Need advice to progress

[Naoned]

Hi guys,
here my last mini i\'ve posted last week on CMON. It\'s s an elf hero from GW range.

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May be i will present this one in a painting contest (my first!), I just want to have an advice; what should you modify in the painting of this mini?
I\'ve 3 years of experience in painting.

 

[Wolf_Fang]

welcome to the forums

well its better then what i can do... altho i will advize this... the brown lines on the cape for free hand... try and make then a but smoother and even in thickness.. thats about my only problem with it! and even then its still nice and better then i could do chears :bouncy:

 

[Equus]

Hallo and welcome!

That is very nice work there. The mini shows good brush control and blending. As Wolf_Fang mentions, the freehand brown line is probably one of the weaker parts, but it\'s still effective. The gems could use a little more \"pop\" too.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

What you are doing is already really good. Some of this advice is a matter of taste. What I would do is at the bottom of the pelt on his back put a bit more of a shadow. The black inbetween the \'scales\' of the armor is a bit heavy. I would lighten it up a bit. On the brown lines I would, in the \'valleys\' darken the lines a bit and no the \'hilltops\' lighten them a touch.

 

[Naoned]

Message original : Equus
Hallo and welcome!

That is very nice work there. The mini shows good brush control and blending. As Wolf_Fang mentions, the freehand brown line is probably one of the weaker parts, but it\'s still effective. The gems could use a little more \"pop\" too.

How do you do for the gems? I used red gore on dark, but i think it\'s a little bit dark. Should i use blood red?

Naoned

 

[Wolf_Fang]

gem is fine... just as he said needs a little pop to it... otherwords a little white dot or slightly red white dot in the middle of darkest part. also take some clear gloss and gloss it once or tiwce so it shines

 

[EricJ]

I think your sense of composition, color and tone are all very strong and well developed. That\'s good because I think that\'s what a lot of people get stuck on when they feel they\'ve reached a plateu.

I think now it\'s just a matter for you to focus on technique. As mentioned above your freehand can be cleaner, I also think your blends could be cleaner and your metals a bit more refined. However this is all just a function of practicing them and focusing on perfecting them.

 

[Naoned]

thanks to all of you. I\'m going to try your advices
If someone have any suggestions, just tell me!

@EricJ, your gallery is wonderfull!

Naoned

 

[EricJ]

thanks!

I think probably the best advice is post anything new you finish in the \"discuss submissions\" forum, get feedback and keep working to refign technique.

 

[tidoco2222]

Yep as has already been said it is looking very good, other members have outlined the things for you to take it further but you have shown you have the skill to do just that.
And alos let me say welcome to the forums as well. Voted by the way.

 

[frenchkid]

Bienvenu sur CMON
Et je crois que tout a ete dit. Pour moi le plus gros defaut viens des metalics, qui a mon avis devraient etre beaucoups plus contraste. Apres toutes les parties avec des habits sont tres bien. sur les gem il manque le tit point blanc.

I think all as already been said. For me the weakest part is the metals, wich could use more contrast IMHO. But all the clothes are really well done. On the gem you need to had the small white reflexion.