Getting deeper into skin tones

[R2ED]

I love me some weekend painting! 

 

Got another one from the 90's batch of Ral Partha's.  This one is a Drow Elf.  Was feeling like trying some of the darker skin tones after watching another RVE on it.  Feels pretty good!

 

BATTLE REPORT!

 

Wins:

* Skin combo: Black Brown, Black Red, Orange Red.  Used in conjunction with one another.  The highlights are still on the darker side, but you can still make out muscle and shape.  Win!

*  Used copper/brown combo to bring this guy to life.  Feels very warm, but still needs some kind of "pop" color somewhere.  I tried to make that happen on the fletchings on the bolts, but feels like it needs more.

*  Gradient work on the weapon.  I was trying to think of it radiating heat, since this is the underdark afterall.  I wasn't able to pull off a glowing effect or OSL, but it seems like it works.  

*  The face - getting the mustache, side burns, and eyes to really pop was fun.  I feel VERY happy about the eyes.  

 

 

Misses:

*  Not wild about the accessories colors.  

*  Questioning the color chosen for the sword.

*  Was messing around a few times on what parts were wood, metal, or otherwise on the crossbow.  Meh.

*  Hair is still an area I struggle with.  I did 3 layers on this one.  Deep grey, light grey, white.  I feel it comes out strong, but not super good on showing definition or volume in the hair. 

 

Always open to any feedback anyone has.

I'm also curious to think of what kind of base to put this guy on.  Any thoughts?

[Goddesstio]

If you're not pleased with the hair, check out Geoff Davis' handout from his rve class - it was a great class and really helped!

 

Also if the accessory colors are bothering you, it's probably because they're all of the same color value, on the red scale. I do this a lot. Maybe a blue or something to pop out somewhere? The pouch maybe? 

 

It looks really good though!

[R2ED]

@GoddesstioI'll be pulling up a bunch of classes when they go live on YouTube i wasn't able to attend.  I gained a ton of valuable lessons from the 3 i did get to participate in, namely white/ black, skin, and weathering.  

 

It gave me a tremendous shot in the arm to try a few new things that had wonderful results. Thanks for letting me know about that class!   I also saw your reply thanking RVE team for putting it together.  I couldn't agree more.  

[Goddesstio]

The classes were amazing! I had a great time this weekend. The hair class definitely changed how I think about hair now, highly recommend it. I can't wait until some of the other classes go up online too, there were some tough choices I had to make on arranging the classes I chose.