Eraldo Sciberras
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My completed bust of Ramses Pls comment as I am new to this hobby .Thx all
Ramses
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Ferris
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Nice work on the skintones and blue. Gold parts are very nice, particularly the chain of the cape.
What paint type did you use?
Particularly the skin areas could have needed a bit more thinning maybe.
Overall it is looking fine.
Cheers,
Adrian
What paint type did you use?
Particularly the skin areas could have needed a bit more thinning maybe.
Overall it is looking fine.
Cheers,
Adrian
swralph
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Hi Eraldo.
For a beginner you do have a sound basis to work from and improve.
I feel IMO that you should concentrate on neatness first of all.Secondly some of the shading/highlighting is a bit hit and miss.Try not to use pure black as a shade.
Overall though for a beginner,well done.
All the best.
Ralph.
For a beginner you do have a sound basis to work from and improve.
I feel IMO that you should concentrate on neatness first of all.Secondly some of the shading/highlighting is a bit hit and miss.Try not to use pure black as a shade.
Overall though for a beginner,well done.
All the best.
Ralph.
megroot
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Very nice work for a start. Not the easy one.
As Ralph said it is better not to use black for shading and white for highlight.
For the shading use a complementary color.
If i see the painting I think you use acrylic. But in my opinion you have to thin the paint more.
marc
As Ralph said it is better not to use black for shading and white for highlight.
For the shading use a complementary color.
If i see the painting I think you use acrylic. But in my opinion you have to thin the paint more.
marc
Tubby-Nuts2
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Eraldo.
Could I suggest taking a few more pictures, ... but not so close-up! .. as this is very blurred, and is showing the negative aspect of your work rather than the positive.
Regards,
Mark
Could I suggest taking a few more pictures, ... but not so close-up! .. as this is very blurred, and is showing the negative aspect of your work rather than the positive.
Regards,
Mark
kenshin393
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Very good for someone new to all this. Get on to the painting guides section and you won't go far wrong.
Eraldo Sciberras
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Thanks to all comments . Yes i used acrylic and am now going to thin down the paint for the next model as suggested by megroot and ferris . I like the idea of not using black and white and it makes sense thx swralph.
I will take better photos and not so close up thx tubby for the advise .
Thx again - your comments are greatly appreciated as I love to learn about the subject
I will take better photos and not so close up thx tubby for the advise .
Thx again - your comments are greatly appreciated as I love to learn about the subject
Eraldo Sciberras
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thanks kenshin . i will take your advise for sure
Gary D
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Hi Eraldo. Nice work! I think what the guys are saying is you can't highlight white if you've used it as your base colour and you can't shadow pure black if that's also your base colour. I mix a bit of flesh with my whites and blacks. That way my white base coat isn't pure white and I can go back and highlight with pure white. For shadows for white you need to decide if you want a warm or cold type of shadow. A warm shadow for white try mixing a bit of raw umber. For a cold shadow mix a bit of grey or blue. With the black/flesh mix I can go back later and shadow using pure black. For highlights I use a bit more flesh and/or white. My mixes are almost certainly not the best but this gives you an idea of how to highlight and shade white and black. Some of the guys on PF are welcome to chime in and correct me please.
Gary
Gary
Eraldo Sciberras
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Thx Gary . Good tip and I like the suggestions . Keep them coming .... I am eager to learn more . thx
