Saturday, 30 June 2018

CLXXIX. Legen: Sir Pelial and the Craven Cur







 









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Pelial's new four-legged companion is the final member of his retinue. The hound minis come from North Star and Warlord. I only needed one for the knight's warband, but this was a great opportunity to cross all of them from my list of unpainted minis. They'll come in handy for a variety of scenarios. Among the seven I've got there were four unique sculpts, so I slightly converted the three duplicates. When I saw I had all these different poses, it occured to me that I could capitalize on that and tell the dog's story solely trough images. Since the protagonist is an animal that doesn't speak, it's fitting, and it was a lot of fun to try. Please let me know how I did.

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The day of the game is getting close, and more and more work from the participants is getting revealed. Most post on their Instagrams. Helge's knight, retinue and giants (1 2 3 4). Rebecca's fish-riding knight and cent-squires (1 2 3). Mikkel's knight (1). Vladimir's rhino knight finished (1). Tommy has made this monstrosity: (1). I'm really impressed by all the models my friends have created for this project. And there's more coming!

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In the meantime, I've built the fourth and final peasant house for the table. This one even has an upstairs. A windmill is next in queue; the largest scenery piece for this project.





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  1. asaltorabioso30 June 2018 at 22:35

    really nice job!! :D
    love it!

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  2. Tactalvanic30 June 2018 at 23:08

    Nicely done, and could not agree more with the choice, let the actions speak for themselves.

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  3. Toby1 July 2018 at 09:37

    The dog's story works really well. The way you've used different models to depict different states is great.

    I like the houses. I think you've got the balance just right between homely and grim there.

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  4. Michal DwarfCrypt1 July 2018 at 12:31

    Awesome work as always!

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  5. WestRider1 July 2018 at 13:22

    Awww, poor puppy :( I felt so bad for it, especially in the rain. Glad it finally got back to Pelial alright in the end.

    Great use of the different poses you had. With the effects added in, there's a real sense of motion there; it really brings the story to life.

    Really great work by your friends, too. All y'all have done an amazing job of keeping a unified aesthetic across so many different projects, by so many different artists.

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  6. Ross1 July 2018 at 14:42

    Great story telling! Poor dog. I'd have run from that thing too.

    Love the house as well. Can't wait to see the full table.

    And thanks for the links. I'd not seen Rebecca's stuff before; super weird!

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  7. Fian2 July 2018 at 18:21

    Hi,

    About the Legen project, will you play only one large multiplayer game or will you play several games? Will there be an event report?

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    1. Ana Polanscak2 July 2018 at 19:26

      It will be one multiplayer game. Knights versus Gargants. Yes, there will definitely be at least one event report. :)

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    2. Fian2 July 2018 at 20:28

      Good^^, and the Gargants Will be used by a player or use an AI system or similar?

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    3. Ana Polanscak2 July 2018 at 20:42

      They won't have a player, their behaviour will be programmed.

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  8. Borgnine3 July 2018 at 11:30

    God damn, this kind of storytelling is brilliant! Great photography and editing too, having that background really pays off :)

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  9. Simon Quinton 3 July 2018 at 23:47

    Hounds look great. Love the story telling.

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  10. FourEyedMonster5 July 2018 at 02:37

    All in all ... a fine work of art! :)

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  11. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) 6 July 2018 at 14:33

    Brilliant as usual :)

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  12. Urion Franz9 July 2018 at 02:50

    This is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I don't think I could have done something like this near as good. Still I'd like to give it a try some time. I love the storytelling.

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    1. Ana Polanscak10 July 2018 at 21:37

      Thank you Urion! Definitely do give it a try. The joy of this hobby of ours is it has so many facets.

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  13. Michael Schönhofen9 July 2018 at 21:37

    This is an diffenrent approach to your Knight`s tale, unlike the other "naive fairy tale" ones, but also good. I especially like the pictures(as I call them): "The entrance of Prince Arpad", "Poor dog in the rain" and "'Pointy Finger' Westcott: This is your new master now".

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  14. James Dunk25 March 2019 at 15:51

    Your Cottages are stunning, I've never seen a more expressive Thatched Roof: Tutorial please! As an aside, found your work displayed in 28 Mag and went looking for more immediately. Delighted to find your Blog.

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    1. Ana Polanscak25 March 2019 at 17:42

      Thank you!

      You can find the cottage tutorial here:
      http://gardensofhecate.blogspot.com/2018/06/clxxvi-peasant-house-step-by-step.html

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  15. James25 March 2019 at 19:51

    Thanks Ana (missed it as I ran through a cross section of your posts). Looking forward to more of your work (and heading over to Kickstarter now). Thanks again.

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