WIP I'm back! Scale 75 Abyssal Warlord

[polyphemus]

Clarification on the difference between old & new Klear:



Geoff

 

[kagemusha]

HI Chris, glad you like the progress mate

Cheers

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Thanks for that Geoff. Useful info for clarification on 'Klear'.

Thanks

Ron

 

[lopee]

This version of the Abyssal Warlord is going to be awesome.

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Lopee, very kind comment, just hope your right

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Having changed the tonal values of the torso and sleeve armour, it left the shoulder plates looking a bit flat/monotone. I decided to have a play with the colour, in order to bring it into a closer more balanced tone, in line with the red.
In order to get the most contrast, I went back to using oils for the basic colour tone. I used 'Old Holland' Transparent Oxide for the base, applying it as a'scrub' coat, which was thinned back in the usual manner. I then created the shadow/depressed area contrast with Neutral Tint. This was applied neat with a No 2 sable. Because I thinned it back to a very thin/translucent 'glaze', it dried nicely over night. With this base dry, I returned to acrylic metals. I wanted to try and get a kind of effect that I had seen in a video of special effects used in sci-fi films. Basically, from certain angles the colour seems 'flat' almost non-metallic but, if you change the angle slightly, the metal shines through.
I hope the photos show it better.
In the first photo, the piece is flat on, with no reflected light.
In the next, I have turned the piece a small way towards a natural light source. You can see that there is far more metal reflecting the light than would appear at first.



In the next photos, I have tried to capture some of the colours I used in the different areas of the shoulder plates.





to be continued.......

 

[taff edwards]

Hi Ron
That's a cracking effect love the way that the light gives the observer a. Double effect man you have nailed it there
Cheers Chris

 

[Helm]

Very nice effect Ron Might I suggest a tiny bit of verdigris in the recesses just to provide a bit of colour variation/general decay ?
Steve

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Chris, really pleased you like that effect. It's a shame that my pics don't really bring out the full effect.
Metals are always hard to capture with a camera, this kind of effect is harder still

Cheers

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Hello Steve, I had played with that idea, I just wasn't happy with the result. It seemed to make the metal less 'sci-fi/fantasy'
Appreciate your input mate. Suggestions can lift a piece that little bit further, so always grateful for a fresh pair of eyes

Cheers

Ron

 

[Helm]

No worries Ron

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Ron, great work on the armour, and the tones which have a dual quality to them! does deceive the eye, depending on the light source. Its like two-tone plating ! fantastic painting.

Regards,

Mark

 

[kagemusha]

Cheers mate. It's a technique I want to explore in more depth. I think airbrushing the Scale 75 metals had a big influence on the result, that and using oils as the intermediate colour base.

Cheers

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

Have now gone about as far as I can with the torso armour. Fixed the 'teeth' in place and did a little more on the plate and chain. Will leave the final hi-lites until the whole piece is assembled.
This will allow me to better place the last hi's, based on what is likely to catch the available light, or would be in shadow.



more to come......

 

[Helm]

Really like what you've done with this Ron definitely a unique look
Steve

 

[taff edwards]

Looking forward to the next instalment
Cheers Chris

 

[kagemusha]

With the main areas of armour just needing their final hi-lites, I have moved on to the fur.
For some obscure reason, and having had the idea of a wolf pelt planted in my head by a fellow Planeteer, (cheers Mark), I wanted something dark and menacing to fit with the over all theme of the piece. This was best met by a black timber wolf. Having done a google image search, I had a few good pics to work from. What struck me most, was these babies have black fur on top of lighter colours.
This meant revising the normal way of painting the fur, in as much as the hi-lites in certain areas would actually be black. Confused? So was I
I used the colours I had already applied by AB, and simply set about laying in some suitable tones based on the pictures I have. Again, I have taken it as far as I can, and will work the last hi-lites in when he is assembled, for the same reasons as the armour.
I started with the fur around his neck, and used this area to get a 'feel' for the colours.



more to come...........

 

[kagemusha]

With a good idea of the colours I wanted to use, I moved over to the main fur across the shoulders and back. What I did notice, was that the fur nearer the underbelly and down the legs, tends to bleach out. An age thing I guess. In trying to picture how he is wearing the skin, I have kept the lightest hi-lites to the edges, to make it appear he is wearing it hanging down his body.
I can already see from the pictures, I will have to re-work some of the mid-tones, and deepen the black down the spine. It is difficult to capture all the colours that are in the fur, so will push them a touch harder when he is assembled.



to be continued........

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Steve, just hope it all still works when he is assembled mate Very pleased you like him.

Cheers

Ron

 

[Helm]

While I really like the fur Ron you could have gone for yellow with purple spots and nobody could tell you it's wrong... Not that it would stop some from trying
Steve