work with. Good Job! | |
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