Does my Art look big in this?

[Vector14]

Great facial expression on Armitage.

[Barrington Boots]

I also like this Armitage better than the current Armitage. Nice work!

[pauljholden]

Draw by my then 14-15 year old brother. He could draw rings round me, but didn't pursue art.



Obv a copy of the bisley original. Eyeball copied on paper.

[Colin YNWA]

Ha! I did something very similar when I think I was 18... but its not as good!

[Le Fink]

Obv a copy of the bisley original. Eyeball copied on paper.

No pencils even? Wow. Good eye

[Nightbook]

Thanks for the kind words re: Armitage folks. Loving the ABC Warriors/Bisley fanart. That little drawing of Mek-Quake being chased by Mongrol will always make me smile.

[Nightbook]

My bash at a Bisley-esque (not a word) Joe Pineapples. I didn't use any any reference for this and as a consequence I didn't quite nail it down. It was only after I was well in to it that I stumbled across Trooper McFad's ace JP model, which I'll be referring to if I ever attempt this again. Caveats aside I'm quite pleased with this. Like all right-minded people I'm of the firm opinion that red leather couple with wrap-around shades will NEVER not be cool and I'll happily fight anyone who says otherwise.* I'm especially pleased with how the gun turned out. I have a tendency to half-arse or even whole-arse firearms but I made a conscious effort with this one. There's an artist I like called David Finch and this video was invaluable:

* I'm very old and will not be fighting anyone.

[Le Fink]

Looks like you've got Joe down to me Nightbook. Nice one! Here's my ABC Warriors Art Stars entry, it was fun drawing the droids, and I was fairly happy with them, but my approach to the guns was completely half-arsed. I'll be checking out that video, thanks!

[staticgirl]

Oooh I like that. And sometimes simplifying the some elements can be more effective as they stop your eye from leaving the characters.

[Le Fink]

Thanks! I really must get the pens out again, feeling mildly inspired by Lawless

[Nightbook]

Yeah, that's some good work Mr Fink. I don't think it's an easy thing to have that many characters in the mix. The only way I could do it is to draw them individually and maybe composite them in the digital app I use (Clip Paint) but I've no idea how to do that and even if I did I suspect it'd get messy very quickly... I love the moody lighting on Blackblood and Deadlock lurking in the background - they look like they're about to engage in sheninigans of some description.

I'll be checking out that video, thanks!

It's worth a watch. He has quite a few tutorial vids and he does this thing called Monday Night Draw where he'll draw a character from start to finish. I stumbled on his vids during lockdown (I got back in to drawing during Covid after a very extended hiatus - outside of work I didn't have a lot going on and I needed a hobby). The Monday Night Draw vids are quite interesting. Back in the day I'd see a finished drawing/painting that I'd like and I'd assume that it was brilliant right from the start. I never appreciated that it's sometimes a fight to bang a drawing/painting in to shape. Watching someone go through that process is quite instructional.

He recently had Greg Staples on his stream which was super informative:

[Le Fink]

Thanks! I started by drawing Hammerstein and just built the rest up around him. Not a lot of design in there, so it's a bit chaotic! Deadlock and Blackblood are tucked in the corner as they were an afterthought, I just realised I was a few warriors short 

I always find painting a bit of a battle, and end up painting some bits multiple times! My paintings ain't sci-fi/fantasy - just taken from life, regular town and country landscapes usually. Here's Gold Hill in Shaftesbury:



Which started out as a fairly detailed drawing, using a grid to get the proportions right, then painted over:



But there were many steps and mistakes made getting from drawing to painting.

Watching something like "Portrait/Landscape artist of the year" is a real eye-opener when you see something lifelike being wrangled out of the simple starting blocks.

[Colin YNWA]

Wow le Fink those are wonderful!

[Vector14]

Fantastic work Le Fink! ABC Warriors and the painting too!

[Le Fink]

Thanks! I did wonder about putting Dredd on there pushing his Lawmaster up the hill like the Hovis advert for the advent calendar. Maybe the next one!