Thanks for the kind words all. So stoked to get a gold, and compliments from some of my painting heroes!
I have a bunch more pictures on my website, as well as some thoughts about the process, at https://www.althaipaints.net/desert-wanderer/
Great work David! This is one of those projects that really shows all the best aspects of mini painting; it’s beautiful, it tells an awesome story, and it really makes me want to interact with it. I feel like a lot of mini’s get categorized into either game pieces or display pieces, and obviously you aren’t going to do a ton of gaming with a piece that you put this much work into, but you could, and it would be awesome. It evokes everything I love about gaming. Love the sparse base.too.
Thanks so much Ben! You’re right, other than the plinth and the too-delicate bit of roots, you could totally game with this mini, and even the plinth is the right shape and almost the right size. I tend to like simple bases, so many of my competition entries find themselves on gaming bases, including several in my Putty&Paint; gallery.
I really like this one! I remember when I painted mine for the box art, it is a great miniature from Pedro! hehe I like the scheme and the technique on the metals. Nice job! Gold!
Thanks so much Marc! Your box-art is fabulous, that was one of the things which originally drew me to the miniature (especially getting to see it in person at the CoolMini booth at Gen Con). Your work has been a great inspiration to me, especially your excellent use of textures, and I was trying to do something similar with this mini.
Jonatan Gil - ElinhirPLUS
Fantastic scene.
David Diamondstone
Thanks Jonatan!
Roman "Light_one" Gruba
Very nice nmm and atmosphere!
David Diamondstone
Thanks Roman!
François Lozach
really awesome !! I love the atmosphere with limited color tones.. really well done
David Diamondstone
Thanks François! I’m a big fan of Jen Haley and her limited palettes, and it’s had a big influence on my own works.
Lee Hebblethwaite (10 ball)
Very nice
David Diamondstone
Thanks Lee!
A.Demidov
Класс!
David Diamondstone
большое спасибо!
Volker Stumpf
That’s a cool mini!
David Diamondstone
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David Diamondstone
Thanks Volker!
Roman LappatPLUS
Love the Dessert reflection everywhere! Great piece!
David Diamondstone
Thanks so much Roman!
Jero Miniatures
Nailed it! Love the NMM and the diferent shades of it. Cool work!
David Diamondstone
Thanks Jero! I was very much inspired by the NMM on the boxart, by Bigchild.
Aleksandra Cvetanovski
Amazing work. Really nice. :)
David Diamondstone
Thanks Aleksandra!
Antonio
Incredible painting !!! Gold of course . That brand and what is the name of the miniature? It is commercial?
David Diamondstone
Thanks! The miniature is https://www.coolminiornot.com/shop/forsaken-saint-mark-harbinger-of-judgment-1.html I did. a small conversion on the rider.
Antonio
many thanks for reply, and forward the link to the web . I see that the conversion of the rider ‘s arm with binoculars.
David Diamondstone
Thanks for the kind words all. So stoked to get a gold, and compliments from some of my painting heroes!
I have a bunch more pictures on my website, as well as some thoughts about the process, at https://www.althaipaints.net/desert-wanderer/
Matt DiPietro
Great Job this is awesome! lots of style and atmosphere.
David Diamondstone
Thanks so much Matt!
Jason Zhou
Really cool paintjob with great interpretation of atmosphere!
David Diamondstone
Thanks Jason!
Peter "Baphomet" TothPLUS
A real outstanding piece :) bookmarked for inspiration! Keep on going this way :)
David Diamondstone
Thanks Peter!
David Diamondstone
Thanks Peter!
Nicholas Fletcher
Awesome work!
David Diamondstone
Thanks Nicholas!
Ben Snyder (Demihuman)
Great work David! This is one of those projects that really shows all the best aspects of mini painting; it’s beautiful, it tells an awesome story, and it really makes me want to interact with it. I feel like a lot of mini’s get categorized into either game pieces or display pieces, and obviously you aren’t going to do a ton of gaming with a piece that you put this much work into, but you could, and it would be awesome. It evokes everything I love about gaming. Love the sparse base.too.
David Diamondstone
Thanks so much Ben! You’re right, other than the plinth and the too-delicate bit of roots, you could totally game with this mini, and even the plinth is the right shape and almost the right size. I tend to like simple bases, so many of my competition entries find themselves on gaming bases, including several in my Putty&Paint; gallery.
Antonio
Last question! Resin, plastic or metal figure?
David Diamondstone
It’s resin. Just go buy it already, you clearly want to. :P
Antonio
Uff , just what I wanted , hehe. There is only buy it! Thank you very much!!
Antonio
Uff , just what I wanted , hehe. There is only buy it! Thank you very much!!
mmasclans
I really like this one! I remember when I painted mine for the box art, it is a great miniature from Pedro! hehe I like the scheme and the technique on the metals. Nice job! Gold!
David Diamondstone
Thanks so much Marc! Your box-art is fabulous, that was one of the things which originally drew me to the miniature (especially getting to see it in person at the CoolMini booth at Gen Con). Your work has been a great inspiration to me, especially your excellent use of textures, and I was trying to do something similar with this mini.
Jérôme "Whispe" Labadie
Pfiu, Awesome Oo!