What is this concept of going back? That thing is in the bag! Moving forward baby! Full speed ahead and all that.
When I get crits I ALWAYS take the info in and use it where applicable in the future but I could never go back and work on a model once done. I got tons more where that came from!
I actually quit doing WIPs here mostly because I was working too far ahead of the thread, by the time I would get great advice I was usually done the model and halfway done the next, and I started to feel like a turd because people were giving me GREAT tips and advice, but then I would just lumber on and it might have looked like I was ignoring the good people giving me the tips. I don\'t wanna be THAT guy who looks like he wants crits then doesn\'t act on them.
Just to show the new tech I used on this fig from past comments....
-Jacket, boots, and cap are all painted from a black base and then painted over to their brown or grey leather using Vallejo Model Air paint (very thin, way thinner then I am used to using) and it took about 15-20 layers each of two or three colors. Ripped off from Chris/Generul Poleaxe
-Pants (Or trousers as you crazy English would say....) were painted Vellejo Brown violet as a base and highlited adding VMC Buff to the mix over about 6 transitional steps. This was a general crit given to me over my last several models to make the transitions less stark in appearance. I previously would do pants and anything not \"flesh\" in about 3 color transitions. I think you even pointed out how stark some of my transitions were Alex on one model. I don\'t know that I was overly succesful in this attempt, but I am proud of how the knees of the pants were highlighted
-Metal on the sword came out a little better. I am POOR at metals and each model is a struggle to improve but the small amount of metal on this model saw me take more time to analyze where the highlights should fall. The pic is a little washed out so it\'s hard to tell but the metals do look quite a bit better then my previous entries.
And I am sure there are others. So I do act on the advice from members here, I just wanted to make that clear so if people give me a tip and don\'t see me use it please don\'t feel like it was a waste of your time! If someone were to post a message ripping the hell out of my paintjob and offering corrective measures (It\'s happened!) they\'re really doing me a favor and it\'s the main reason I started posting on this site.
Thanks to all for taking the time. The mini is at 7.2 right now and I am thrilled to see that! I want to hit a 7.5 this year and I really think I can do it. It just might take some extra time is all...
