andrea 54mm dirty harry ".44 magnum"

[Andrew Clay]

hi guys,
this is my latest. a 54mm dirty harry from andrea miniatures.i used andrea and tamiya paints to complete him. i feel that i did well and i am pleased with the shading and highlighting. the eyes are ther, eventhough you cant see them well because the camera couldnt pich them up. they are soooo small.

andrew

 

[Meehan34]

The pictures make it difficult to critique, they just don't show much. From what I can see it is lacking some depth and the face could use another level of highlites and possibly more shadows. It is a good start though.

 

[Andrew Clay]

ok, i am stillin my early stages, and cannot seem to get the tones right. my next one will be with oils so i will see how that goes.i couldnt get good pictures for some readon, and i dont have great lighting.sorry

 

[Meehan34]

The important thing is that you are trying and getting better. You have to start somewhere and you will get better. Post your next stuff in here and I will take a look at it as you go.

 

[Einion]

Definitely need to get your picture-taking sorted out in order to get any proper feedback as in a good few of the above photos we really can't see the paintwork well enough.

Anyway, from what I can see if you're just starting out this looks to be a reasonable piece. Fleshtones look a touch yellow but we've all made that mistake once or twice (and some of that might just be the pics).

Overall, at around this scale more contrast is generally necessary for things to look 3D at normal viewing distances so bear in mind for the next project that further highlighting and shadowing than you've done here is probably called for.

Einion

 

[AJLaFleche]

One thing I see right away is there's a mold line on the left arm in the second picture.

On the photo thing...make sure you have you white balance set to auto or set it to the type of light you're using. You'll get truer colors this way. The green shift suggests a flourscent light and the camera set for incandescent lighting or even day light. Try to avoid back lighting, i.e., having the light source behind the subject or other wisein the picture. Try using a couple desk lamps as a lighting source. This will eliminate excessive shadows. Find a piece of neutral color cloth and use this as a back drop. Smooth texture is best.