oistene's WIP - a mostly dead space

BloodASmedium

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I can't tell you how in love I am with that cthulhu thing you painted that is a tight piece of fantastik painting ting my friend a true masterpiece...please get that up in the gallery....I want to favorite that bad boy.good shit oistene
 

oistene

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Many thanks for all the kind words, BAM! Morgaur is going into the gallery for sure, I just need to finish up the contest pieces and put on the finishing touches. Only Mandible is going to finish, I think - and I also need to do a piece for the Legion challenge next week.
 

oistene

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Actually, in order to get things done faster, I've started to employ child labor. Going to see if I can tear her brothers free from the TV today and set them to work on base coating zombies.

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Teronus

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Hahahaha it's so cute!!!

Good job on Mandible, looks great!


Of course, forgot something - before the purple, I hit the shell with a wash of VMC Umber Shade - this is why I keep notes, guys! The umber gets pretty dull and spotty, particularly when applied liberally, but creates a great darker base for other colors like the purple. Once touched up, it looks clean again.

I noticed that washes will do that all the time if your brush is to full, it will pool and create spots, what I do is I remove excess and when I apply the wash I just focus on a small area at the time and instead of let the wash runs and fill the cracks I push the pigments with my brush. Just remember no running washes it will make spots. Of course you don't have to do that if you are coming back after to fix it.
 
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oistene

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I noticed that washes will do that all the time if your brush is to full, it will pool and create spots, what I do is I remove excess and when I apply the wash I just focus on a small area at the time and instead of let the wash runs and fill the cracks I push the pigments with my brush. Just remember no running washes it will make spots. Of course you don't have to do that if you are coming back after to fix it.

Yep, this is a general thing - but the umber seems very prone to doing it. Which is quite fine, when I am using an enhancing color on it. In other cases I'll know to watch it carefully. :) Well, I am done, but didn't have time for updates on the last bit. I see that I won't be winning any contests any time soon, since my photography SUCKS. I've read some articles on it previously, but I'm just not interested enough to do it well.

I'll try a bit of 'digital darkroom' before I upload it, otherwise, this is it:

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oistene

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Thanks Digg! I see that the 'tactical voting' (aka grudge votes, aka sniping) has started - less than ten votes dropped me almost 2,5 points, soon getting me down at Zab and Demi's level. Can't argue too much with that, since they are better painters than me...

Normally, I couldn't care less about the points (and the current 6,8 would even make me happy), but it is no fun to be voted down simply because others want to rank in the contest.
 

fluisterwoud

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Great job on that guy, I love the worms on the base, very gross. I noticed all those contest submissions were being undervoted a lot. Things that would normally be in the 8 or 9 range were in the 4 and 5 range. It's pretty disgusting and will probably keep me from ever participating in a CMON contest.
 

Zab

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Thanks Digg! I see that the 'tactical voting' (aka grudge votes, aka sniping) has started - less than ten votes dropped me almost 2,5 points, soon getting me down at Zab and Demi's level. Can't argue too much with that, since they are better painters than me...

Normally, I couldn't care less about the points (and the current 6,8 would even make me happy), but it is no fun to be voted down simply because others want to rank in the contest.

Welcome to the sixes. It's really just an upside down 9. No big deal. I can proudly say that I voted honestly for every single entry in there so my conscience is clear.
 

GreenOne

I paint my thumb.
I think you need to up the presentation quality if you want your score to raise higher than that. I bit glossy which compete a lot for attention with the highlights you did, use a light diffuser if you dont already, a slight top-down angle helps a lot with many models, it would with this one, maybe underexposed which will be easier to tell without the glare, and the white balance might be off cause all the colors seem yellowish, also the BG need to be more neutral.
Good news is all these issues should be fixable with average cameras and little material, although a real light box is an investment you would never ever regret.

Edit: went up the thread a bit, both the colors and lights were a lot better in all the wip shots, so my opinion is the big culprit is the photo-op. Hope this helps
 
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oistene

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That's feedback I really need, GreenOne - thanks! I suck at photography, I've been reading up some on it but I have a long way to go. For these contest pieces, it is always pushed back to the last minute... And then research is too late!

That the WIP shots are better is a bit concerning, though... :p
 

GreenOne

I paint my thumb.
It happens often to me as well, the final montage yips I call it :p
Photography is part of the territory now, with all the online action going on, and another skill that requires working on.
Most useful tip I found of late is using 'brackets', taking the same picture with different exposure levels, and other setting, annotated, then figure out what works best. Also, having a white object in the field, which is out enough to be cropped later, helps with the white balance.
 

BloodASmedium

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Voted and commented

Btw HOW PRECIOUS CAN YOU GET....GOD BEST YOU YOUR FAMILY AND ...WELL ...YOUR MINATURES TOO.
REALLY OISTENE your girl is such a beauty ...God bless my friend.nothing like a family man and his precious Lil ones.
 

Canny

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Looking forward to my littles being able to paint. My 2.5 year old is getting there. Great stuff voted. Also living and man
 
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