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[diddy lemon1]

i decided to make a wip thread to try and improve my painting

i am going to paint these two havn\'t started them , their just undercoated

 

[Larre]

I\'d say you start with the banner bearer so that you have some more experience before you start on the other one... I think that that one is woth as much time that you can put in to him.

keep it up

// Larre

 

[diddy lemon1]

okay just spent the last half hour trying to get this guy\'s jacket looking good and this is my result

its a bit a shiney imo so i need to get some dull-coat anyone know anywhere where i can pick up some for cheap-ish

 

[Larre]

I\'d say you glaze it with some matt colour. then it will get more matt and you need to glaze it anyway.

// Larre

 

[freakinacage]

it looks good. don\'t worry about shininess \'till you varnish it. where abouts are you? i can\'t say where to get it cheap if i don\'t know where you live! put your location in your profile - click on \'user control panel\' at the top right, it\'s in there somewhere

 

[diddy lemon1]

i live in the same place as you - cardiff (in wales if their are multiple cardiffs). i live in cyncoed area

 

[Undave]

Is there really an area of Cardiff called Splot and how is it actually pronounced? Cos I saw it on Torchwood and I thought they must be making this up lol

 

[diddy lemon1]

yes their is and it is pronounced the same was as splat but with an o instead of an a

 

[freakinacage]

i\'m by the heath - small world eh?

i\'ve heard it pronounced splow but most people still call it splott

 

[Starks333]

you need some brighter highlights to make the contrast look right and make it pop

Starks

 

[diddy lemon1]

hehe small world indeedlol

since i got home i tried what starks added an extra highlight to the cloak and now it looks alot more defined, so thanks. The main thing i tried was doing the banner guy\'s [krell?] power sword, i tried something new to me that the guy in the gw store said to try NMM. Any way i think it looks quite good but my photgraphy skills suck so its a tad blurry but try and do your best to make it out and lend a helping hand

i will post better images tonight

 

[diddy lemon1]

okay i have some pics of the re-higlighted cloak and tryed to do the wings on the cuffs in nmm gold

I have also added a wash of blue to the blade which makes it look a bit better

 

[freakinacage]

coming along nicely. i would recommend darkening your shading and increase your highlights to pure white onthe blade - it will make it look shinier.