krax Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Finally finished with my try on Perdita Ortega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGoat Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I like it! It definitely stands out. I'm still deciding on a paint scheme for my Perdita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Some nice work there! YOur freehand is good, the one thing I'd mention is that you need to be careful to keep patterns even (the two sides of the shirt are a little differnt in terms of the size of the red grid). But that's really a picky point and doesn't take away from the good paintjob you've done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewomie Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think the pattern looks really good. Sure her left side is slightly less red, but few people even bother to try, so in my opinion, this is easily one of the best i've seen on here. i can't wait to see the rest! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Really like the free hand, very original take on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 The shirt and hat came out awesome. Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Very nice! really good to see a change to the regular colours and patterns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krax Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thank you for your kind words. Im aware that my freehand is not spotless. I think its very hard to do good. Especially regarding the hat it would look much better if the pattern were outlined in black or at least dark brown, I fear however that it is beyond my skill. Whenever I try to outline anything the line becomes much to strong. I have tried with inks, her shirt is mostly patterned with red inks, it is easier, but very hard to do anything else than straight lines. My inspiration was some kind of american pulp art arcetype rural clothing in dirty whites patterned in red. Anyone has any tips regarding freehand painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonn Agram Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 you could try not outlining but "basecoating" the freehand with brown first (one thicker line) and then add a narrower line in red inside the brown lines (talking about the hat) - that way you'd get the same effect as if you outlined... just my 1/50$ good job, btw like the Daisy Duke look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Anyone has any tips regarding freehand painting? Practice a lot, you've clearly got a knack for it. My comment wasn't a put down, but more of a nudge to take what's already a really good bit of freehand and keep working on it! Really the only way to figure out how freehand works for you is to keep doing it. As Demonn said, basecoating wit hte outer colour then working inwards to the other colours is probably easier to get thin edges neat. I used it on some lettering I did on a cloak and it was much easier that way than trying ot get a neat, smooth line around the whole lot! Its a really nice paintjob, and an imaginative one as well. And I'd bet that if you did the whole crew with that level of freehand, they'd look stunning individually and as a group. And your eyes would hurt by the end *wink*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 nice hat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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