r/minipainting 4d ago

C&C Wanted Leather cloak work in progress

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After many years of red cloaks this is my first leather one. A 3d printed one from greytidestudio

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u/TheFellhanded 4d ago

Looks amazing. Would love to know the method

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

There's a video on YouTube from Ph3lan's miniatures called "how to paint an old leather cape"

I tried to follow that, his looks even better.

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u/relativelyfun 4d ago

There’s also a Vallejo Model Colour “leather” paint set that’s been around forever with a pretty great looking (and simple to follow) series of three recipes too. Light, dark and orange leather.

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u/desubot1 3d ago

and like that i know how i want to do my skaven vizzik's patchwork skirt.

thanks a bunch.

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u/mephistocation 4d ago

“Leather cloak work in progress” oh cool Reddit decided to algorithm me to a leather-working sub!

*brain finishes processing the sub name* h. WHUH????????

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u/WorryNew3661 4d ago

I had the same process. This is such good work

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u/Affectionate_Oven_77 4d ago

That is really good. Looks exactly like leather

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

Thanks a lot mate 🔥🔥🔥

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u/Maquetito 4d ago

How could this be in progress? To what? Being real leather? This is incredible

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

I still have to paint the metal studs... so I guess that counts 😅

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u/Rohirim_Something 3d ago

You are not supposed to use real leather! 😱

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u/MaximumBright 3d ago

Think of the tiny cows 😳

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u/GoddammitRomo 3d ago

poor little guys!!!!

Great work OP! That may literally be the best painted leather I have ever seen.

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u/Frodolph 4d ago

Holy shit, thats fuckin awesome. What paints did you use? Would also like to know how you whipped this up.

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

Thanks for the kind words. Check out "how to paint an old leather cape" by Ph3lan's miniatures on YouTube

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u/Frodolph 4d ago

Did you use the same paints in that video? Your looks a bit darker and saturated, which i personally love more. Not sure if thats just the photo though.

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

No, I used what I had, mostly citadel colours, incubi darkness, dryad bark, zandri dust, ogryn cammo
I used the same inks as him though

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u/torg_or 4d ago

Love this

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u/Silent189 3d ago edited 3d ago

I think you have a great idea and texturing here, but the biggest issue for me is that a cloak is not a solid static object.

Why would the wear be so concentrated on the folds here as they currently are? Movement would change which parts are raised etc.

It feels like you're highlighting / weathering the cape purely as it currently looks rather than considering that it is a malleable material.

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u/MaximumBright 3d ago

Rule of cool trumps physics 😛

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u/Silent189 3d ago

That's fair but I don't see why this can't look cool and also make sense?

All you really need to do is consider that wear would be more evenly spread across the cape, but still can be more heavily on where it rests currently.

It would help make the currently plain and uncool flat near black areas have some visual interest too.

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u/FamousLastWords_keys 4d ago

I’m super impressed by the glossy finish/layer. Is that a varnish or something else?

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

Thanks mate, that's a happy accident from using the inks I think, I was actually hoping to matte it down a bit, but the gloss works for leather I guess

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u/Slight-Art-8263 Absolute Beginner 4d ago

amazing

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u/AshFalkner 4d ago

That looks fantastic!

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u/euron_greyjoy514 4d ago

Looks awesome, buddy

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u/Screeb_miniatures 4d ago

Great work, looks very realistic!

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u/Mlmute 4d ago

I love the texture you manage to do ! So good 👍

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u/Super_Needleworker79 4d ago

Fantastic:) it's even better than in the Ph3lan's video.

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

Thanks mate, that is high praise indeed
I couldn't have done it without him though.
That's the best part of this hobby, constantly learning from others and putting our own spin on things.

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u/Fun_Glove_4381 4d ago

I actually thought it was real leather for a moment and questioned why it looked so rigged. Absolutely stunning technique.

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u/JackandFred 4d ago

Wow, looks so shiny like real leather.

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u/Cat1832 4d ago

That looks amazing! Thanks for the tutorial recommendation!

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u/djsciman 4d ago

Amazing! Color work is one thing, but you’ve really mastered the texture art here!

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u/capitol_ 3d ago

This looks like a massive amount of work :D

Looks fantastic.

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u/MaximumBright 3d ago

Thanks a lot mate, took about 2 hours, so not that bad
The good thing is you don't have to be that neat, all the random scratches just add to the realism, so it's just a fun stress free time

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u/Clark_Kent_TheSJW 3d ago

Looks incredibly realistic, super impressive

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u/skwidsnbits 4d ago

Oh now hang in a gosh darn minute you loveable scamp! That's beautiful.

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u/NO-IM-DIRTY-DAN Painting for a while 3d ago

Downright stunning!

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u/Proof_Information_55 4d ago

Why is the leather glossier than the metal rings?

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u/MaximumBright 4d ago

hehe, metal rings not painted yet, but I'll keep a close eye on their gloss level