Romana
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Post by Romana on Mar 20, 2018 3:44:27 GMT
After taking off several months do deal with a pernicious RPG addiction, I'm finally back to making D&D stuff. Reverse and obverse of a gnomish steam-powered mech suit, modeled by the tinkerer himself. It's a bit rusty and leaky, but it gets the job done. (kitbashed Warmachine mini with green stuff) In any case....I'm baaack!
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guppy
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Post by guppy on Mar 20, 2018 8:02:37 GMT
I like it, but I do think the paint job could do with a colour that pops a bit - maybe some selective yellow/orange/red glow to hint at the boiler?
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Romana
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Post by Romana on Mar 20, 2018 18:36:48 GMT
I like it, but I do think the paint job could do with a colour that pops a bit - maybe some selective yellow/orange/red glow to hint at the boiler? Yeah. I struggled with the metal and rust look such that shadows and highlights were significantly downplayed. As I think I pretty much think I got the effect I was going for, perhaps I can readdress the highlighting. I rather like the idea of making the boiler glow as though it were about to burst. I would go well with the comical aspect of the piece. thanks.
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Post by tauster on Mar 20, 2018 21:15:04 GMT
Love it to pieces. Especially the smoke. I'm so going to steal that smoke!
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Romana
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Post by Romana on Mar 20, 2018 23:16:23 GMT
Love it to pieces. Especially the smoke. I'm so going to steal that smoke! It's cotton I teased off of a q-tip.
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Post by sgtslag on Mar 21, 2018 4:08:23 GMT
If it is made of copper or bronze, how about some lime green highlighting to make it pop with some corrosion? Otherwise, superb work! Cheers!
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Post by tauster on Mar 21, 2018 5:31:31 GMT
If it is made of copper or bronze, how about some lime green highlighting to make it pop with some corrosion? Otherwise, superb work! Cheers! Alternatively, give the whole suit a green/turquoise wash, let it dry and go over it with a medium/heavy drybrush of the original copper/bronze. That way you'll have verdigris in the deepest parts, copper in the highest (where friction would wear he verdigris away) and a few transitions inbetween. But try it on a test piece before to see if you like the color scheme.
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