HFH024 Dynamic Tiriel

tzor

New member
This is a case where the jury is still out, but I\'m not expecting a favorable verdict. A few months ago (July to be exact) I started expermenting with thinning metalic paints. I posted the bronze paladin to the CMON boards. I think it was the first time I was able to get a photo that managed to hide all the bad features or at least make them good because she currently has a good score.

Here is the link to get to the voting and comment section.

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You can\'t even tell from these photos that she has little orphan annie eyes. :rolleyes: (I\'ve gotten better since I started using pens for eyes.) Some people have asked for a close up. Here is one where you can see the bad side of thinning the metalics, it sort of has the texture of vertigris up close.

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Yes I realize that the base looks like the top of a paint pot. The \"Heroic Base\" I bought to see what it looked like did look exceptionally plain and I did try some highlighting techniques to get depth to the round indentations, but I didn\'t realize how much it looks like a paint top until someone pointed it out to me. I just like to put my lady paladins on a high pedistal.
 
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orctrader

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I\'ve voted.
I think some comments/votes are a little unfair.
I congratulate you on taking the time to experiment. I\'m also working with metallics, thinning and mixing with non-metallic paints and painting metallics on a non-metallic base.

I don\'t like the base either, and I think you could have been a little neater in parts. But I think the positives far outweigh any \"problems\"
 

tzor

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Agreed, although I think I am making progress. The first set which was used for the voting was taken in early July, the second one in late August. It was supposed to be just a single close up picture in addition to a few more other close up pictures. As a result I only had one shot and one angle to use. It is far more in focus and light balanced than the first one was.

I\'m still undecided on what to do long term with metalic paints. I have a new set of craft store colored metalic paints that I am using as is but since it is only for highlight purposes that shouldn\'t pose a problem. I did use one in a large area (I got a dead Greek for free at Gen Con when I got Sean K. Reynolds\'s \"The New Argonauts.\") and it looks good so far.
 

Klute

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I have found its a fine line when thinning metallics.
I use water and flow enhancer with GW metals and too much messes it up and too little doesnt work right.
 
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