MonkeySloth Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I've got this vase on a base that I'm trying to paint and I've kind of painted myself into a hole and not sure what to do, probably going to involve starting over. It's not really a vase, it's a potion from something I was instamolding that came out wrong, kind of caved-in, that I thought would work well on a ruin base. I really don't know what to do with it and it's driving me crazy. So suggestions are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Add some spilled contents? Either a pool of liquid, if it is a bottle, or some scattered flowers if it is a vase. Look at the way light hits a bottle on its side and highlight accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxden Racing Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Inarah +1. With some clever shading, the + shape could be a 'hole' in the vase, really driving home the 'broken' aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferox Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 As a last resort if nothing else works, you could desaturate it a bit and leave it as "interesting ground clutter". Adding a few more bits of half-identifiable cruft would aid the effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeySloth Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Ya, I just needed to step away from that for a while and of course Inarah is right--but when you've been aimlessly working on something that's, well, not working it hard to step back and go back to the basics. I don't really have the option to add more clutter since this is a gaming piece and the open space is for the character's familiar, which attaches to the base via magnets: I'll just have to come back to the vase the next time I have to paint and start over. I was trying to over complicate it with patterns and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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