I acquired a 'Judge' miniature from Artel W Miniatures a few months ago. He was primed and ready to go at the end of 2021 but I didn't want to rush painting him as he's pretty detailed.
I imagined him as a doddering and potentially inebriated Imperial Noble, using his lineage to curry favor and spread his family's influence. I used some decal from Forgotten Chapters, along with some freehand.
I based his color scheme, and the scroll he is holding, on the Earl of Squanderfield in "The Marriage Settlement" by William Hogarth. He's using his family tree to seal a marriage contract involving his rakish son, so that he can get the money to finish his grand mansion in the background.
Honestly, I don't know where even to start. The inspiration from the painting is a touch of genius. The rendition of the character onto his 40K version is superb. But the details are the icing of the cake. The family tree freehand is simply mind blowing :O
ReplyDeleteThanks man, seemed the right thing to do :)
DeleteDamn, Dude just looks great!
ReplyDeleteThat's an elaborate miniature, but your painting: wow!
ReplyDeleteYeah, he has a lot of detail going on. Thanks :)
DeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteThanks Toby!
DeleteJust brilliant. As usual, your backdrops are as much a work of art as the miniatures too. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeletePart of the reason I took so long to post this guy is that I was working on a new backdrop :)
Brilliant background. Love the wrapped foot (gout probably) on the Earl. As always fantastic painting.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, the Earl has gout, the 'gentlemans disease'!
DeleteWonderful work on all the details. With the backdrops this model feels particularly "Alive".
ReplyDeleteThanks! Going to try doing more of this sort of thing.
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