MathewBaich
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Gw has planted the seed of doubt in my brain about blending. Is it easier/come out better with wet blending or dry blending?
Wet or dry blending for nmm?
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For me, wet blending rules...
In this time i\'m doing some tutorials, so just check this (flash format, but 56K killer), for an ultra-wet blending answer:
http://meneursdeleu.free.fr/galerie/cmon/tuto/montage1.swf
(sorry comments are in french, but the movie talk by itself)
Close up on the result:
I\'ve never been able to do the same thing with a dry blending...
In this time i\'m doing some tutorials, so just check this (flash format, but 56K killer), for an ultra-wet blending answer:
http://meneursdeleu.free.fr/galerie/cmon/tuto/montage1.swf
(sorry comments are in french, but the movie talk by itself)
Close up on the result:
I\'ve never been able to do the same thing with a dry blending...
Avelorn
Sven Jonsson
There are different ways to achieve smooth blending. Wetblending yields very smooth blends in a fast manner, but is hard to control. With Feathering (described in the article section) you gain some control but it\'s slightly harder/slower to gain a perfect blend. With layering you have maximum control but making a smooth blend takes time. What can help you in layering is using glazes of midtones to smoth out the lines between the transitions.
When i do Highlights with layering I often use pretty diluted paint and drag the pigments from the darker parts to the brightspots, blending with transparency. If the blend has flaws I mix the base + highlight to create a midtone and use very diluted glazes to smooth the blending out.
I use all three techniques, but on different places. Wetblending is perfect for smooth surfaces like swords, where you don\'t need so much control, but it\'s hard to make a perfect blend.
When i do Highlights with layering I often use pretty diluted paint and drag the pigments from the darker parts to the brightspots, blending with transparency. If the blend has flaws I mix the base + highlight to create a midtone and use very diluted glazes to smooth the blending out.
I use all three techniques, but on different places. Wetblending is perfect for smooth surfaces like swords, where you don\'t need so much control, but it\'s hard to make a perfect blend.
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There\'s a hell of a lot of fannying around on that video! Seems to be an awful lot of paint getting slopped on too.... and not particularly fast if you ask me.
mysticsage
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This is an easy one for me as I cant wet blend, just end up in a big sticky mess.:flame:
But I can get resonably smooth results in layering, u just need to take your time.
A wet pallete helps as keeps the paint fluid longer as would extenders.
And some decent paints as GW are pretty poor, Vallejo are good as are Reaper.
Good luck
But I can get resonably smooth results in layering, u just need to take your time.
A wet pallete helps as keeps the paint fluid longer as would extenders.
And some decent paints as GW are pretty poor, Vallejo are good as are Reaper.
Good luck
funnymouth
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that, averlorn, is a great piece of advice. i esp like the bit about using the midtone to smooth transitions.
this is an unusual thing to try but if you are trying to blend two blues for example mix a small amout of red or orange into both colours. - not enough to significantly change the tone.
this red will help the two colours blend together even when the clours are quite different.
the techniques work best on large areas of cloth or skin that need slightly sdull tones.
i knbow its a weird technique and ive only been painting for a bit but its worth giving it a try.
ps. i made this technique up myself
pps. whats \'NMM\'
:bouncy:
this red will help the two colours blend together even when the clours are quite different.
the techniques work best on large areas of cloth or skin that need slightly sdull tones.
i knbow its a weird technique and ive only been painting for a bit but its worth giving it a try.
ps. i made this technique up myself
pps. whats \'NMM\'
:bouncy:
