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Monday, November 25, 2013

Arco Evisorators IV-IX

Arco Evisorator, running, striding, maiming – a fierce, trembling vision, that is. Here are six of them, feeding their blades with flesh and blood, rushing with hunger for death in their cold empty eyes, murdering for the sins of their Mother.



Like the previous pair of Arcos, this pack was a commission work too. I really like doing these things as they are fun to put together and paint, and provide just enough challenge for my sculpting skills. I wanted the flock to have a sence of violent movement, so I made them look like if they had only one mission in their minds; murder and maim their foes. You be the judge if I made it or not ;)

The bases were once again made by John Blanche. The vibrant reds and oranges are very different to what you usually see in bases, but I think they work very nicely in these and really pop the minis out. Oh, and the crackling effect is just pure awesomeness!

What's next? The tale of the Arcos is still unfinished and I will be creating another creature to accompany these things. Then there's a commission Inquisitor that will follow and some wicked ideas what comes to my personal projects... busy times ahead.

- Kari
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22 comments:

  1. Eric Wier25 November 2013 at 18:33

    Fantastic models! Their bloodlust is just dripping off of them. The muted tones you used really distills them down to soulless killers, devoid of any moral fiber. The filthy unkempt hair, pallid skin, and bony outstretched fingers, only adds to this chaos. The uniformity you maintained with them, without losing each model's individuality is wonderful.

    Blanche really did a fantastic job with those bases. The rusty color stands out against the rest of the model, and combined with their large size (bases) and they poses of the models, they really convey a frantic speed and momentum to the models.

    So many elements of the models combine so synergistically, and really making them standout. You really outdid yourself!

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  2. J.E.25 November 2013 at 18:46

    Brilliant, brilliant models.

    Good show, sir. Good show indeed.

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  3. Adam Wier25 November 2013 at 18:51

    Spectacular work! The sense of frantic and frenzied motion is nothing short of breathtaking.

    I love how you were able to achieve uniformity without losing their individuality. The limited color palette really helps to distil a sense of ferocity and single-mindedness to them.

    These arco evisorators are some of the truest expressions of the Inquisitor mindset that I have seen in a long time. Well done!

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  4. Turska25 November 2013 at 19:32

    Lovely work as always Kari. I love the macabre feel and and and... Well. Speechless I may be.

    And hats of for the teamwork!

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  5. Blot25 November 2013 at 19:49

    Pure awsomness! .DDDD

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  6. Christian Schwager25 November 2013 at 20:01

    Mean looking bunch, I love them!
    The faces are especially brilliant :)

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  7. demi_morgana25 November 2013 at 20:36

    Brill!!! Necrobrill!!! :froth:

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  8. Irwit26 November 2013 at 12:39

    WOW!!! These are awesome! I think these as a unit are up there with your Corsair model, for me anyway.

    thank you for sharing, this is my favorite blog by far! :)

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  9. Kari Hernesniemi26 November 2013 at 12:53

    Thank you very much, everybody! You guys rock!

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  10. phiq26 November 2013 at 13:29

    Fantastic work, as always!

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  11. MarK26 November 2013 at 20:08

    Hi,

    I asked before, on the other post but I'll ask again: how do you paint that skintone?I would be relly happy if you could share the recipe!

    Thanks :)

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    1. Kari Hernesniemi26 November 2013 at 22:12

      Here's a harsh recipe for the flesh: Bone white on grey undercoat, washed with a mixture of gryphonne sepia and asurmen blue (about 2 to 1, just enough blue to break the red of the sepia a bit), shades picked with red and orange ink, high lighting with bone white + white and gave a bit of contrast in shadows with greyish blue.

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    2. MarK27 November 2013 at 20:13

      Thanks!!

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  12. Kari Hernesniemi26 November 2013 at 22:12

    Cheers phiq and MarcK!

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  13. Unknown28 November 2013 at 21:15

    Just the best of the world...incredible, as alwaysyou did an great work ! Sure that JB is speechless when he discovered them ! I want you at the head of the GW's design, just at the right of the Master.

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  14. Kari Hernesniemi29 November 2013 at 16:11

    Thanks Stéphane!

    Heh, but I can't move to England, I just bought a house! Would they allow me to work remotely? :D

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    1. Unknown30 November 2013 at 11:26

      Hé hé in the same case ( 25 years to pay lol ) ! If they purpose you to work remotely...please tell them : " Steph is my second ! "....you ll do an happy man :D

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    2. Kari Hernesniemi30 November 2013 at 15:42

      The scene would never be the same if we'd hit the mainstream ;)

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  15. Unknown2 December 2013 at 12:48

    I confirm u r right...to the hell the mainstream ;)

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  16. Irwit31 December 2013 at 09:17

    What range is the color bone white from?

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    1. Kari Hernesniemi3 January 2014 at 14:05

      It's not any particular range, just a mixture of my own: Elf Flesh, Tallarn Flesh, Khemri Brown, Skull White and Codex Gray, harshly 1:2:1:2:1.

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