The Golden Demon entry that never was!

[@omfgblondie]

When you peeled off the tape and the paint came with it, I felt that in my soul.

[@C_harlie_J]

That was too much right 😪

[@TheTebbin]

Felt he could have made some scars out of it

[@C_harlie_J]

@@TheTebbin See, that's exactly what I was thinking! with maybe some stitches in it

[@pankbot]

I felt the same. I even cringed

[@elementalon2166]

A scar might have been cool over the paint that was taken off, it would explain the height difference and added more to the character of him being a sailor. But the skin looks amazing ❤

[@squelch13]

Came to say the same thing.. A scar would work so well on such an open skin area, would show him being battle hardened, and a true seafaring giant pirate

[@SuperCliff24]

Hahah was gonna say exactly the same thing also. The scar would of been so much better.

[@motherpanic]

I thought the same thing.

[@jvandep]

​@@SuperCliff24this comment adds so much extra. Wow. Also would have, not would of.

[@dakinlowe36]

I thought to do faded stitches around some of the area possibly have some tattos slit or slightly off at the join etc.

[@jetswift]

He is EPIC. Enter into the next golden demon!!! and also, where's the SQUID tattoo???? :D brilliant work and well done for not throwing it away when you pulled the paint off. awesome.

[@heronvitor6886]

he's pants look a lot like Obélix, from the Asterix comic book. it looks awesome!

[@Cicero5000-i2b]

WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!

[@florianfrueh3282]

he should have painted the crab white. like idefix or as i just found out "dogmatix" in the english version.

[@gamer-jy6fn]

JE SUIS PAS GROS! Juste un peu enrobé.

[@marcelluscompagnie68]

J'ai pensé la même chose 😊

[@Calibrett0]

First thing I thought off, genius!

[@ipickle23]

you guys actually have officially gotten me into the table top version of Warhammer went out and got my very first starter kit and painted my first mini absolute love for you guys and super excited to get into it!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

lesssgooo

[@TattooedMilk]

This is amazing! If you do ever attempt to do tattoos again it could be really cool to see how you approach potentially older/worn tattoos. As tattoos and the skin ages the ink slowly spreads and has a different tone. Particularly if you're looking at references of people that are exposed to sunlight a lot (surfers, fishermen or pirates) their tattoos always have a very different edge. It could really elevate and sell a story of 'an older geezer with some gross faded prison tattoos and sun spots'. Well done, really incredible stuff as usual.

[@BlueBoy0]

I normally find gore effects to be silly and over the top, but the parrot pulling at the meat of the giant's arm is really cool!

[@nikroth]

I thought you abandoned this project, I am so so glad you didn't !! Thank you !

[@nikolemieux9601]

My only issue with your paint job is that it'd be great if the detached arm and leg had necrotic looking flesh because they were decaying. Otherwise the rest is SO dope!

[@seriouslerious2540]

Brilliant paint work, but for an ogre that is battle tested, his belly skin is still unscathed by scars or injury - while his limbs are nearly detached. Could apply scars to the area where the paint came off as an added level of detail that also works into the paint height difference, and stretch marks from the hips towards the belly button/distended belly or other pink/redder scarring. Of course, only if you’re not sick of working on the model :) good vid!

[@donaldkhogan]

I can appreciate that this process has also included a LOT of pain for you, but this is one of my favorite series and models you've ever done. It's just got so much of YOU in it. Great stuff, please do the other 2!!

[@gidthaillest]

Amazing work the tats look great n the parrot it’s just very creative

[@skorpekh]

Peeling that tape broke my heart. Another incredible paint job! I can't wait to see the army finished.

[@nickthebeardedwonder]

Very few could have saved that, you are one of the few Emil.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Appreciate it, I was close to quitting mentally 🤣

[@Spark_Chaser]

@@SquidmarMiniatures Can't say I'd blame you for it. That's got to be a morale crusher.

[@trvshansen]

Dude, really! You got my subscription. Great video man! I just got into the hobby and itchin at the bit to start painting. Just put a few ork boyz together, and now researching the painting process before I get started. Definitely gonna check out more of your videos. Thanks for the content.

[@drums4life5]

Seriously man, that is an absolutely stunning sculpt and paint job. Very well done and hope to see the other 2 painted up soon

[@justinlee9031]

Wow - just wow! Never will get there but love watching you achieve that kind of paint work

[@tomsimo6815]

The tunes in this edit really Hit the spot, well done 👏

[@DrOmegaBattleSphere]

14:00 great opportunity to introduce some battle scars to explain the colour discrepancy!

[@joeyfive5245]

This is my favourite of your projects, the freehand is so clean

[@bethanygraham427]

The tattoos look great - especially that anchor! Great work.

[@Grieva-SeeD-]

Wonderful paintjob! Also, I always really appreciate how you do the sponsor but still show the painting whilst doing it, as opposed to us skipping.

[@Sayquidnidly]

You "Appreciate" them finding a way to get you to watch the ad. Consume. Consume.

