Adrift Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 To be honest, I'm a little concerned that doing 4 different shades of NMM is going to be a little over the top. I'm heavily considering eliminating either the copper or the gold. I like to experiment so I'll probably just keep it as is, but I'm sharing my concerns early on for the sake of posterity. Note: As a night shift cardiovascular ICU nurse, my day-night cycle is off quite a bit. As such, I paint a lot late at night. Thus, I'm forwarning that future pictures may not be as lightboxed/staged as the ones listed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Worked on Rahl's skin this evening. I decided that I wanted him to have a pig-like skin tone. Next step: paint the scales black and give them some tone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosscorpion Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Love the skin tone Adrift. He's looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 The question is...if I use a glaze sealer on his skin to intentionally make it shiny, will it have the look of raw/exposed muscle? Because that could be a neat idea if people "get it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 So additional progress includes having blackened and highlighted the scales on Rahl; this included his tail, hands, by his hooves, and a few on his upper thighs. Today I worked on his coat and I'm happy with the way it turned out. His coat goes all the way up to a collar. When I bought the mini, I didn't realize how much of a dominant part of the mini it was. I also worked on his tongue, I wanted it to have a transition from deep purple, through violet and up to an ultra-bright pink. Next up: the leather, horns and hooves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosscorpion Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Got his beard done, leather bracers, belts, pouch, the 'satchel' underneath his torture instruments, hooves and horns done. I'm not sure how I feel about the horns. I was going for a reddish tint and ended up with something more akin to the purple spectrum. Sometimes I look at it and like it, other times I don't. I'm wondering if it ties in nicely with the tongue or not. Also got the teeth and nails done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocturne Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Looks amazing, really like the contrast between skin and clothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Looking good. Couple of thoughts... I like the spots on the tail.. but due to the coat, there is no cohesion of those spots on the rest of the figure. You might think about adding just a few smaller "transition" spots in the upper legs , lower neck areas. The transition to the pink on the tongue might look great in person, but in these from across the table pictures, that pink just looks like the same pink used in the skin, so it tends to blend in and get lost. I might suggest either going more of a hot pink, red, or something to make it stand out. But again, this opinion is based on the small pictures, my opinion might change if I saw it up close in person. I agree with you that I really like your coat, color choice and highlighting on it. Course I also think as you said it is huge open area just screaming for some freehand designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Skin and coat are great! I agree the color on the horns is a bit off, like a red/purple/pink kinda thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'm pretty sure that after a few days of consideration I'll be reworking the tongue and the horns a bit. Freehand on the coat would be a great idea..I'll do some homework and try to figure out an idea. Willing to take suggestions. As far as the scales are concerned, there are several patches on the legs and hooves but most of them fall into the shadowy areas I've painted and really don't show up. I'll definitely consider that suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I like the coat as it is, very nicely painterly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 These photos show some of the work I started this evening. I started by working the dark blue around his waist, on his scabbard, sheathed hilt, drawn sword hilt and under the implements. I then worked on fixing up his eyes a bit more to what I'd like (not pictured). Then I played with the horns and got them more in line with what I wanted. I also played with finishing the whitened edge of the cloak on the left side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Opted to start on the gold NMM to start off with. I mixed some muddy brown, with a drop of purple, and a Vallejo color called Desert Yellow. I proceeded to shade darker areas of any gold NMM that would receive no direct light, or would be in a shadowy area. I added some additional desert yellow to my mix and then thinned it out with some water. I applied this mix to areas where the stark dark patches met with the base coat to begin transitioning as naturally as possible. A note regarding NMM, it can be very easy to overdo either the darkening, or the highlights and actually eliminate the intermediate (base coat) layer thereby losing your natural transition. Next up, highlighting the gold up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrift Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I mixed the same desert yellow with some sand yellow to create my initial highlight layer. Again, while respecting the need to maintain a layer of my base coat for transition purposes, I decided what needed to go up. After working this color in and then thinning it out to smooth out transitions, I went ahead and added a generous amount of white to this color and again thinned it out so that I could apply a lot of layers and try to create a smooth metallic sheen. This final color was used for hard edges and any small patches of shine that occur on a larger surface. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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