Sanael Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Sushanthe, here was originally started to represent a sea-elf PC named Thalassa. I started her over a year ago; the skin (incl. tattoos) and face are that old, as is the sculpting on the base and the conversion from knife to double-bladed sword. The clothing and hair were painted within the past week. It's interesting looking at her, since there's stuff in her skin that I really thought was spectacular when I first painted it, but that I could blow out of the water now. But, she's been waiting to be called "finished" for a while now, so I'm not going to dunk her and start over at this point! I used a white background when I took her photos, but I photoshopped in the black background, which helped a lot but added the odd luminescence. Next photos I'll see if I can remember to do something black behind the mini to begin with! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerdrew Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I like it but the black background makes it hard to see - just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Thanks for the show-off (and for crediting me with the sculpt) -- glad you like the figure! I like the deep blue skin and green hair here; they give an otherworldly effect that is very good for an underwater figure, and they set off the light-colored tattoos and eyes well. With skin this dark, though, be careful that the face isn't lost as a focal point: look at how very dark skin on real-world people still gets very bright highlights. High contrast will draw the viewer's attention, so her face (or, probably, the face of whatever dark-skinned figure you paint next!) would probably benefit from higher highlights. I understand why you Photoshopped away the white background, but black might be too much. Maybe there's a good middle ground? Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanael Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Derek- I always prefer to credit the sculptor in my photo composites; if nothing else, it ensures that I remember who sculpted figures I enjoyed painting! I definitely agree with you about the facial highlights; when I painted the skin I would never have thought about such a thing, and when I picked her up again it was simply time to paint the bare primer away. I've got Ollamiel on my pegboard, so he'll probably get the brighter facial treatment at some point! Thanks for the comments; always appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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