parich Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 It's one big unhappy family. Kade's arm broke off during painting so there's a major lump there. Reposting Candy, and finished Pandora. Finished for now until the new Doppelganger and Teddy! Tried new method for taking photos and think they turned out a little better but would love to hear your thoughts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I think the painting techniques are LOVELY!!! But I think this style of photography is tainting the true colors you have put on the models. I'd like to see them lit with daylight bulbs or some combination of lights that is white balanced in the camera, so I can see what the color theme truly is throughout the crew. I wanna see these looking as best as they can, and judging by the technical side of the painting, these latest photos don't do them justice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Really good looking Pandora crew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHero Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Definitely would liked to see the crew in person. Looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Absolutely! THe camera never makes them look as good as if they were in person. And Pandora's eyes look phenomenal!!! I was working on my Pandora last night, and I swear, I've had to redo her eyes a hundred times... driving me mad!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickMountain Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 And Pandora is ... driving me mad!!! Hmm, isn't she working as intended then? ;-) Very cohesive looking crew Parich, thumbs up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Touche', Mickmountain... Touche'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomBalm Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 These are simply amazing. love em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekiyama Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Love how you painted these and second the thought that it would be nice to see some pics with brighter lights. The question I have is how you got all the colors to be so muted? What was the process from priming to final touches? I would really like to use this technique but with a slightly different color palette. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parich Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks again for the feedback everyone. Definitely need to work on getting some better photos up. I've been using a little light box, but am still having troubles. Best tips for background colors? I feel like I see white used most often, but have found arguments online that this washes out the color. Also any advise on camera settings? My camera (it's a pretty old Cannon) has a micro and super micro mode - but these won't let you zoom so you have to get crazy close to the mini. The normal setting just makes everything appear really grainy when I zoom close enough to see any detail. THoughts? Love how you painted these and second the thought that it would be nice to see some pics with brighter lights. The question I have is how you got all the colors to be so muted? What was the process from priming to final touches? I would really like to use this technique but with a slightly different color palette. Thanks! Thanks Sekiyama! What colors are you thinking of using? I use the Reaper Paint Triad colors but add two additional highlight colors for a total of 5 layers for pretty much each color (if it's really small detail I'll just stick to 3). To get everything to a similar tone, I used their Dusky Skin triad as an additive for all other colors including the more natural skin tones and hair colors. I started with a ration of 1:1 bright color:Dusky Skin color, but upped this to 4:1 for the human...er, non-Sorrow skin (Sorrows' skin is straight Dusky Skin to give you an idea of that color on its own). Using this, my red formulas looked like 1:1 Dusky Skin Shadow:Bloodstain Red 1:1 Dusky Skin:Clotted Red 1:1 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red 1:2 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red 1:3 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red Other than that, it's just watering down your paint and doing multiple layers. I always use a black primer, so that probably keeps everything a little downed down. The final step for these (and all my minis) is a few layers of satin varnish thinned with water (usually a 2:1 or 1:1 mix varnish to water). I then put down washes over a majority of the minis with an emphasis on the small details and deep recesses. The wash color is a 1:1 mix of the darkest color used in an area (so Bloodstain Red in the example above) and black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbbelius Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Loving the overall feel of this crew - very well put together and the colours that you've picked really match and complement each other. Like others I'd love to see a pic taken which hasnt had the contrasts adjusted just to get a feel of how they look in "real life" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sekiyama Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks again for the feedback everyone. Definitely need to work on getting some better photos up. I've been using a little light box, but am still having troubles. Best tips for background colors? I feel like I see white used most often, but have found arguments online that this washes out the color. Also any advise on camera settings? My camera (it's a pretty old Cannon) has a micro and super micro mode - but these won't let you zoom so you have to get crazy close to the mini. The normal setting just makes everything appear really grainy when I zoom close enough to see any detail. THoughts? Thanks Sekiyama! What colors are you thinking of using? I use the Reaper Paint Triad colors but add two additional highlight colors for a total of 5 layers for pretty much each color (if it's really small detail I'll just stick to 3). To get everything to a similar tone, I used their Dusky Skin triad as an additive for all other colors including the more natural skin tones and hair colors. I started with a ration of 1:1 bright color:Dusky Skin color, but upped this to 4:1 for the human...er, non-Sorrow skin (Sorrows' skin is straight Dusky Skin to give you an idea of that color on its own). Using this, my red formulas looked like 1:1 Dusky Skin Shadow:Bloodstain Red 1:1 Dusky Skin:Clotted Red 1:1 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red 1:2 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red 1:3 Dusky Skin Highlight:Carnage Red Other than that, it's just watering down your paint and doing multiple layers. I always use a black primer, so that probably keeps everything a little downed down. The final step for these (and all my minis) is a few layers of satin varnish thinned with water (usually a 2:1 or 1:1 mix varnish to water). I then put down washes over a majority of the minis with an emphasis on the small details and deep recesses. The wash color is a 1:1 mix of the darkest color used in an area (so Bloodstain Red in the example above) and black. Thanks for in depth reply, I appreciate very much. The color scheme I was thinking about is more greenish on sorrows and poltergeist and more or less the official colors for kade/pandora/candy. Since I'm getting back in painting miniatures after a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooong time, I really appreciate your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Feral Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Beautiful! The cold and pallid tones across the crew really draw the various models together! Question, where do you get those bases from? I've seen those particular ones several times now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagash13 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=79_33_102&zenid=e5a59853c7299dc93982b90bff97c88e I have lots of their bases. always great quality and i have yet to find a single bubble that needed filling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinJohnWaite Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 The paint work is amazing on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parich Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Starting work on my newest crew, the Viks. I wanted to try a really muted, military inspired color pallet, but think it turned out a little too dull. Keep envisioning a red coat on Ash Vik! I played around with my camera settings, swapped the white background out for light blue, and ditched the photobox entirely. Think (hope!) the photos turned out better this time around too. Comments and critiques welcomed as always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Great looking models!! I really like your painting style, and I think it especially suits these models. Photos are still a bit on the dark side... Just remember that the closer you put your camera to a subject, the more light you have to pump onto them. When your camera is right on top of the models, you'll basically need to cook those puppies. Spending more than an hour photographing miniatures should make you sweat. Also... are you using Manual Mode? If so (and, honestly, it should be the same for every mode), there should be an "in-camera light meter that tells you when the shutter speed and aperture are balanced to allow enough light for a properly lighted image. if the indicator is not centered, then you probably need more light (or a longer shutter speed... which would necessitate a tripod). Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Great color scheme, I really like the choices you've made there. The painting is very nice too and the bases are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModollerMorgan Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Very lovely work, as everyone else has been saying, the muted tones are absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 I have to agree the muted colors work wonders here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lussuria Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Wow they look awesome! The tones really tie them all together. And love the use of the barbed wire stuff!! Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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