Rogue_7 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Here's the WIP so far of my first ever dragon, in practice for the Dragon contest & deliver of the whole horde from the KS The theory was to base yellow, the main areas in red & finish in black.... in practice though... 1) A drop of yellow in the Reaper primer (the other minis I was working on patching up and Matte coating while i was waiting..) 2) I dry brushed black over the scales, and added black to the wings, then tried to wash red ink over the top (some pics in the background for inspiration ;) ) 3) My attempt at a recovery, with a proper coat of red.... I hope to get back this weekend to work on him more, any suggestions would be greatly appreaciated ;) mainly I'll be attempting to fix/straighten up my black hand work :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slendertroll Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I like the idea here, but your problem is that black is usually best reserved for shadows. In general, until you really have color theory down to perfection, it's safest to have the darkest colors in the deepest recesses and the lightest colors on the peaks, so you really did this backward. Next time, try basecoating in red, doing a dark (I'd suggest a warm dark brown, like Reaper's Walnut Brown, instead of black, but that's your call) wash, and highlighting in yellow. It'll look more natural, since in the real world, the darkest areas are the shadowed ones, not the reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 I understand what you're saying, but my backwards colour selection is on purpose, as this is a fire dragon, and fire's are white-est at the core, then yellow etc till black where it's coolest, the thin skin of the wings should be the coolest. I know there's little chance of be dropping white/yellow back into the recesses, so I shall have to come up with a plausible reason story wise ;); OR i just dip it in simple green and hope SG works on bones without being hungry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 After much frustration, I dipped the dragon & shall revert to a more traditional colour set... after 3 days in SG, and even buying a ultrasonic cleaner, my undercoat still hangs on not to mention points of colour between the wings where a toothbrush has trouble getting to. Being Good Friday this week & our DnD session being cancelled for said Friday, I think there might be hope for more work on the dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) I don't know why, but for such a basic sculpt, this guy gave me nothing but troubles. Hope your second time around with him comes out better then my first. Edited March 25, 2013 by ShadowRaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 At this point, I'll be happy if it comes out better than my first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Ding ding... Round 2 =D Sorry for the lighting on the second two pics (Loving my new Nikon D3100 though :D ) A wash of Ruby Red & Carnage Red.. Added an Carrottop Red wash Added Polished Bone to the horn, claws & spikes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 oooh D3100. Good choice. Like the way this guy is starting to look this time in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yeah the D3100 is awesome, and I managed to pick it up from a retailer for less than what it was going for on ebay =D I just couldn't afford the 2nd lens as well :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_7 Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 The next two pics are here, I haven't done too much more, added some Brown Ink & Grey to the base I'm not sure how to approach the claws, or his horn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRaven Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hmmm, Black would work for the claws, but not as much for the horn I don't think. Perhaps a bleached bone color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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