July - "Gods and Monsters" Contest

[Zab]

if you think that's big,.. wait until you enter the October anime kit contest,.. *snickers*

:tremble!::nailbiting!::nailbiting!::tremble!::shock: I think I still have PTSD (Painting Trauma Stress Disorder) from them last Anime kit challenge.

 

[Webmonkey]

trying to decide if I like the "white pearl" before I continue. Maybe go back to a flat white?? whatcha guys think?? (it's kinda interesting in person,.. not sure it photo's well though)

 

[TrystanGST]

I like it. It's a cool and unique effect. Not sure how you'd shade it though.

 

[Zab]

That's cool - keep it. Shade it with Tamyia smoke. It's a grey from their clear range the dries semi transparent and glossy and if you just put it in the folds it should work well to tone down the pearl but let the shine through.

(test in a hard to see area) I am pretty sure that's the ticket for shading ti. That is some fine work there!

 

[Jike Ichi]

Did you use the vallejo "metal medium" colour for that effect? If yes, I think this is a colour you have to dilute very very much and it doesn't look great used purely. I always mix it with other paints. If you going to do glazes you can mix it in to get a metallig effect.
As you have already a shiny tunica you could use this very shiny coat as base coat and do subtle layers of glazes over them (without adding the medium). I would go for blue ice-blue ones, just make sure not to make it look neon. Maybe some white glazes too. Thone it down a bit, imho.
The Vallejo Metal medium gives a great shine, even behind many layers. I always use it to paint translucent looking wings for a little shiny effect.

Damn...I have to start my painting process soon too! Maybe I can do something this weekend.

 

[Maenas]

It's kind of interesting, but I would only have used it on one of the parts of the "dress", either top or bottom if it is made of two pieces of course. If it finally gives an aethereal and subtle look it can be nice!

 

[crystella333]

I agree with Maenas, its kinda over powering on the whole outfit but it does give the right kind of ethereal shimmer that Zeus would have on his robes.

Can I ask what do you use to get that effect as I'd love to use it on a Pegasus or Unicorn in future.

 

[TrystanGST]

I dunno, what do you guys think? It works at the right angle, but the sockets are so deep most of the time you can't even see it.

 

[crystella333]

*thumbs up from me*

 

[Zab]

That's it! Just make sure you take some close ups of the face Also in person that makes people lean in more so that's a plus :good:

 

[ten ball]

Eyes look good to me :good:
I do believe I spot a mold line on the back of the skull.

 

[TrystanGST]

Haha Ten that's not a mold line - it's a scar?
It's a Bones Mini...mold lines aren't optional

 

[Zab]

Oh god tell me about it. i painted 2 and it was just... well I painted two. Great for test minis or for the little one to "have at it" but otherwise? No. Just no. Frankly i am shocked that the KS campaigns they have done have been so well received. I can't imagine having a metric ton of those things no matter how cheap they may be :struggle:

 

[TrystanGST]

Oh god tell me about it. i painted 2 and it was just... well I painted two. Great for test minis or for the little one to "have at it" but otherwise? No. Just no. Frankly i am shocked that the KS campaigns they have done have been so well received. I can't imagine having a metric ton of those things no matter how cheap they may be :struggle:

They're great for their intended target - tabletop use. They're cheap, very durable, and easy to paint. The detail comes and goes (smaller sculpts seem to suffer more), and they can be a pain to clean up (can't really sand).

I don't regret backing, and like you said they're excellent for quick "I just wanna paint something" urges.

 

[Webmonkey]

Trys>> I see it too,.. just behind where the right ear would be,... Crys>> It's an ancient Chinese secret, passed down in my family for generations. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you... (I'll post a pic of it after I get home from work)

 

[crystella333]

The detail comes and goes (smaller sculpts seem to suffer more), and they can be a pain to clean up (can't really sand).

That is true, the dragon was a pain to sort out but just imagine how much worse it would have been in another material to put together and the price >.< (I've got to clean the wings up better as they have extra texture I can't disguise)

Crys>> It's an ancient Chinese secret, passed down in my family for generations. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you... (I'll post a pic of it after I get home from work)

Of the shading or the technique?

 

[Webmonkey]

Crys>> as per your request,...



shhh,.. don't tell anyone,...awww crap!!!,.. now I have to kill everyone who's seen it

 

[crystella333]

@WebMonkey, Thank you its now noted down so you post can be deleted and no one will have ever saw it but me

 

[Jike Ichi]

If it's enamel based the fumes will do the trick of killing (Hope you got a good ventilation?) I don't like to use colours that produce toxic fumes.Already inhale enough at work in laboratory.
Only thing I got is an odorless thinner for oils. Odorless, not nontoxic...
As mentioned I use the vallejo acrylic for same effect. Here's a video where you can see the effect on different basecoats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ03YScHQBk

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

I must rather guiltily admit that I am so bad when it comes to toxic fumes and such. After all the things the Army exposed me to, I just have awful practices that most of you would likely be shocked to see. I spray my primer 2/3 inside of my house. I just open the door and spray in the direction of outside. Keeps me from worrying about the wind or humidity. I play with turpentine like its water and breathe in the stuff in a back room of my house for hours at a time with zero ventilation. I'm still a brush licker with oil paints and turp, but I think eventually I'll knock that habit...just a few of my poor habits.