My first red by johnny889

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My first red

Fantasy
Games Workshop
28mm

This is the first time i have finished a red mini, as it always came out blotchy and dull and got repainted, please leave comments on weather i should paint a red army or not!!! I think he looks good ... Hence i am too scared to do any highlights, i think orange highlights look a bit dodgy, and think white might go overkill, Please advise ........... Thanks for looking .......... Johnny.

Posted: 3 Apr 2006

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Nikolai
This has a nice crisp graphic sort of look, I really like it. The only reason for the lower rating is that it looks unfinished, between the lack of highlights and the base. My advice is to maybe start with a darker red, then paint with the one you've got, leaving the shadow areas dark. Then you can go up to a bit orange, and even add a tiny bit of white, but not too much so it doesn't go pink on you. Then to make it look really red again, just give it a couple of coats of very thinned down red ink, so it won't look orange in the end but you still have your full range of values. I think you should paint your army red. This would already look great on a table top, and with a little practice it could be excellent!
10 Apr 2006
Ogrebane
Whatever you use to highlight you go over it with a red ink wash and it will look good. It would be worth doing it on this mini
10 Apr 2006 • Vote: 6
Quiarcus
First off, noy sure if it's the pic or the mini, but the red looks quite thick. Try thining it a little. Also, I find when painting red it helps to start with a darker shade and then work up to this brightness so that you don't have to use orange or white for highlighting.
10 Apr 2006 • Vote: 6

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