Help with NMM, or my adventure in NMM land

[kmdl1066]

I\'ve read the articles and thought I had a grasp of the concepts and mechanics, but failed in execution:

Any advice? Although I\'ve used pure white for the final highlight, it still looks very flat. It looks like he\'s holding a giant plastic inflatable sword from SprawlMart and not a massive & deadly implement of destruction.

Sean

 

[Avelorn]

*laugh* great comment...

Smooth job.. but the trick on NMM is where you highlight. You have highlighted as you would normaly do. Instead try to think where the light might fall on a reflective material, like metal. Also use more contrast.

I did a quick photoshop for you.. it\'s not entirely correct but.. to give some idea.

 

[Chrispy]

Yeah, you definatly need more contrast, but I\'d go with a blue grey instead of black.. like Space Wolves Grey. NMM can be trick because you may have to go from a light color to a dark color in a very short space, but you\'ll eventually get the hang of it!
PS: How does a sword that big fit into a scabbard that small?
Hope this helps!

 

[kmdl1066]

Thanks for the advice. I tried it out and got better, but still crap results. So I gave up and painted it as an obsidian blade

@chrispy I felt the original sword was too puny so I replaced it with a bigger one.
I still have to attach a suitable sword hilt to the top of the scabard.

Sean