My snow leopard sculpt

I like it! Great painting!

I really like that paintjob. It fits the sculpt quite well.   

Aaaaaw I like it a lot! Great job!

I think it's very nicely painted! You've done great job!
You've found way how to paint it simply but beautifully, this is unique style and I like it very much
I think it's better to do the simple work but in right colours and shapes (as here) then add too much and end up with chaotic effect-your work is good example of nice and clean effect. Big congratulations!

I love it as it is. But if you are unhappy with the painting, I would suggest maybe adding a few more shades of gray to your model, as a few people have mentioned before me. Otherwise, he is beautiful, not cartoonish to me at all.    

Great!     

Very well done!

The figure is beautiful and the colours are perfect.
If you find it too cartoonish, you will need to add some shading/darker grey areas
at the right places to give it some depth.
Overall I think you did a wonderful job.

MiniZoo wrote:

I think you are being too hard on yourself for the first time you've painted a model. You did a good job with the face, eyes and markings. After undercoating I apply a base colour followed by a wash (a very thin watery paint which rinses over the raised areas with the pigment settling in the low points and crevices). This gives the model greater depth and realism. There's a lot more that can follow but I find this is a good start. I use the warhammer paint range and they have a great book on how to paint but it is expensive!

That's great advice, thank you! I've heard about the quality of the warhammer products, but they're quite expensive and hard to find here. Undercoating is the same as priming, right? I read that polymer clay doens't need to be primed before painting (so I didn't prime this one), but what´s your advice on that?

Thank you ALL for your kind words.

Oh, I love ruins! They are always wonderful and source of admiration!
Honestly, I find your paintwork really clever, you've found a simple way to give a very pleasant looking with enough realism. It is interesting that it is one of the biggest challenges of manufactured figures, brands always try to find the simpler formula to turn a painting interesting enough.
Though, it is great that you are exigent with yourself and that you want to improve. Harriet is an outstanding painter and I always knew Harriet like that, though, I remember her first sculpts, although very good, not as excelent as what we are used now. She insisted, improved and it is impressive what Harriet can do.
I am sure your technics will also improve to match your level of exigence.

Looks great! Thanks for sharing!

The paintwork looks great - you picked a good shade of grey for the fur. Great work!

Very nice! 

Beautiful model!

He/she is a beauty to be!
I'm pro texture, i think it gives the little bit extra!
But there is one thing that got my eye...
You have given the front paws 'toe´s' but it looks like you dind't do that in the back paw(s)?
Is this maybe on purpose?

I think with paint he/she is goin to be beautifull

Oe i saw this post to late
I commented on the other one first
But i do think it is al beautifull failure as you discrabe!
If this was on the shelf of a store i would buy it immediatly!

Why i miss that beautieful figurine!! Wonderful work!!

Hurray that Dum_My retrieved this subject !!!!   

Looking at this delightful model , I feel my morning-sleepy face wake up and smile from ear to ear, - so much charm and beauty    

Defteros wrote:

That's great advice, thank you! I've heard about the quality of the warhammer products, but they're quite expensive and hard to find here. Undercoating is the same as priming, right? I read that polymer clay doens't need to be primed before painting (so I didn't prime this one), but what´s your advice on that?

I apologise, I only just saw your reply and question... now 6 months later   Yes undercoating/priming same thing (to me anyway). I always undercoat as it gives an even colour to start painting over. Baked polymer clay has dark and light patches which will often show through the first layer or two so the undercoat resolves that problem for you. Also it's easier to paint smoothly over an undercoat..just my personal preference.

I LOVE it. That is a great style you have in painting that Snow Leopard.

That's one creative mold there!