Webmonkey Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I actually tried the ghetto jug on some of my pics,.. but still can't get a good shot. I've tried flash on,.. colors shifts red,.. flash off,.. color shifts green-blue,.. I've tried lamp overhead to help eliminate shadows,.. bleaches out the photo,.. no lamp,.. image too dark,.. etc,.. etc,.. etc,.. I just seem to be unlucky with getting the setup to be proper. Though, a real camera as opposed to my phone, would likely help considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 To bad the Blogs have been taken down... It seems they have. When did that happen? You had quite an extensive one, didn't you? ---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 PM ---------- I actually tried the ghetto jug on some of my pics,.. but still can't get a good shot. I've tried flash on,.. colors shifts red,.. flash off,.. color shifts green-blue,.. I've tried lamp overhead to help eliminate shadows,.. bleaches out the photo,.. no lamp,.. image too dark,.. etc,.. etc,.. etc,.. I just seem to be unlucky with getting the setup to be proper. Though, a real camera as opposed to my phone, would likely help considerably. Distance between camera and model, letting the macro actually focus on the shot before fully clicking the button, filtering the overhead lamp through the ghetto jug, they each help a bit. I know my pics with my phone's camera aren't amazing, but they do show up surprisingly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker_cky Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So, lack of believable skintones seems to be a commonality for some of you. And I have to agree. There is not a wide enough range available. I may try and make such a unit in the future though. To a degree. I've found that messing around with available colours makes for some pretty good skin tones. Yeah, to an extent. Made painting my Convict Gunslinger, McTavish, and Marcus (regular, alt, and avi) a bit of a challenge, but I think I did alright. I have no clue what I'm going to do about Three Kingdoms skin tones. Asian skin tones are less different than caucasian skin tones than you'd think. The difference is mostly on the physical features rather than skin tone. http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310 That was a helpful article for me painting both black and asian skin tones. I didn't go with the whole range, but picking a few close colours from those tones gives a pretty good effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Albrecht Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm curious to see Robot Showgirls now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310 That was a helpful article for me painting both black and asian skin tones. I didn't go with the whole range, but picking a few close colours from those tones gives a pretty good effect. Decker, you're a genius. I've been trying to find that article again for ages! You're right too, you can mix up a lot of skin tones from the same basic mix with a few other bits thrown in. Not as easy though, and it's usually the easy route that gets used more. Web, I like the fishnet going up the bodice, a little risqué without being indecent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Here's the base that Colette is going on. Obviously, she'll be standing on the lower cobblestone section, with the lamp in the background, and a bit off center. Probably coming up from behind her left shoulder. I'm ok with the lit glass section, but the straight black of the rest of the post, while more or less realistic as cold iron,... lacks some character. I was thinking about a bit of color. Perhaps a brass or wooden rod as the thin mid-section, using the black rings to seperate it out?? I don't know,.. whatdya guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 To a degree. I've found that messing around with available colours makes for some pretty good skin tones. Asian skin tones are less different than caucasian skin tones than you'd think. The difference is mostly on the physical features rather than skin tone. http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310 That was a helpful article for me painting both black and asian skin tones. I didn't go with the whole range, but picking a few close colours from those tones gives a pretty good effect. Just as I'd posted that, then the new Chronicle came out, with Mako's Yan Lo, so it's a bit helpful for a visual reference and possible paint ratios. I'll be sure to give the article you posted a read, as well. ---------- Post added at 12:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:52 AM ---------- Here's the base that Colette is going on. Obviously, she'll be standing on the lower cobblestone section, with the lamp in the background, and a bit off center. Probably coming up from behind her left shoulder. I'm ok with the lit glass section, but the straight black of the rest of the post, while more or less realistic as cold iron,... lacks some character. I was thinking about a bit of color. Perhaps a brass or wooden rod as the thin mid-section, using the black rings to seperate it out?? I don't know,.. whatdya guys think? [ATTACH=CONFIG]11367[/ATTACH] Boring black might just make her stand out even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 [ATTACH=CONFIG]11367[/ATTACH] here it is without having to click on a link,... ---------- Post added at 09:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:54 PM ---------- True,.. hrmm,.. seems the pics aren't uploading at the moment. interesting,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I'm curious to see Robot Showgirls now. Speaking of which, and more than a bit off topic, Mannequins and other Constructs (and maybe undead, spirits, and more) should probably be immune to Brilliance, at least on a thematic level. Kinda hard to feed them raw inspiration, then reap the results, when they don't have the proper physiology for it, but it'd make it far too limiting (like the other only against living models abilities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 ok,.. reloaded the page,.. now it's up there,.. that was wierd,..er,.. wyrd,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 New update,.. I'm pretty happy with where I'm at with the base and lamp post, and even her body up to this point. I've just gotta choose the colors for the gloves, jacket, and hat at this point. I'm thinking white gloves and black jacket,.. and black hat with red band. But is that too cliche'? I'm open to suggestions,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm thinking white gloves and black jacket,.. and black hat with red band. But is that too cliche'? Maybe black gloves, purple jacket, black hat, red band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 I was thinking something along those lines too,.. but a deep blue as opposed to purple on the jacket. ---------- Post added at 08:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ---------- Though edonil suggested a grey,.. and that could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm with Ed, grey is a good option. And you can use different shades of grey, and different colours mixed in, to get any variation you want without it being too stark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 alright,.. grey it is!!! (Unless it starts coming out wrong, then it may change.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Or maybe shiny, Roxbury silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 alright,.. here she is with some grey and a light purple wash. Personally, I'm thinking a bit heavier on the purple. And the back of the jacket seems a bit bland. I might have to hand detail in some sort of design or patch for the back. thoughts,..??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 yeah,.. I added more purple to the grey. I'm much happier with it now. Still gotta work out a back design though. Maybe an arcane summoning symbol? or I wonder if I could pull off something that looks like the the mechanical dove and cards coming out of the hat,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Final pic of Colette,.. I think I'm finally happy-ish with how she came out. Added a bit more purple to the jacket, and gave some purple lipstick. Thoughts? And then here's the next model,.. as always,.. crappy pics. Carried the seethru corset into this model too. May need to make it fishnet as well,.. for the sake of uniformity. Criticisms encouraged,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hm. I would definitely do something with Cassandra's corset. Right now, it just looks weird. I'm also not sure on the black dress with the inside being white...it just seems like too stark of a contrast. As for Colette, she's turned out very nice. Really like the shade of purple you did for her lips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Added the fishnet into the corset. Helps to tie her and colette together some. As for the white, I don't know,.. slips and all that under stuff is almost always white,.. isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Definitely better with the fishnet. I don't know about the color of a slip, but it just looks almost disruptive. What about doing the dress in the same purple/grey as Colette's jacket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webmonkey Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 But that wouldn't work with the pink. I could, however, pull the pink down into the dress as opposed to the white. But then, I'd probably have to ditch the white gloves too,.. hrmm,.. fishnet gloves??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Dunno. Sadly, color theory isn't my strongest point...I just know that something about the way it is right now looks off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I would suggest using a mat or satin varnish (spray), to kill the gloss (unless you want them glossy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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