[@Grieva-SeeD-]

@Sayquidnidly I'm aware of the tactic, I'm not an imbecile. When I'm painting and have this on in the background, or if I'm just on the sofa watching I don't have to mess about finding where the vid picks up again. Man's got to make his money and everyone wins this way.

[@bradcraig6676]

Boom, one of the best paint jobs I've ever seen.

[@piraterubberduck6056]

I like the tattoos. They look right for the character and I like the idea of getting new ones after battles.

[@pankbot]

I've been looking forward to you finishing this. The tattoos are a great idea especialy after evey tournament and major kill. Perhaps add tattoo hash marks for the number of kills he gets as well. The parrot eating his flesh was also really cool.

[@LadyValrethgames]

Something like that can be turned into a good thing like a huge scare and the tattoo is what covers up the scare or makes it show up more.

[@notnimify]

Dude I Ordered all 3 paint sets I can hardly wait to get them and this video is getting even more excited to try them out . Keep it up guys you Rock!

[@allonewordcaps]

Looks great. I love the tattoos I love these painting chill videos 😊

[@simonkohler2182]

Amazing work, glad you didnt give up this project. Like many others I think a scar wouldve been amazing on the belly mistake but u did just fine too

[@andpet7243]

cant wait to see all four completed together!

[@chadkittleson5447]

I think he looks great. Love to see you finish the army.

[@leforestierdamien877]

when i saw the paint pelling off, that reminded me the time i didn't shake enough my varnish and the solvant remocvezd 90% of the paint on my mini... but then i thought that at some point it looked like the most realistic scare tissue i ever saw

[@apathtrampledbydeer8446]

I don't know what to comment as words don't suffice to describe the artistry that went into this, amazeballs!

[@FaxeAxe]

Thank you Emil, this pirate looks great. espaccially the the details with the parrot and the tiny bottles.

[@TomK_421]

The tattoos are incredible

[@Maestria00]

NGL, he's freaking awesome. Good job Emil!

[@evilbass159]

Glad you finally got him done! He looks so good I was wanting to see him done! Im feeling that same anxiety right now for YOUR competition. I was traveling for the holidays most of Decemeber, then got hit with a massive bug that Im only just getting over. I have a piece that I wanted to submit to the Squidmar Open but Im super worried im behind everyone else. :C But Im goin to dig deep and try to get something into yall! Keep up the good work!

[@mrtricorder]

Absolutely insane. My heart broke when I saw that damage

[@BeartifulBear]

I gasped so loud when you removed the tape

[@Killacodycollects]

Would love to see more of this I always like the big minis

[@vivisector3489]

Incredible paint jobb

[@willcannon4626]

This is incredible!! Cannot wait to see the whole army!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SummaPlusANumberGrrr]

would make for a truly epic unit entry for Golden Demon this year!

[@theonemanopinion2764]

Vallejo primer is leagues above anything else I’ve used. Especially on putty and printed models. It’s also great out of an air brush! 0.5mm needle and it’s perfect

[@carlstanford7607]

This is so inspirational. Great job

[@leonardneubeck1003]

That looks incredible ❤

[@kennethkitchens88]

This looks so great!!! Well done my friend

[@lydiahanke]

Most impressive are those Stripes on the pants, great hand control!!!

[@danconnolly504]

This might be my favourite mini you've ever done

[@DanielLazaroFraga-oh6rz]

Wow amazing job.

[@radytz66]

Amazing work as always and fixing that painy mishap was insane 👌

[@olddominionoutfitters1272]

One of my favorite projects on KZbin

[@enclavex69]

Loved the parrot pulling at the flesh 👍

[@antonyleech2967]

Blown away i like to paint ,you seem to have perfected it

[@benpearce3183]

The paint job looks amazing! So glad you stuck with it. Regarding the tattoos, just a little nod to actual nautical tattoos, the words hold and fast were always tattooed on the fingers/knuckles of each hand. This was done as a superstition to aid sailors grip when climbing rigging etc. in the age of sail. Keep up the content

[@Malphaspaintsminis]

Nice job. I actually tattooed that exact pilgrim tattoo on a customer like a month ago.

[@aionagustin2768]

awesome recovery from the peeled paint!

[@Speakhardly]

That’s really nice paint job

[@hurrsia]

thats crazy you guys used me to as a model to sculpt that mini. It looks so realistic.

[@Lothrean]

It's a very beautiful paint job here. However the visual storytelling would work a lot better if it would somehow explain why the guy doesn't care about the missing flesh on the arm. He doesn't look undead or anything to me, and therefore it feels like he shouldn't be able to hold onto the staff with all the missing nerves and all that.

[@AlexMinis]

This giant looks really good ! Very sad for the masking tape issue but you manage to fix it really, REALLY well ! I hope he will get a LOT of tatoos !

[@coling3437]

Fkn Perfection Amazing job !!!!!!!!!!! cant wait for the last two !!!!!!!

[@ormenlange100]

looks amazing and the tatoos are insane good :D

[@ASoullessRanga]

I love the tattoos! Painting it would scare the shit out of me though.

