What's in progress by Dark Tower

[Demi_morgana]

It's turning out nice as all of your paintjobs yet the model itself is just horrid

[Le6n]

Another progress - finished back side of the model, head glued into place, metallics started

[Little Jimbo]

Looks great i cant wait to see the final result.

Is there any chance to an comment on/make a short tutorial of how you achieve your smooth transessions ?

Regards
Daniel

[Le6n]

Looks great i cant wait to see the final result.

Is there any chance to an comment on/make a short tutorial of how you achieve your smooth transessions ?

Regards
Daniel

Thanx. The recipe for smooth thransitions is simple as hell, but requires lots of practice and tons of patience. First of all I paint whole area with mid-tone colour. Then I start building lights with diluted colour brighter than mid-tone. I also apply many layers (that's why the technique is called 'layering') of brighter and brighter colours until the lights come up. Then I start applying glazes (so strongly diluted colour that it almost becomes coloured water) with darker colours into recesses to build shadows. Inbetween I apply several glazes with mid-tone over the whole surface, to join lights, mids and shadows. Then I start to lighten up the lights again. And so on ... Repeating layers of diluted / transparent colours and connecting them with glazes will make your transitions smoother and smoother. It's just up to you, when it's good enough

Sometimes I mix layering techniques with wetblending - after painting basecoat with mid-tones, I paint the lights with lighter tones and while the two colours are still wet, I blend one into other right on the mini. So I'll get basic lights and can start with layering ...

I hope it helps, but articles (photo or video tutorials) about painting techniques are all over the net. My opinion is that it's goog to try and learn many techniques, but then you choose your own way, because painting style is highly individual thing.

[Little Jimbo]

Looks great i cant wait to see the final result.

Is there any chance to an comment on/make a short tutorial of how you achieve your smooth transessions ?

Regards
Daniel

Thanx. The recipe for smooth thransitions is simple as hell, but requires lots of practice and tons of patience. First of all I paint whole area with mid-tone colour. Then I start building lights with diluted colour brighter than mid-tone. I also apply many layers (that's why the technique is called 'layering') of brighter and brighter colours until the lights come up. Then I start applying glazes (so strongly diluted colour that it almost becomes coloured water) with darker colours into recesses to build shadows. Inbetween I apply several glazes with mid-tone over the whole surface, to join lights, mids and shadows. Then I start to lighten up the lights again. And so on ... Repeating layers of diluted / transparent colours and connecting them with glazes will make your transitions smoother and smoother. It's just up to you, when it's good enough

Sometimes I mix layering techniques with wetblending - after painting basecoat with mid-tones, I paint the lights with lighter tones and while the two colours are still wet, I blend one into other right on the mini. So I'll get basic lights and can start with layering ...

I hope it helps, but articles (photo or video tutorials) about painting techniques are all over the net. My opinion is that it's goog to try and learn many techniques, but then you choose your own way, because painting style is highly individual thing.

Thanks for the replay, you make it sounds so trivial
I have a few more question I will like to ask if it is ok, but I dont want to hijack your WIP thread. So I will start a new one and I hope you will look in to it, together with all the other talented painters on this forum.

here is the link the the new thread

Regards
Daniel

[Le6n]

Today's progres on Seraphicus - inside of the cloak, shoulderpad and so ... More on my blog: https://dtsmodelling.blogspot.sk/

[Hellspawn]

Nice, I like where this is going.

[Le6n]

Nice, I like where this is going.

Hope your feeling will stay until the end

[Le6n]

Next progress - hands... More photos on my blog: https://dtsmodelling.blogspot.com and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 104&type=1

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[Le6n]

Last W.I.P. photo

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