NebulousMissy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I attempted some blue-ish steel NMM. My first real attempt at NMM in well over a decade. It's pretty. But it's not NMM. Thoughts? I was thinking it's just gonna be a strange breed of moonlit blue dragon or something. layer 1: black primer layer 2: 2 drops P3 Thamar Black, 1 drop Vallejo Field Blue, 1 drop MSP HD Dragon Blue layer 3: 1 drop black, 1 drop Field Blue, 1 drop Dragon Blue layer 4: Field Blue/Dragon Blue layer 5: 1 drop P3 Morrow White, 1 drop Field Blue, 1 drop Dragon Blue layer 6: add more white layer 7: repeat layer 6 on tips of things Despite the name, Field Blue is a mid-dark neutral gray. It takes on the tint of the colors next to it real well. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That is gorgeous! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebulousMissy Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thanks Still thinking I should stick to ordinary metallics. I can use this technique for making dark things look really shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Okay, what does NMM stand for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyradis Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Corsair said: Okay, what does NMM stand for? Non-metallic metals. Using standard paint to simulate shininess. This figure is beautiful, but not yet NMM. It definitely has a moonlight vibe. The highlights need to get up to white, and shadows to black more sharply for NMM. I think more specifically though, you'll have to tweak placement of the highlights. Right now, they're placed generally where a non-shiny surface would reflect diffusely. It helps to try to picture each chunk as a basic shape, like a cylinder or a sphere or a plane, and then place highlights accordingly. Kitchen silverware will help. The back of a fork, on the curve, before the prongs, gives you a cylinder. A spoon gives you a sphere. A knife gives you a plane. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBeams Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 That's beautiful! the model's really nice, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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