[@mattemonx4315]

Incredible! 🎉

[@azcheermva]

Amazing work, I love all your videos 🙌🏻

[@kazmoddan2058]

So you watched the whole video in 2 minutes?

[@ivanafonso4150]

viking obelix with a hat looking great!!

[@thomasgrable1746]

Fabulous work! I hope to see this at Adepticon.

[@fishinomoa7238]

That's amazing !!!

[@jahhuri9967]

This is the type of content I'd like to see more on this channel. Just pure painting with a voice-over

[@Pitsy]

Finally back on painting 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@broadswordcallingdannyboygamer]

Incredible.

[@rupertjones5197]

With those trousers and belly he looks like obelix!!

[@wisor1androide]

Muy buena la idea de los tatuajes como logros de batalla 👍🏼

[@Crabbers_paints]

Firstly, I love yours and Lukas work and channel. I've been wanting to ask this for a while but I feel like yours and Lukas painting style is something really different and unique, where do you get your inspiration and talent from and how does it shape your overall style/approach? 🦀

[@flyingoctopus9846]

You have such hand control i reckon youd make a good surgeon!

[@TheJo4an]

That tape rip could have been a pretty cool battle scar tbh.

[@TKs3DPrints]

as soon as i seen that blue tape on the model i knew what was going to happen.. i would have used a hairdryer on the tape to warm up the gum.. but well done for repatching.. myself i think i would have used some muliput and made it into a huge burn scar or something and turned it into a feature as do not think i could have matched it the way you did.. :) well done.

[@klug5916]

He did Obélix! 😀 For the one unfamiliar with the name, Obélix is the second main hero of the French comic book Astérix. He's big, fat, with the exact same pants. Nice one, Squidmar, I'm proud of you!

[@Oluabayo]

A coconut crab paint job would have looked amazing!

[@theyellowstripe1]

I wonder if there's room for a cheeky little converted Tao fishing from the back of the ship your anchor-wielding giant is on...

[@DadalorianCreates]

When you were repairing the removed paint, i thought it would have been a good opportunity to turn one into a massive scar / wound.. even better if there would have been a mangled tattoo as a result.

[@nigelbagguley7410]

Great figure amazing

[@BlondLanfear]

It’s giving Obelix which I think is awesome

[@Matthewpaints]

Definitely finish this project and let us see. You should check out drity down gore/snot works the same as the glue but is much eaiser to work with.

[@reekhadol]

It's nice to see Emil paint to a competition standard, it's less striking than his usual style compared to Lukas who just refines how he usually paints but I really enjoy how Emil uses colors when going for a more realistic and less stylized style.

[@cosmicmuffet1053]

When the patches came up, I just thought 'oh he was in a fight with a sea-monster, like a shark attack scar'. I know it can be depressing to lose work, but this seems like an opportunity. You went with erasing it--which is fine, but it could have also been a chance to leave part of the tattoo missing--like it was torn off in the fight with the skin. There's plenty of reference online. You could pick anything from angry-red sunken scars to old pale knobby ones. Burns are another option. Maybe he took a warpfire shot to the gut.

[@keithsmiley5896]

5:56 What's the material you used to block off painted portions of the model when you airbrushed? I've used cardstock or index cards, but is challenging when I'm blocking off curved surfaces.

[@zachmoss8896]

freakin amazing bro

[@jamescrawford8538]

A recipe I can use awesome

[@TheRendar]

Great video !

[@poppetangel]

This is awesome! He looks like Obelix evil twin 😆

[@yannick1508]

I love those ongoing long projects! Awesome stuff! BUT that's a huge parrot isn't it? Almost as big as the human in his hand.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

About 1m tall while standing probably :)

[@frankdelorran2068]

super great things

[@richardvervuurt1058]

Awesome

[@raidermomcathy2043]

It’s probably really difficult to attain, but people with that much belly would be covered in stretch marks. You’re doing a great job as usual. ❤

[@xenodraigshrike5052]

I dunno this is painted super well but it just feels off to me. One of the details that would stand out to me as a judge is the fact that the arms and feet that are not attached to the giant anymore by anything other then a bone or wooden board have the same color flesh as the rest of him that is still connected. It does not matter what story you are trying to tell with it. Like if the legs or feet are recently been reapplied, they wouldn't have blood flow so the flesh tone would look different. Or if they were being powered by necromancy or something the winds of death being used to let him use the prosthetic limbs like they were his the color of the flesh would look grey or rotted maybe a little green would be good. It just looks super out of place as it is and like it's not finished to me even though it is finished and super well painted and awesome looking. If I was a GW golden demon judge those are the details that would stand out and why I would maybe not rate it as high as someone that was thinking of those details.

[@amaurymeteyer1190]

If I had your skill or a voice to the chapter I would have add purpul or green veins under that zombie's skin using the glue to make them in volume

[@franksquid2017]

That's incredible. I no my opinion doesn't mean much, but I think he needs a chicken on one foot and a pig on the other. They are good luck for sailors.

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Vaiana lol

[@Ahmso]

you could have turn the paint that got pulled off as a scar that maybe he got during battle or something, either way, looks great!