desertdragon1964
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finished him except for the matte coat will wait to see what someone (anyone) thinks.DD
1st bull ogre
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The pic is a bit dim, and I think your lighting is giving him a yellowish cast. That being said, he looks pretty cool.
I would probably add a lighter brown along the upper aspect of his belt/shield, as the brown looks flat to me in the pic. Maybe one lighter highlight for his hair, too.
Not sure what that brown thing is on the base - a tree stump? It is a bit shiny on the back view.
I would probably add a lighter brown along the upper aspect of his belt/shield, as the brown looks flat to me in the pic. Maybe one lighter highlight for his hair, too.
Not sure what that brown thing is on the base - a tree stump? It is a bit shiny on the back view.
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I\'ll echo the comments on the pictures. What camera do you have? Maybe I can help you setting it up.
Overall a solid job, teh details are well picked out and I feel you got the mood right . it does look drybrushed and I think you really ought to try out some layering, cause while the drybrushing works on some areas I don\'t think it works as good on skin. Colourwise I think the bellyplate is too close of a colour to the skin (at least on these pictures). A final thing you could think of is to paint the base more, use washes of different browns and greens to tint foliage and stones to create a more natural look.
Hope anything helps.
Overall a solid job, teh details are well picked out and I feel you got the mood right . it does look drybrushed and I think you really ought to try out some layering, cause while the drybrushing works on some areas I don\'t think it works as good on skin. Colourwise I think the bellyplate is too close of a colour to the skin (at least on these pictures). A final thing you could think of is to paint the base more, use washes of different browns and greens to tint foliage and stones to create a more natural look.
Hope anything helps.
desertdragon1964
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Well I took some of your advice and tryed to adjust accordingly.Still could not get rid of the shine on his pants even with several coats of matte finish.Did some blacklining,and highlighting of pants gave him a sweaty look and painted a little color tint on the base.will post him in the galleries as well.#158808 DD
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What matt varnish are you using? It aint doing what it\'s supposed to!
I think the next step (not necessarily on this figure) would be to try to blend some of your drybrushing. It\'s great for establishing where highlights should be but tends to be grainy. I\'d go back over the drybrushed areas with a thinned layer of the highlight colour - it really helps to smooth things out.
It\'s also a good way to practice blending.
I think the next step (not necessarily on this figure) would be to try to blend some of your drybrushing. It\'s great for establishing where highlights should be but tends to be grainy. I\'d go back over the drybrushed areas with a thinned layer of the highlight colour - it really helps to smooth things out.
It\'s also a good way to practice blending.
When I paint army minis I normally drybrush as well, time saving from blending as we all know, I usually do the base color in 2 or 3 layers to get it more even, some times then a color thats a bit lighter than what you really want, and then a realatively thick wash to bring the colors together, tone it down and give a smooth surface.
Maybe you can use some of those tricks.
, I usually do the base color in 2 or 3 layers to get it more even, some times then a color thats a bit lighter than what you really want, and then a realatively thick wash to bring the colors together, tone it down and give a smooth surface.Maybe you can use some of those tricks.
desertdragon1964
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Well the matte finish is Delta Ceramcoat,will try that blending tecnique on my next one,thanks for the advice DD
