Popular Post Vecks Posted August 13, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Just finished painting this up and I wanted to show it off. I'm far from a great painter but I'm really pleased with it Would love some criticism if any would like to give it. (The base is not her finished base.) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prof_bycid Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 @Vecks I like the black to red blending on the wings. Colors look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Wings are really nice, good solid red there! Main suggestion would be to add some more subtle highlights on the skin; top of thighs, collar bones, fingers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Well someone doesn't put any time to waste! She looks pretty cool but any chance of getting a photo without the flash? It tends to confuse a lot of the highlighting, particularly on white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecks Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 I'll see what I can do later today. Honestly taking good pictures of miniatures,has never been my strong suit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, Vecks said: I'll see what I can do later today. Honestly taking good pictures of miniatures,has never been my strong suit. You and me both. The only thing I've found which helped my photos was using natural light, but that can be pretty inconsistent anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriangirl Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Oh, I think that in figure she is better than in art because of my vision of her is different with artist may be. Good work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 14 hours ago, Vecks said: I'll see what I can do later today. Honestly taking good pictures of miniatures,has never been my strong suit. Off the top I would suggest trying the following things to improve your pictures: 1) Get an empty gallon milk jug, cut the top off (actually down as far as needed to include the handle). Next cut large U into one side. This will make a good light box when turned over and also provide a good neutral background. 2) Dont use the camera flash. Instead use more external lighting filtered through the above light box. 3) Move the camera as close to the subject as possible to aid in focusing, depth of field, and light metering. These three things can do wonders for your miniatures photography. After that there are others things you can try though they are heavily influenced by what your camera is capable of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecks Posted August 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Oh wow! Thanks for the tip. My camera is my phone's camera (Galaxy S7) which is pretty decent as far as phone camera's go. Will definitely use your technique when I get the chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpact Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 My only thought might be to apply some grime or blood at her feet and legs, to balance torso and arm. Beyond that, I got nuthin'. This is gorgeous, especially those wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmod Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 Awesome wings! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 On 8/13/2016 at 9:00 PM, Vecks said: Oh wow! Thanks for the tip. My camera is my phone's camera (Galaxy S7) which is pretty decent as far as phone camera's go. Will definitely use your technique when I get the chance! Some phone cameras allow decent control over settings and functions. On the Samsung Galaxy you can try a few different things in the "Pro" setting. One of the easiest is to set it to the "Macro" setting, usually represented by a flower icon. This tells the camera that the camera will be really close to the subject, which automatically changes a few things to improve the results. After that you can try working either the ISO setting or the Aperture setting (it will look like an iris). These two settings will effect the "depth of field" (how much of the composition will be in focus) however be careful with these as they can also blur your photos if they make the shutter speed to slow (the lowest reasonable speed for a hand held photo is 1/32 though I would discourage going this low). This is one reason I use so many lights in my setup, more light = faster speeds even when using really small apertures to increase the depth of field. Hopefully some of that helps, let me know if any of it needs better explanation or clarification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecks Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 I think my biggest set back at the moment for pictures is the lighting. I'm really only working with a lamp and a few windows a decent way away. May work on setting something up to help that out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 You can use the milk jug outside with natural sunlight to good effect. If going this route I would recommend using a sheet of White "poster board" underneath the mlik jug to reflect the light back toward the model. This is a good thing to have anyway. In a pinch you can use a plane sheet of paper or a piece of card board primed white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecks Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 It's a rather dreary day today (currently pouring) but I believe tomorrow is gonna be nice, I'll have to try it out. Thanks for all the great advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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