This week it's one of the dark brothers, Judge Fire. The dark judges remain my favourite Dredd villians by a mile. I'm enjoying the 'Dreams of Deadworld' series in 2000AD immensely at the moment, and it put me in mind to come back to my set of the Dark judges and get them finished. These are the Citadel version from the mid 80's. Small, but full of evil.
I wanted Fire to look like a blackened corpse that's burning internally. Fire can be tricky to get right, but I'm pretty happy with the result. Lots of washes and glazes over a bright yellow base was the order of the day, including a white wash for recesses where the heat is most intense. I also painted some highlights on his body to give the impression of heat emanating from within, like a burning coal. This also served to guide the eye to areas that would be lost amongst the black. Fiery toenails for the win. Luckily there were plenty of nice examples in the most recent Fire artwork to use for reference.
With Fire done, that's half the dark judges finished. It would be a crime to not go ahead and complete the set, so expect more from Deadworld's finesssst next time.
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| Thaank Grud you're here Fiire, I'vve been sssooo lonely... |
Lovely. That paint job crackles.
ReplyDeleteDreams of Deadworld has been a 2000AD highlight this year, in a very good year for the comic. You are going to have to pick up the Dark Judge Spirit forms at some point too, they are must haves I think.
Thanks Paul. One thing I thing I learned doing Fire I was not expecting is how bloody hard it is to photograph painted flame. It seems impossible to capture all the tones. I really must update my photography set-up.
DeleteI think I'll be picking up a set of spirit forms sooner rather than later.
Brilliant Dave. The fire effect looks amazing
ReplyDeleteCheers Bruce! it was a wrestle, and loses some detail in the photo, but I'm happy with it.
DeleteNice job Dave, as like you said painting fire is no easy job, & like Paul said you really do need to pick up some of the spirits if for no other reason as so I can see how good you paint them lol.
ReplyDeleteCheers Frank. I will absolutely be getting the spirit forms at some point!
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