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Myrmidon
says...
Howdy,
Here's some comments, questions, and the like. But first - not
bad! Not Heavy Metal competition quality, but then neither are my
minis, and I still like them too.
Questions...
1. What type of paint(s) are you using on the minis? I'm guessing that
some of it is a 'Testors' like shiny enamel, but I got the impression
that your old One Eye is painted with something different than the rest
of the foot slogging nid hoard. (I'm a Nid fan too - hoards of blue and
purple bugs from 'Hive Fleet Night Fang'.)
2. How long have you been painting?
Comments...
First off, while I really liked the job you did on old One Eye for
example, I was a bit turned off by the lack of a unified color scheme
for your bugs. I realize they don't all have to be the exact same color
pattern. (Mine aren't, some are bluish with purple armor, and others
the opposite - depending on the sub-species of the bug.) But to create
a unified effect, it helps if all the models have at least some unifying
elements in common. 2nd - if you haven't already, try some good acrylic
paints. I avoid using the bright glossy enamels like the plague on my
minis these days - though admittedly, they're exactly what I started
painting miniatures with many many moons ago. If you can, find some
craft paints to start with and be willing to do a color wheel on a piece
of white poster board or similar material so that you can get a feel for
how the paints react when mixed, and how black paint added to a mix will
tend to muddy it, and white paint added will tend to push colors towards
the pastel effect if used to much. Looking at your Inquisitor figures
gives me the impression that you're willing to put time and effort into
making your minis nice - it seems that you just need some pointers to
make them really outstanding.
1. Develop a strategy before starting for how you want the figure(to
look whether you're doing a complete army or a single mini. People who
plan more tend to succeed far more often than those who plan a little,
or not at all.
2. Try some acrylic paints - they blend well, are easy to use and
forgiving in a lot of ways - and fairly easy to strip off of plastic and
metal figures if you really hate the final results.
3. Know what your paints will and wont do (in terms of color mixing,
brightness, and ability to cover an area in one or two coats.) This
means spending some time doing the not so fun color wheel type
exercises, but it also means not wasting loads of time, effort, and
paint down the road when doing your good minis.
4. Good paint brushes go hand in hand with good paints. Good natural
hair brushes and synthetics will go a long long way to helping you put
paint on your figure and liking the results when you're done.
5. If you don't know what the terms 'underpainting' vs 'ala prima'
painting are - look them up, or ask here. You should also know how to
do the following - ink & paint washes, color blending, dry brushing,
high lighting, and how 'warm' and 'cold' colors work to create the
illusion of extra depth on a well painted mini. These are all added
tools in an artist's arsenal, and should be considered in the strategy
phase when you plan out your mini's paint job.
6. There are loads of good sites with mini painting "how to's" on the
net, along with tons of great paint jobs and conversions. Do some
serious searching. In the event you can't find a site that deals with a
specific issue - like skin colors or how to paint faces - ask here and
someone will likely be able to point you in the right direction.
Overall, I like your work and it definitely shows effort and a lot of
potential. I personally think you are being hampered by a lack of
experience, knowledge of certain painting techniques, and to some extent
by the paints you are using. I really like your Tyrus mini for example,
but the Devlan figure suffers from a serious lack of washes, blending
(on the face and vest) and highlights. I'd be willing to bet if you
look into expanding your painting techniques, and invested the time into
exploring acrylic paints a bit more, your figures will look fantastic.
Hope that helps - keep up the good work. If you want more help, drop a
note here with an email addy that I can reach you at, and I'll point you
in the direction of some more resources.
Now back to making more jungle and Nid terrain for me! I've finished a
set of spore chimneys, and most of a load of spiky ball cacti ala the
old style GW terrain. I'm also planning out a Nid hive - along with
some smaller Nid 'tunnel enterances' to use. Woot.
Myrmidon
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And the "Now for something completely different" sig.
"If you can't reach me on MSN Messenger, I'll be at lunch killing
engineers." - Toaster
"Perfect, after all we all know that playing with pewter miniatures
is kinda like sex with chains."
- Craig Little
"Excellent work, CL. And only 3 minutes after the infernal infidel Bill
Ballinger posted his evil tagless post. The Emperor be praised!"
- Old Bear
John Hwang
OK. Here are my comments on the site:
1. Don't duplicate photo shots. Instead, show multiple angles or details.
2. Take pictures tightly framed on the minis -- the scenery and background is
relatively unimportant. Really.
3. Take care with the lighting -- if you've got glare (Avatar, for example),
re-shoot.
4. webshots is intrusive with the cookies. I've blocked them outright.
Annoying.
And here's my notes on your painting:
Overally, you could *definitely* use help with washes and drybrushing.
Everything is "flat", and that's not really good. Washes will deepen shadows,
drybrushing will raise texture. Blacklining will also help, but that can wait.
Eldar Avatar -- colors are "flat", with inadequate shading and detailing.
Inadequate contrast between the outer armour and the inner "lava" -- he doesn't
look "hot", but looks like an ordinary armoured monster. The loincloth should
definitely have a design added to it -- don't care what, just something to add
detail. Also, what's with the metal arms? Is this purposeful, or are they
just unpainted? Same with the white portions on its face.
Eldar Ranger -- like the Avatar, he's "flat" looking. His "camoflague" pattern
isn't realistic -- look at Codex:Craftworld for how to paint something quickly
and simply. Too many of his details are lost, and should be picked out.
Eldar Exarchs -- it doesn't look like you have a model color concept worked
out. They don't look like an army -- no unifying color or scheme. Plan to
paint before painting!
Necron Raider -- It looks like you drybrushed him a bit, but you've lost a lot
of the shadow detail. Less paint on the brush when you drag it across the
surface will help here. Why are his fingertips orange? Touch up the painting
at the end and your minis will look *much* better.
Inquisitor Tyrus -- here, you use *far* too much paint on the brush -- I can
see "blobs" of paint all over. Less paint, thinner coats. Try wetting your
brush in water before picking up paint on it. Control the amount of paint
you're using. It's OK to paint with multiple coats -- several thin coats give
a better result than one thick one.
Sorry if the above seems harsh. It just means you need more practice painting.
See Dr. Faust's site on how to paint, and try the various techniques he uses.
Also, how good are your brushes? Finest Red Sable? Artist-grade? If you're
fighting your brushes, you'll never get great results!
--- John Hwang "JohnHw...@cs.com.no.com"
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