David Blank Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 This is My first example of my work so far. I am new to the game and only been painting for a couple of months. I hope people like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Fun, I like the base's look. That's quite good for being new to the hobby, the only immediate tip I'd give is to do stronger highlights on top edges of things, maybe an off-white for skin and a bright silver for the metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks, That makes a lot of sense. I am still working on learning highlighting. I appreciate your advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Sure! One thing that really helped me learn to highlight is studying cartoons/comics (more nicely rendered but still cel shaded stuff, like higher end anime) or high contrast photographs, as those give a good sense of where highlights look natural, since they're clearly delineated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoeIsMe Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 as to highlighting, you can decide in what direction you want the lightsource to be coming from, and actually hold the model with a light coming that direction...it will show you where the highlights would fall naturally but most will just highlight all the "high" points, top edges of folds in cloth, edges of armor etc... and it will give you a good quality look painting is all about practice, dont be afraid to try new things when you paint.... worst case, you need to rebase coat an area you are not happy with and try again.... you are gonna make mistakes, or things that wont turn out quite like you envision them in your head, and thats ok, learn from it. it wont take long til you find your painting has improved in leaps in bounds! --Woe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModollerMorgan Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Not bad for a first time painter, remember no one starts of good, also washes are a painters greatest tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Looks good i like the lily pad cogs cool basing idea. Maybe try a black wash on the metal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 One of my newer models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy30672 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Very well done! Satisfactorily disgusting and disturbing! The most impressive thing, I think, is that blue vein in the middle of all the inner organs. VERY cleanly done!! And that puppy is almost impossible to find on the model, I bet! Just a tiny bit about drybrushing... looks like you might have had a bit too much paint on the brush, so don't forget to try and wipe of most of it before flicking the tips of the bristles across the raised areas of the model. Thought it's called 'drybrushing', you still need the brush to be slightly damp in order to get the paint to slide off of it a little easier. Drybrushing is like chess... easy to learn, but the subtleties of it are VERY hard to master. I'm certainly not a master at it, but I've come a long way in decades of painting... And I still have a lot to learn. Drybrushing can be very soft and delicate... just needs a lot of slow build up, if you have the patience. I usually don't... hahaha I love the color choices on the model! Very realistic! As realistic as an Asian vampire can be, I suppose... The green around the eyes really stands out to me. I love that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks Monkeyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Cool, I think the face and hair turned out quite well. I think that a thin red wash would obscure a bit of the drybrushing issue Monkeyboy pointed out, but it's quite nice. Looking forward to painting my own, some day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 My newest piece, I experimented with attempting to do lighting from his hand, not bad for first try My next two are experiments in inking, shading and highlighting, ADVICE WANTED!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthet Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Great looking minis there! Regarding advice, sometimes I add yellow to the mix when highlighting purple. It gives it a warmer feeling and it wont get pink (purple is a relly tricky color to work with). And it would be a nice contrast to the pale skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Synthet, it is funny you say that because I used yellow to highlight the face (Hard to get on camera). I will definitely try that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollboothmusic Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Just a tiny bit about drybrushing... looks like you might have had a bit too much paint on the brush, so don't forget to try and wipe of most of it before flicking the tips of the bristles across the raised areas of the model. Thought it's called 'drybrushing', you still need the brush to be slightly damp in order to get the paint to slide off of it a little easier. Drybrushing is like chess... easy to learn, but the subtleties of it are VERY hard to master. I'm certainly not a master at it, but I've come a long way in decades of painting... And I still have a lot to learn. Drybrushing can be very soft and delicate... just needs a lot of slow build up, if you have the patience. I usually don't... hahaha I really struggle with dry brushing, I either get too little paint left and it looks lovely and subtle but the brush 'drags' or I get too much on and the brush is lovely and smooth but then my highlights look a little 'cel animation' it's really tricky but I'm learning to love the errors! Any reccs on brush shape for dry brushing btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Malidave, Yan Lo's glow looks solid. It'll take a bit to get things smoother, but if you're starting with lighting effects this early, they should start coming really naturally to you. For inking/shading, I'd try using thinner ink in more layers. If water causes it to bead, flow retarder will thin it while keeping the same viscosity. (Flow retarder is the art store name, it's called something different by hobby stores and costs a ton more.) I'm fairly unusual in this (I think) but unless I can avoid it, I tend to thin regular paint instead of using inks for all but the brightest colors. Also, inks tend to leave that glossy sheen which isn't the most conducive to painting and makes it harder to photograph stuff- I'd recommend getting a spray matte varnish to cut that when you're done working on a mini or if painting on dried ink is giving you trouble. Tollbooth, there are specific drybrushing brushes. They tend to have square profiles (rather than pointed or wedge shaped) and usually but don't always have stiffer bristles. Also, drybrushing wears out your brushes like nobody's business, so it's good to use them just for drybrushing. In a pinch, if you have a decent but no longer in good shape normal (wide-ish) brush, that'll work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 My newest work. I took Spiralngcadavr's advice to use regular paint for a wash. I also used a lot more delicate highlighting this time. I think it is getting better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Cool! I think you've got a good sense of color and tone, my only criticism is that you paint looks very dry- it may be that there's not a ton of blending (though the wendigo looks good, himself), but something's causing it to look like the top layer is a bit coarse (particularly on the Guild guy's coat). Also, fun look for the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I was trying for a weathered look. I still get that dry look tho, I will work on it. Thanks again for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiralngCadavr Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sure! for weathered, two methods I've worked on are -thinning paint and inking the recesses, then pulling streaks down, repeating with highlights pulling up- this needs to be done very carefully until you get the hang of it or it'll look like you tried to do wood grain. This should produce a dark weathering from water etc. -very lightly drybrushing (where it's like a powder almost) either bone/off-white, or your main color mixed with bone along the edge, as this'll give a dry weathering from dust etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 This was a one night Painting Job. Quick but so much fun. I couldn't help myself and Seamus's Avatar of Dread Became Seamus Avatar of SMASH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiche Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Love the execution . The shading of the flesh in particular has come out nicely. Gotta use the line: "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" (laddie/lassie). When manifesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Nice hulk Seamus ^^ Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blank Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks Sybarite and Quiche. I am playtesting the avatar tomorrow so I will totally use that line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinDrome Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Nice job Malidave!! Almost has a cell shaded feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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