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Post by SteveM on Mar 11, 2018 14:09:18 GMT
Nothing like a bit of scale to bring things into focus! Wow fella  |
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Post by Marco on Mar 13, 2018 10:43:44 GMT
Ade, you're the best painter 'round here!
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Post by bigh on Mar 13, 2018 13:38:33 GMT
Thanks everyone, I’ve really enjoyed the figure painting. I never really considered myself as creative or artistic, I’ve always been far too structured and logic/process driven. With the figures I feel that I’ve finally started doing something creative, strange I know.
Marco, I’m not sure I would go that far! I hope I’m improving with the more I do. Working at a small scale has meant learning much better brush control, getting the paint consistency right to flow with the tiniest of brush strokes without flooding the model and patience.
There is a key downside, namely the reliance on glasses. Previously I could work without any correction or enlargement, that is now not possible and I’ve found it has transferred over to all of my modelling.
Another limiting factor is that I’m colourblind! I can see the colours and shades, but my brain just doesn’t identify them. So everything in the green spectrum, from blue green through to red brown my brain says “green”, likewise with the blue and red spectrum. I sort of paint by numbers... if I can identify the base colour I can generally work out the correct tones to use based on colour charts and over time I have developed an understanding of what goes with what. My paint racks are ordered alphabetically, rather than by colour, as this is how my brain seems to work. Funny really, that I can produce anything that doesn’t look completely wrong.
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Post by Marco on Mar 13, 2018 16:27:32 GMT
Marco, I’m not sure I would go that far! I hope I’m improving with the more I do. Working at a small scale has meant learning much better brush control, getting the paint consistency right to flow with the tiniest of brush strokes without flooding the model and patience. Another limiting factor is that I’m colourblind! I can see the colours and shades, but my brain just doesn’t identify them. So everything in the green spectrum, from blue green through to red brown my brain says “green”, likewise with the blue and red spectrum. I sort of paint by numbers... if I can identify the base colour I can generally work out the correct tones to use based on colour charts and over time I have developed an understanding of what goes with what. My paint racks are ordered alphabetically, rather than by colour, as this is how my brain seems to work. Funny really, that I can produce anything that doesn’t look completely wrong. Man, you're a genius. I don't know if I could do something like that. |
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Post by NEMO on Mar 15, 2018 22:30:07 GMT
Fantastic stuff Ade and great to get a close up of some of yer stuff at OT fella |
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Post by bigh on Aug 2, 2018 8:10:12 GMT
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Post by Armorguy on Aug 2, 2018 10:09:57 GMT
Superb figurism sir !
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Post by Marco on Aug 2, 2018 10:47:26 GMT
Amazing paint work! I realy like the Ninjas!  |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 2, 2018 10:52:25 GMT
He really does look like Conan  . |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 2, 2018 14:39:19 GMT
Fantastic work as ever mate, love old Conan in particular |
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Post by Boots on Aug 2, 2018 16:04:43 GMT
Fantabulous painting there Ade and great too see ya post again |
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