Looking for feedback on my Wet Blending skills

Redfinger

Redfinger

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I recently have gotten into using a wet pallet and doing the whole wet blend thing. I just finished this guy up and would love some feedback and suggestions on how to improve. I have only been painting miniatures now for about 18months, and this is really my first time doing a whole figure with the wet blending technique. I dont have a very good camera it is just a compact, and the lighting is poor in the house, I may snap a better photo tomorrow out is the sun.

Thanks guys!!

Ashton

**photo removed, see later post, still would love some feed back!**
 
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Willdorling

Willdorling

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Looks good to me redfinger. It's a really solid looking paint job for 18 months experience. The axe looks nicely blended but it is a bit difficult to comment on the rest of the mini as the piccie is too dark. Maybe, if you've not done so, get some extra lighting in there for photos.....have you an extra lamp kicking about?

Back to the mini. I like the colours and the cloth looks subtly highlighted. I'd like to see the horns going a bit brighter to helpmate the head more of a focal point. Axe technique shows you have got to grips with the technique now I guess it's the same for you as most of us....practice, practice, practice!
 
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stevey293

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I've not long started wet blending myself after a year painting. Harder than they make it look on youtube isnt it?

I've got so say you've got a grasp of it far better than i have think the colour gaps i try jumping are just to big mixed with not using anything to lenghten drying times so i'll be keeping an eye on this to also try picking up tips.
 
kathrynloch

kathrynloch

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I think it's looking pretty good! I wet-blend all the time, but I add acrylic retarder to my paint. I would suggest making sure your darkest colors are in the deepest part of the recesses. While certain ones may look more exposed than others, bringing the shadow down to the deepest point helps add to the depth. You can just touch on it, you don't have to go real far with it.

It's hard to tell from the photos but how many colors are you using? When I blend, I'll have a base color, shadow, and highlight color. But if I want to add more pop, I'll shade all the way to black and may highlight all the way to white it just depends on the situation and colors.

I really like the pants and tunic and the horns are really, really nice! Awesome work on those! The only thing that kinda shoots it are the boots. Maybe try making the laces a different color, and do the shading/highlighting on them separate from the boot itself. Keep the boot the base color you have it, bump up those shades and highlights, then mix up some lighter brown for the laces, and shade and highlight from that color. Make sense?

I think you're doing a great job and well on your way to getting a good handle on wet-blending techniques. If you're feeling adventurous, try using acrylic retarder some time. ;)
 
Redfinger

Redfinger

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Kathryn, thanks for the feedback Looking at the pictures again, I can see where I could push the shadow and highlight further. And I agree about the boots, I did do some real subtle highlighting, but not much. As far as the colors I used, I kept the pallet very simple. Here are the only colors I used, all Vellejo;

On the Pants;
Shadow- Deep Sea Blue to Black
Highlight- Ivory
Main Color- Blue Green

Tunic;
Shadow- Oxford Blue to black
Highlight- Yellow Ochre
Main Color- Luftwaffe Green

Beard;
Shadow; Oxford Blue and Deep Sea Blue
Highlight; Yellow Ochre to Ivory
Base- Vermillion

Those are really the main areas of color. The model has not been sealed, I am waiting on some stuff to create a blood/gore effect on the axe, so I may go back and push things a little further and see what happens. I will post some pictures later, I just wish I had a better camera, my little compact is just so so...

Ashton
 
count zero99uk

count zero99uk

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I cant comment on wet blending, but i just wanted to say the mini looks great.

I love the subtle tones you have used :)

Just hope you dont go overboard on the gore. :)
 
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