Written by This week I can show you something finished!
If you missed the first two parts of this series with all the work in progress shots and updates, you can check them out here:
Update 2 – Knights spent painting
On to the good stuff! Not a huge amount to say this week, so I’ll let pictures do most of the talking.
The second shoulder pauldron here took a really long time and I’m still not 100% happy with it, I stripped and repainted the left hand side of it 5 or 6 times before deciding that I simply wasn’t going to achieve what I had envisioned with my current skills, so I am going to keep practising and on the next one try it again….
Everything on the model is based on Norse culture and mythology in some way, in no particular order we have:
- Fenrir
- Odin
- The Gates of Valhalla
- Mjolnir
- Huginn and Muninn
- A Valknut
- Jörmungandr
Then as the combo breaker we have a Triquetra, which is more Celtic than Norse, but I am taking the artistic license here.
One of the future updates of Project Wolfspear will cover off some of the lore of how this all fits in with the overall project, but I have to get over one stumbling block first – and that is that she needs a name. Maybe some kind of poll could decide what to call her? Suggestions on a postcard…
I am also submitting this for Azazel’s Jewel of July… I pulled some long hours to get this finished early in the month, my original deadline was July 29th, so now I get a whole month to crack on with the Tale of Four Warlords.
Until next time!
Painting In The Dark 
Valkyr as a potential name?
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Yeah that’s a pretty good one… Going in the pot!
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I’m going to be naming stormwolf krakentooth, I’ve got lots of shark teeth and some jewellery chain to add to it!
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Wow… Mate, she is an absolute beauty… All that free-hand and symbology really do make this stand out, and it is all so well executed! Lovely stuff dude, congratulations
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Very cool to follow this man. Love the designs and execution of them and how with the muted grey and lack of really high contrast it’s detailed without looking mentally busy. Very cool just to examine… Kind of like a tapestry. Any plans for more knights?
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Very tempted, but not just yet… Got too many other projects to get done!
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Lovely work, a very unique paint job.
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Absolutely stunning!
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That is fantastic- such a great idea executed so well.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Excellent work here, mate – outstanding work on all that freehand!
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Thank you very much! I’ll be sending it your way for Jewel of July!
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Please do, mate! 🙂
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Wow, that is one nice-looking knight. The freehand stuff is quite impressive.
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My word, that’s impressive! There’s so much great freehand that it’s tough to pick a favorite piece. The big eye, the wolf’s head on the shoulderpad and the “stairway to heaven” are all standouts to me!
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Awesome fusion of 40k and traditional mythology.
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