tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post6941262297736081434..comments2024-03-10T10:36:45.776+00:00Comments on dwartist's painting blog: Cptn Kara Black...dwartisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355013748362310480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-76830825402391074802011-05-19T14:55:45.384+01:002011-05-19T14:55:45.384+01:00Awesome work Dwartist,very realistic.Awesome work Dwartist,very realistic.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499495967206208750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-7313936331429019792011-05-17T22:56:51.415+01:002011-05-17T22:56:51.415+01:00Something to think about, and thanks I'll have...Something to think about, and thanks I'll have a look for it.<br /><br />Cheers for the help :)Hedwerxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266503897725795243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-40537243986481978362011-05-16T23:17:12.698+01:002011-05-16T23:17:12.698+01:00Because it's scifi I can make the patches of c...Because it's scifi I can make the patches of camo larger than they might 'historically' be (though I do as a rule make each patch no larger than the miniatures hand). If the pattern is complicated or small just concentrate on the shadow areas. With E you could try and paint the individual dots lighter or darker depending on whether it's in shadow or on the top of a fold.dwartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355013748362310480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-11399357779443014182011-05-16T17:55:20.809+01:002011-05-16T17:55:20.809+01:00Ah right, thanks.
Going for the creases was my ne...Ah right, thanks. <br />Going for the creases was my next plan of attack. Not sure how easy it would be to highlight Erbsenmuster though. :/<br /><br />I guess I've got some practicing to do..Hedwerxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266503897725795243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-88179871922088881392011-05-15T14:43:35.506+01:002011-05-15T14:43:35.506+01:00a 'controlled'glaze rather than a wash. ve...a 'controlled'glaze rather than a wash. very diluted and built up in depth of colour over several layers and just in the deepest folds. very dk. brown or very dk. grey (not quite black.<br />I start with a base colour (and might darken this)then highlight individual camo patches (tops of folds) up to 4-5 times again with very diluted, gradually lightend, controlled glazes (working from back to front of the crease/fold). This has the effect of the base colour being the medium shadow leaving the deepest folds for the darker glazes. There's a link to a WIP somewhere on the blog....dwartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355013748362310480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-13672059718326586552011-05-15T13:52:20.310+01:002011-05-15T13:52:20.310+01:00How do you shade the camo by the way, with a wash?...How do you shade the camo by the way, with a wash? <br />I'm having difficulty painting a camo pattern without it ending up too dark..Hedwerxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266503897725795243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158528358884398247.post-21233232945916695802011-05-14T17:29:42.627+01:002011-05-14T17:29:42.627+01:00Nice work!Nice work!Hedwerxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266503897725795243noreply@blogger.com