SENMM help for a total newbie.

[ilynx2k4]

Having received my minswap parcel ive decided to push myself a little more and try out some SENMM on an Iron Fang that was sent to me. Below is the WIP piccy of my first attempt, which quite frankly, I rate a three out of ten. If anyone can offer hellp and advice though Id really appreciate it. For a start, how do the horizon lines look? Are they roughly in the right place? I think I also need to smooth out my blending a little more, as well as buy a smaller brush to get much narrower sharper highlights on the edges and ridges of the plates.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Great start. I believe some of the others more framiliar with old thread\'s will be able to direct you to an old thread or an article.

 

[provoke_me]

looks good. but the front leg would have more sky reflection as it is facing upwards. it might have almost no earth reflection actually.

 

[ilynx2k4]

Think you might be right provoke. I just re-read Chrispy\'s SENMM article and it does say that an angle of more than 5 degrees in either direction will reflect only the sky or the earth.

Wont get a chance to work on it today, my pool team has a finals cup match tonite, but ill post another pic tomorow.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by ilynx2k4
For a start, how do the horizon lines look? Are they roughly in the right place?

It\'s tricky deciding on what shows for angled surfaces. Have a look at my post in this thread for pointers on what to aim for:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=8689

Originally posted by ilynx2k4
I think I also need to smooth out my blending a little more...

Yep.

Originally posted by ilynx2k4
...as well as buy a smaller brush to get much narrower sharper highlights on the edges and ridges of the plates.

Nope. Use the largest brush you can for the job - this is good advice generally and here you\'ll get the smoothest transitions more easily with a larger brush lightly loaded with paint than with a smaller brush more heavily loaded, helping to avoid the \'choppy\' effect in blends from one colour to another.

Obviously most of us need to use something like a #000 for some really small details but in general you could paint an entire mini with a size 1 brush if it\'s a good one with a fine point. I\'m painting this scale for the first time in years but I\'m still using a #4 for laying in the basic shading, switching to a size 1 for more refinement (both Cotman III brushes) and doing the detail work mostly with a really good #0 Kolinsky.

Einion

 

[provoke_me]

i have yet to try this on a mini yet. i have done it in 2d art tho. haveny found the right mini that says SENMM to me yet.
ok, your most difficult part will be the chainmail...obviousley you will need to make that less reflective.
on the chest, you wont have any sky reflection since it is angled towards the ground. another tough part will be , if you choose to do it, the reflection of the reflection on the piece above the leg armour. it sticks out facing straigh up. it will reflect the sky, and the chest. but you can always just make it reflect the sky.