Hinton Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Picked this up from Fozzbozz since Duende is always trying to convince me to buy from different manufacturers. I've always struggled with getting the highlights high enough or the shadows deep enough (or both) and, like most new painters, getting smooth transitions in between them. So I painted this one up as practice to take my highlights up higher than I have before and try to get nice, smooth transitions to deep shadows. Problem is, I think I need a better lighting set-up or something (all I have is a small desk lamp with a 100W bulb) since the pictures aren't really showing that the highlights are almost pure white. Anyway, I'd really like to know what you all think, especially in regards to the areas that I worked on. How can I make it better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupidcow Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Pic I adjusted the gamma a little on your pic and hopefully it's closer to what you have in RL. Your smoothness & neatness have certainly improved since your last post. I'll say go bolder with your highlights. When you feel you have over done it, simple glaze over the area with a watered down mid color. This will also smooth out the harshness of the paintjob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thryth Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Picked this up from Fozzbozz since Duende is always trying to convince me to buy from different manufacturers. Hey, there's more to life than Reaper, after all! Ther's lots of great mini manufacturerers out there like Hasslefree, Freebooter, Dark Age, Mag. Egos, and ..... oh yeah... Wyrd! I think the harrier looks really good, but the highlights aren't showing very well, maybe the white needs to be more concentrated. Also, for photography, I use at least three light sources, two of which are clamp lamps so I can adjust which way they point. Also, you may want to try using a light tent, which there are plenty of on eBay, or I think there's an article at CMON about building your own. The transitions looks excellent though, very smooth. I'd also recommend repeating the stripes on the fronts of the loincloth on the backs as well. OK that's my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thanks for the comments, all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 You have nailed the smoothness...something I haven't been able to achieve very well. Now, if you can work on building the progressions up, I think that will give your minis more 'pop'. Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 You've got the clean look down pact IMO - everything is where it is supposed to be and looks pretty damn smooth. I think from here it would be a bit of work on highlights as everything seems just a touch flat to me, but as you said, it could be your photograph setup taking out a lot of the work you've put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordColdsteal Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 I commented on this over at coldstealpainting... but I'll say again, I love what you have done here. I think the yellow scarf could have a bit more highlights or shadows, and the skin the same... but I love this mini and think you are doing an awsome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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