Two minis for review

[Dr. Bob]

Just posted a couple of recently painted minis:

Krista, Ritterlich War Maiden
Experimenting with freehand and Photoshopped background.

Dwarf Shock Trooper
A female dwarf. No beard!

Don\'t know when they will \"show up,\" but any comments would be appreciated!

 

[Trevor]

Looking good

 

[Dr. Bob]

Thanks Trevor. Your posted comments are good advice!

 

[barkel]

good showing

It\'s always good to post dwarfs.

Your painting looks nice. I have to agree with Trevor that they are dark. Perhaps repositioning your light source would help. Or, better yet, add another light source to get rid of as much shadow as possible.

I also agree that the bases would improve greatly if you painted them. The natural look seems to emphasize the stones\' smallness.

barkel

 

[finn17]

Barkel\'s right...

I don\'t think the pictures are dark at all. Overall I would say the light levels are just about perfect. What\'s needed is a reflector positioned to reflect light back onto the mini where shadows are occuring. If you just brightened the pictures then the already bright areas would be too bright.
Nice minis though. I would be very proud of them

 

[Dr. Bob]

Thanks Barkel and Finn! Great advice, which I am itching to go try right away!

 

[finn17]

Have fun experimenting...

A simple piece of white card can work wonders. You can position it with blue tack as normally you will only want a relatively small piece of card. You might want to experiment with covering it with crumpled silver foil which will give a slightly different, more contrasty effect. Gold foil will give an overal warm tone.

 

[Grumbold Ironbrow]

Originally posted by Dr. Bob


Krista, Ritterlich War Maiden
Experimenting with freehand and Photoshopped background.

Dwarf Shock Trooper[/url]
A female dwarf. No beard!

Dr. Bob, very nice work on both minis, I\'ll leave comments on both for you.

Cheers,
Grumb

 

[Dr. Bob]

@Finn - Thanks for the reflector ideas. Now all I need is a wind machine, some make-up artists, and a caterer - the ultimate mini photoshoot.

@Grumbold - Thanks for hooking me up with comments. Always appreciated!

 

[Dr. Bob]

Hi all,

I tried reposting the minis with better lighting. I realize that there STILL isn\'t enough lighting, but I think I\'m getting the idea.

Krista, Ritterlich War Maiden

Dwarf Shock Trooper

 

[supervike]

excellent...

I like the both pics, but I just have to say that shield on the Krista is very cool!

 

[finn17]

I don\'t know if it\'s me....

...but the dwarf seems either slightly out of focus or there is a degree of camera shake present. Are you using a tripod? (and a wind machine, some make-up artists, and a caterer lol).
IMO opinion the target to aim for when lighting a mini is to achieve a situation where almost no shadow at all is being cast (directionless lighting). The set-up I would recommend as \'the ultimate\' would involve using a light-tent. These can be purpose-bought, but a simple cone of white muslin is really all you need.

 

[Dr. Bob]

Damn those caterers!

I do use a tripod and a timer, but now that you mention it, my 4-year-old was running around the room at the time. I wonder if that was enough to introduce some vibration into the picture?

Whodathunkit?

 

[eparchos]

The face on the maiden is outstanding, although I would like a better look at her lower body, from what I can tell you did a great job on that. And she has damned cute toes.
The same problem holds for the dwarf, a lack of lighting on the underside. Try maybe a flash hood or 500 watt halogens pointed at the waist of the mini. I adore your metallics.

 

[stormwarning]

i love the female mini all around love the shield great