Mallows- First ever WIP

[Mallows]

So I am pretty much brand new to CMON, and even painting to be honest. My friends are pretty heavy into it, so they wanted me to try my luck with the brush. I pretty much just picked a random model off this site to paint. It is Malifaux's the Judge.

So feedback? Any tips? Keep in mind, I am still working on the red!!
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[Tee999]

nice work so far! red has always been a tough color for me.

Tee

 

[marjedi]

Very very good work. Welcome on board this nuthouse, please mind the inmates and keep your brushes close at all times.

 

[QuietiManes]

Looks like you are off to a good start. Red appears to be turning pink, not sure, could be my monitor. Generally if you want to avoid pink you'll want to highlight red with yellow or orange (or just a brighter red), instead of white. I.E. mix in a touch of yellow with the red to lighten it up.

 

[Meph]

Yup, nice start on the cloak. As for the red, you can always brighten it up again with a thin, thinned glaze of red.

 

[Aesu]

Darn good start there. Excellent job on the shading.
Welcome aboard!

 

[Mallows]

Thank you!
Well I actually lied, this is my second go at it...my first start was terrible, I was putting the paint on way to thick, so I ended up stripping it and starting over lol.

No, its not the monitor, it defiantly is going pink in some spots ... I'll try glazing a brighter red over some areas.

 

[MightyChad]

Looking good, Mallows. I paint a lot of red cloth like that, and it goes pink, which is fine for cloth, but then I start doing red glazing back over it. So well done, looks like you know what you are doing. What color are you mixing in to highlight the red?

 

[Mallows]

Looking good, Mallows. I paint a lot of red cloth like that, and it goes pink, which is fine for cloth, but then I start doing red glazing back over it. So well done, looks like you know what you are doing. What color are you mixing in to highlight the red?

I was just using the same red as the rest of the jacket and mixed in a bit of P3's morrow white. I have yet to try and transition another color into it.

 

[Mallows]

Ok so I finally got around to painting again (school has unfortuanlly keeps getting in the way!). I took you suggestion QuietManes and added a bit of yellow to the mix. I also than added some brown to the shadows... I think the color looks much better now, gives it more zest! Just need to fiix a few troubled areas and I think I will be ready to finally move onto a new color!
Thanks!
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[Spoontoes]

That's a very nice rich red, I like it

 

[Drunken Elf]

This is looking great already. great shadows!! More please, sod school

 

[marjedi]

Very very nice red. Keep up the good work