So I finished up my terminator.

Mixed feelings about it. I went futher as a painter than I ever have I think. I tried some new techniquest that went pretty well for the first time, and really tried to improve myself. But, the model did not turn out as I wanted it to. I had big hopes for this model, a big vision for where I wanted it to go. Suffice it to say, I dream better than I paint ;) I just couldn't pull of a few tricks I had up my sleeve, and that was discouraging. I also procrastinated a bit too much. I was up late last night finishing up some details and taking pics. Oh, well, such is married life with 3 wonderful kids and an even better wife (she actually encourages me to paint and be the best I can).

I don't think I will win, I hope that I can at least place top ten, but neither may happen. There are of course too many great painters out there. I am not at their level, but maybe someday I will be. Moral of the story should be that I learned something new, and grew as a painter. I should be content with that.

So thanks Jawaballs, for the fun competition. I really enjoyed it, and am looking forward to future competitions!

And here are the final images. Comments welcome as always.

I took some pictures last night of my terminator for the painting competition. He still needs some work of course, but he is coming along pretty well I think. I have been trying some new techniques on him, like wet blending, and it has turned out better than I had expected. So here he is.







My real concern here however is the hammer that I converted. It didn't quite work out like I wanted it to, but I still kinda like it. I really need some comments/criticism on how I could make it better, whether painting tips or molding/converting tips. I went with the purple because of Jawa's joke about using pinks or purples on the model in his original post, hopefully the humor won't be lost. Granted my green-stuff work is pretty poor, but please let me know what you all think.





I wanted to do another wash in purple, then some extreme white highlights. Then maybe some type of lighting effects on the BA insignia. Be harsh if you want to, I would really like to know what you think.

Thanks!