Gimli

Post your "Work In Progress" photos here.
Forum rules
Post pictures and discussions regarding works in progress here, please. If you have photos of these works when they're completed, feel free to post them to the right section and feel free to add the link in your post about the work in progress.
Post Reply
Markey78
(Forum newbie)
Posts: 14
Joined: 19 Feb 2013, o 16:39

Gimli

Post by Markey78 »

Ok here is todays work, im pretty happy with it, my best work yet.

Not happy about the slip in the beard, will have to be rectified later.

A lot of usefull tips on here, one question though. Im kinda a slow painter, when your using so little paint on youre brush how do you stop it from drying on the brush before it gets on the mini? :?

ImageClick to see full-sized image
Top
Nameless
The Better Choice
The Better Choice
Posts: 17415
Joined: 21 Jun 2005, o 17:41
Location: Silesia, Poland
Contact:
Contact Nameless

Re: Gimli

Post by Nameless »

Markey78 wrote:A lot of usefull tips on here, one question though. Im kinda a slow painter, when your using so little paint on youre brush how do you stop it from drying on the brush before it gets on the mini? :?
drying retarder?
Image
Top
Hellspawn
Newsman
Newsman
Posts: 3645
Joined: 18 Jul 2011, o 13:19
Location: Toulouse, France
Contact:
Contact Hellspawn

Re: Gimli

Post by Hellspawn »

I'm using wet pallet, helps a little bit too
Top
Pandadosmares
Chest of Colors
Chest of Colors
Posts: 2457
Joined: 8 Apr 2009, o 17:09
Location: Portugal

Re: Gimli

Post by Pandadosmares »

clean the brush often so the paint dosent dry in it
Top
Amadis
Posts: 46
Joined: 26 Jan 2013, o 01:36

Re: Gimli

Post by Amadis »

Pandadosmares wrote:clean the brush often so the paint dosent dry in it

Agree. Depending on the brush you are using, it will hold some amount of paint. For example, I use the #1, WN Series 7 for most things. After removing the excess of paint I can do a maximum of 6,7 brush strokes on my mini. Then wash and reload.

Cheers
Top
endrem
Posts: 1024
Joined: 9 May 2005, o 11:16
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Contact:
Contact endrem

Re: Gimli

Post by endrem »

Probably you should also thin your paint. I'm also not a quick painter myself and by using thinner paint I don't usually have this problem.
Top
Markey78
(Forum newbie)
Posts: 14
Joined: 19 Feb 2013, o 16:39

Re: Gimli

Post by Markey78 »

Well made some progress, think that will be it for another week if the wife gets her way!

sorry about the poor quality.

ImageClick to see full-sized image

ImageClick to see full-sized image

ImageClick to see full-sized image

ImageClick to see full-sized image

ImageClick to see full-sized image
Top
Flagg
Posts: 22
Joined: 9 Jan 2013, o 03:16

Re: Gimli

Post by Flagg »

There's not a lot of flesh on this, but it looks like you did a pretty good job with it from what I can see. It's kinda hard to tell... How much shading/highlighting did you do?
Top
Markey78
(Forum newbie)
Posts: 14
Joined: 19 Feb 2013, o 16:39

Re: Gimli

Post by Markey78 »

It's ok, think it was quite a dark wash then a couple of highlights. If I'm honest if I did it again I would make the overall skin tone darker. Being supposed to be a rugged dwarf an all that.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “WIP”