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Thanks Rog I really hope so A) To do justice to Steve's sculpt and B) it's very special to me this figure for obvious reasons.
Steve
 
That DPM is looking excellent now mate, very realistic pattern and colours., that green wash worked a treat , as for those resi pouches they look like the real deal. Looks like you are finding a 'new' comfort zone mate (y)
All the best
Steve
 
Cheers guys really appreciate the support you've given me on this one, I am pleased with it, turned out better than I thought it might so far. Cheers Steve the resi pouches were a real swine to get right both sheen and colour wise possibly harder than the DPM :facepalm: It's the little things that get you :nailbiting:
Steve
 
The DPM camouflage looks Excellent (y)(y)(y)(y)(y)! As the Koreans are wont to say in cases like this, Steve: Daebak :LOL:!
Cheers!
Kenneth.
 
Thats probably the light Gells they are dead flat in reality, thanks for your comments and much appreciated advice
Steve
 
Steve ,

Been following this from the start ...love the figure , great details , the DPM ..looks great and I am learning by looking at how you achieved the fine result .

Respirator bags spot on IMO

You sound as though you are enjoying this ..We all are!

Thanks for sharing

Nap
 
Cheers Kev main credit for the DPM should go to Tony (Dawes) and his excellent SBS linked to earlier. Like anything I tweaked it a little to suit my painting style it's all acrylic G.W. paints if anybody wants the colours I can post those later. Thanks for looking in
Steve
 
Hi Steve,

Great job on the DPM. It's probably one of the hardest camo patterns to paint because its so well known. It's also quite complex to replicate and has so many tonal variations.

One of the observations I made in my SBS was that some of the shapes in the camouflage pattern actually look like brush strokes, and the colours aren't clearly defined and separate blobs but overlap in a layered sequence. I'd like to see a few more brush strokes effects used, especially with the green colour, to enhance the overlap of green on brown, and green on sandy yellow.

I'd also like to see you increase the level of contrast between the highlight and shadow colours within the DPM scheme itself. At present the brown and green colours looks to be a uniform tone of brown and green all over the figure. In reality these colours will vary according to the light and will also will be affected by weathering and other environmental effects. Don't be afraid to push the highlights a bit more, especially around the top of the shoulders, the top of the chest pockets and the collar.

I would follow Gells advice and apply a green wash over the DPM once you've finished, however my suggestion would be to apply a green wash over the jacket only, and apply a sandy brown wash over the trousers. Not only will the washes help to make the colours more drab, but it will also help to create that variation between the blouse and the trousers that comes from wearing different bits of kit at different times and in different conditions. I would also hit the knees, elbows and bum areas with some weathering pigment to match the groundwork you intend to place the figure on. The trousers should always look more distressed and weathered than the jacket because the trousers are worn constantly and come into contract with the ground more often.

My advice Steve is to be bold and keep working on the DPM, not matter how far out of your comfort zone you think you are. You may think that you've finished but there's always a bit more you can do. When you look back on the results later, you'll be glad you took the time and made the extra effort.

Keep up the good work mate.(y)
 
I reckon those washes have improved an already excellent paint job, if you weather it they could end up almost black, I remember the peaty soil left my kit like I'd been down the pit. Good work and very helpful to me. Thanks.
 
Thanks folks especially Tony I'll take those points on board and re visit it, Carl is always nagging me about highlights and shadows :cautious: I tend to shy away from them as I'm not a fan of the high contrast look so tend to go to the other extreme
Steve
 

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