Darksword Sorceress
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BPI
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Hi Waghorn, that's looking like some of your smoothest work to date :good:
I think the sheer effect has worked brilliantly. I don't have to tell myself that it's representing see through clothing, it just looks as though it is. Which isn't to say that some areas don't look a little rough but having been frustrated by your work before (it looking as though you're perservering with a chewed stick & household emulsion) I'm really impressed by this. A couple of neatening washes over the base wouldn't go amiss & a slight deepening of the colour in the eyes to remove the slightly unhealthy pinkiness might be nice. Some touches of white on the back of the hair look like chips? Quick touch-up required!
Well done!
Cheers, B.
I think the sheer effect has worked brilliantly. I don't have to tell myself that it's representing see through clothing, it just looks as though it is. Which isn't to say that some areas don't look a little rough but having been frustrated by your work before (it looking as though you're perservering with a chewed stick & household emulsion) I'm really impressed by this. A couple of neatening washes over the base wouldn't go amiss & a slight deepening of the colour in the eyes to remove the slightly unhealthy pinkiness might be nice. Some touches of white on the back of the hair look like chips? Quick touch-up required!
Well done!
Cheers, B.
BPI
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...those 4" brushes not being cleaned do make painting difficult. Moved down to a 2" brush now
:rotfl: I wondered today if I should have typed bigger smilies around that comment! I seem to recall your mentioning before sticking with the nylon brushes & artists acrylic? Whilst great things can be done, I can't help feeling sometimes that your technique is being held back by your tools. Not that we're supposed to blame such things, perhaps doing it on somebody elses behalf makes it okay
Of course if I'm thinking of another artist then I can but apologise :sincere:So what's next under the bristles then?
Cheers, B.
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waghorn41
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Even older, drier paint I suspect!
But seriously I've got two more comp entries on the go now; one for the Red Box Games comp on Wamp and one for the Arcane Min iatures comp. Then it will probably be another ladder challlenge on Wamp or the next monthly comp there. maybe all four at once.
Wren
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The main issue I see is I'm wondering if the transparency effect has been carried too far down the legs. It's practically to her ankles on the back view, and past the knees on the front view, and I suspect if you look at the mini from the side, she would have to have pretty thick legs for skin to be showing through in both directions. Also on the large folds of cloth on the legs, it seems to me like maybe there should be a little more of the cloth colour shading on the lower levels of the folds as it curves down towards the part where the skin is showing through. Ditto for the sleeves in the rear view. Where they aren't touching skin, they need more of the shadow cloth colour.
Here's my go at something similar, not that I'm claiming it's perfect by any means! http://www.reapermini.com/InspirationGallery/jahenna/latest/
If you scroll down for a bit on this page to a diorama with three figures, you can see a version of the mini you painted with a transparency effect. The effect on the leg is done at the front of the dress, but nothing on the back of the leg, so it looks like she's walking forward. The one in white looks more like she's standing still, as the transparency effect doesn't go much below the upper thighs. http://www.darkswordminiatures.com/mainwebsite_html/gallery/GRRMline_Cersei.htm There are a few other examples of that figure painted with a transparency effect on that page.
Here's my go at something similar, not that I'm claiming it's perfect by any means! http://www.reapermini.com/InspirationGallery/jahenna/latest/
If you scroll down for a bit on this page to a diorama with three figures, you can see a version of the mini you painted with a transparency effect. The effect on the leg is done at the front of the dress, but nothing on the back of the leg, so it looks like she's walking forward. The one in white looks more like she's standing still, as the transparency effect doesn't go much below the upper thighs. http://www.darkswordminiatures.com/mainwebsite_html/gallery/GRRMline_Cersei.htm There are a few other examples of that figure painted with a transparency effect on that page.
