Since I will take some more time and try new things I will more of a WIP thread from the Lucas Pinas dwarf that I am working on.
So far most of the things are looking like a scetch, part of this is due to that the first basecoat for some reason made the color not stick to the mini, it is getting better the more layers I do put down so I think it will solve itself.
It might aslo be that I am trying out new colors for me. Acryliic gouche from holbein, a very matt color. I am getting used to the consistancy and behaviour of the paint but still some things to learn on how it works.
Below are some progress step. Will start with the stone. My vision is in this fantasy setting that the stones have a kind of internal glow and should be a lightt source. Not to stronge thou but shall give a bit of osl light from them. Below is a closeup of the stone and the work made so far. I would call it almost donee but some glazing ont lower parts might still be done to make it a bit smoother in that area.
I am basing the color on a darker green color and use blu color to shade it and give it somemore deapth.I dont use it everywhere but just in selected places. I also use white to add higlights.
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Beard -I want to paint in and try to make it look more alive. Normaly I do paint hair more like NMM and have blocks of lighter and darker areas. I will do something similar here but will also paint in hair as a "freehand". I will try to build up this area with many small thin strokes of the brush and different values and multiple layers with some glaszing inbetween if needed to try and realise the picture I have in my mind.
Also some information about the general thought´s around the figure as a whole. There will be a light source from above that shold shine down from the top right side of the figure, It might be that it will be a beem entering into a cave where the dwarf are or perhaps take the form of a more general light from that area that will affect the whole figure. Also lightsources from the gems and the candles on the figure will be done.
I am still a bit undecided on cloathes on the figure and therfore started out with the face. I am working with values here and trying not to care if I use Green Purple or whatever color on the skin, the most important is to get the values right. This is kind of an experiment to see if it will look good anyways.
The right side will be more in shadows so that the candlight can have more of a role in that area.
Below is a picture where I have started out the beard and have some few layers painted in for the hair on beard.
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