Spellduckwrong Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 I decided to try and push my skills with a brush and try out Sky-Earth Non-Metallic Metals. This is my first go at it. I think that while my blending is fine, I fundamentally misapplied the technique. I think that I need to put bigger reflections across multiple parts. The only pieces I've really worked on is the head and the one leg. The head seems fine for a base. I wil still have to go through and paint highlights and such to really give it the relfective illusion. The leg seems too busy and I think that has to do with the fact that I painted it as each panel has it's own full reflection, rather than linking the relection across panels. But maybe not, does it look right to you? I think, to cut my losses, I will paint the other leg with bigger reflections and compare them. That way, I will only have to paint one of them twice. Anyway, comments are welcome, especially if you have some experience with this technique, as I could surely use some pointers. I think if I can pull this off, it will be a cool way to represent the Cloaked MAR. alamo and hahnc77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neiltj1 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 neat idea. I hope you can pull it off cause I want to see it when its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alamo Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 holy ****** man, what a cool idea...hope it works, nice touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venter Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Hi, yes, you misapplied the technique in the sense that the plates facing downwards should be almost entirely brown, while the ones facing upwards should be little more than azure. I suggest you to read this awesome article: http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1191-reflecting-on-senmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellduckwrong Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks, Venter. I did read that article before I started. Where I got lost is that the sides of the legs are for the most part level. So I thought the horizon should be about centered on the panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venter Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 You're welcome . Sorry, didn't mean to look like the unpleasant wise guy; I think your problem is summarized in this part of the article: The bottom plates, for instance, should have much more earth than sky painted on them, and reverse applies for the upper ones. Also, a darker earth usually helps achieving the effect. Consider this mini: Focus on the mouth parts: they are almost totally brown, since they face downwards. Also, the darker brown colour gives a nice effect (but is ruined by the colour of the base itself, lol )... it's a very difficult technique because you have to focus on the shape of the volumes and treat every single volume differently. Hope I explained myself; keep practising, you'll get astonishing results in no time. Years ago I painted a coloured SENMM which came out nicely, unfortunately I don't have it here for a photo example; anyway, it came out after some trials and errors. Nice idea and a fascinating challenge, you're a brave painter . Hope this helps.... Khaleth and Zeph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venter Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Sorry, I forgot; using less saturated, darker colours helps overall. Try not to use "pure" blues for the sky, but greyish ones like former GW Shadow Grey. This helps A LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellduckwrong Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Well, looks like I'm headed back to the drawing board. The MkI was a failure, as it usually is, thanks for the help, Venter. Venter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellduckwrong Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 GW Shadow Grey is no longer available. I did run down to the shop today and picked up GW The Fang, which looks pretty close to how I remember Shadow Grey. Hopefully, that will aid my endeavor. Venter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venter Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 It was NOT a failure. It was experience . (The Fang seems perfect) Spellduckwrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
