Finished Viking Warrior

[Sambaman]

Well, I've seen this one in person as of last night, and have to say I think it's some of Guys best work to date. Despite what we seem to think of the photos, no sheen at all! Well highlighted and shadowed, and very well presented. What we have to remember here is that we are displaying painting and modeling skills and not photography. I think the pictures are better than some (maybe better than most) and give a more than respectable representation of the figure. M2C,

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Angaliel]

Well ...... i really dont understand !!!!!

I try to give some advices and tips (that some of Pf members gave me before) to help us to get better pics of "our paint job hooby".

The only post returns I feel have is that kind of sort that my posts anoy you.
Sorry I wont talk anymore about how to get better pics.
Keep taking pics the way you like, do or prefer......
I'd better concentrate my efforts on my work then

JP

Ps : just a feeling, why keep posting pics if what we see is not what we get lol

 

[megroot]

Originally posted by Angaliel@Aug 20 2006, 04:45 PM


Ps : just a feeling, why keep posting pics if what we see is not what we get lol

Jp,

This is always the cause on pictures'. Colours change on the light of the day, but our eyes don't see that. The brain correct it in the right colour.
When we see it on a photo, or on the internet it is always different from the reality.

Nevertheless, don't stop talking about taking photographs. Somebody can always learn.

Marc

 

[Guy]

Originally posted by Angaliel@Aug 20 2006, 07:45 AM
Well ...... i really dont understand !!!!!

I try to give some advices and tips (that some of Pf members gave me before) to help us to get better pics of "our paint job hooby".

The only post returns I feel have is that kind of sort that my posts anoy you.
Sorry I wont talk anymore about how to get better pics.
Keep taking pics the way you like, do or prefer......
I'd better concentrate my efforts on my work then

JP

Ps : just a feeling, why keep posting pics if what we see is not what we get lol

Sorry you're upset JP. When I read your post and you said you didn't like the pics because you couldn't see any detail, I scroll back up and looked at the pics again. I saw the blades of grass.....the chainmail detail..........the individual strands of his hair.........and wondered "How much more detail do you want?" Was I annoyed?.........yes I was, because based on your posting the detail was there in the photo to see, and yet you said you couldn't see it. Then in a following post you explained what you meant by that comment.........but really didn't say..........and I understood.........then.

I have printed out paper copies of the postings you have done about photography as well as Luca'a articles about photography and find them a vast wealth of information for taking good photographs. I use a filter over my lamps to difuse the light and use a back drop for finished photos. The other lighting in the room at the time I take the photos I can not control (at night, sunshine vrs cloudy day, etc). I have, in my own way taken steps to improve my quality of photos...........and then read the post that you can't see the detail..........when its there to see.

Over the 3 years I have been associated with planetfigure I have had several emails and PM's from members who stated that since they can not take good pics (per postings in their vbench or painting forum ) they have decided to stop posting photos of their work. So sad as this is not what the forum is about. Its about figures. How many other members feel that their pics are not up to another member's standards and stop posting their work and never send me an email..........I hope not many.

I feel that each member tries their best to take the best quality of photo that they can. I only make a comment when they post too large a picture for the forum ( is why we can't post pics anymore in other forums except vbench). Yes.......I wish the pics were a little better............but the member did the best he could and wanted us to see his figure.......not judge him on his camera ability.

Jp, I admire your work immensley and have saved in a folder all the figures you have painted. You have a unique skill that many of us (I include myself) don't have. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the years to come and again be inspired by your painting abilities.

I also look forward to seeing you do some articles for our article section on Taking Photos. I know alot of people would appreciate them and learn from them as well.

 

[Angaliel]

Hi Guy,

I really appreciate your post, thx a lot.

I do not have professional material to take good pics.
I only use my painting lights and desk as photo lab .
I also use the back of my knives blue plastic box when I take my wip pics. And a big black book for the final painted figs. And then I use photoshop (recently, but until then Luca used to do it for me) for the backgrounds.

I will take some pics of the way I take picsand my wild pics labo , and i'll post them.
I will also take good and normal pics to show you the difference between them on the same sample figure.
So you 'll see all the diference. And you'll see how a good pic can show the painting work (and also the mistakes of course).

Of course its not our principal interest. We prefer paint.....
Of course pics will never remplace the real figs.....

But this PF forum is a wonderfull toy. We can share our hobby all around the world, with no frontiers.
We share our painting tips. I'm happy that some of you (Guy and surely some others) downloaded some of my pics.
It means that I did not take some times to try to take some good pics for nothing.
You take some inspiration of my work, that's good.
I'm sure I can take also some inspiration of your work, and from others.

My tips for taking good pics are only for having beautifull pics of your work posted here.
My camera is an old one (less than 3.2 mega pixels). There is lots of better cameras now.....And I also dont want to spend lots of money on this

JP

PS : When I meant "Details" I did not mean hair, grass, hand....
But painting details, like highlight ands shadows, transitions colors mixs, blendings.....

 

[Jon Metters]

Amazing - I echo all the praise from the others. I have two questions.

Who makes the kit? - I read the thread and didn't see it mentioned.

And - this is NOT a critique - I'm just curious. Did the Vikings really match their shield colors to their clothes/clothes to shield colors? Or was this just an artistic choice?

I've got a bunch of 1/72 Vikings to paint for a dio - and I like the concept.

BTW - I like your photography.

Jon

 

[Guy]

Originally posted by Jon Metters@Aug 21 2006, 08:30 AM
Amazing - I echo all the praise from the others. I have two questions.

Who makes the kit? - I read the thread and didn't see it mentioned.

And - this is NOT a critique - I'm just curious. Did the Vikings really match their shield colors to their clothes/clothes to shield colors? Or was this just an artistic choice?

Jon

Thanks Jon,

The figure is a "Miniature Alliance Miniatures" kit in 90mm resin, Viking Warrior

As far as the color coordination goes..........pure accident :lol:

 

[John Bowery]

Guy,
Super job and I love the shield and the base. How do you decide when to use a round base versus a pedestal base?
Cheers,
John

 

[Guy]

Thanks for the kind words John,

I am painting quite a few figures for a collector who likes all his figures on the same style of base for his collection and he prefers round Ken Thomas Bases.

I have another of this kit and it will go on a square pedestal base (easier to affix brass plate on the front). Will probably paint my own sometime next year.

I carry both round and square / rectangular in stock as the choice depends on the figure and how the end presentation will look in my mind

HTH

 

[jimias]

Lovely done Guy.The shield looks so realistic.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Dimitrios for the kind words. I love to see a sheild sculpted this way with the woodgrain showing. Makes it so much easier to bring out the detail.

 

[Christos]

Very good painting!
best regards
christos

 

[Guy]

Thanks for the feedback Christos..........I appreciate it.