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Balto Burrowell - Gnome Illusionist

My first posted mini. My photography is obviously in need of some serious improvement but I just got the camera yesterday. I also should photograph before I seal as even the matte sealer is looking very shiney in this picture, but these are for gameplay. I restarted three times on ol' Balto here before I found colors I liked. Suggestions for improvement for photography or painting would be much appreciated.

Posted: 3 Feb 2003

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nadine

From what I can see this is pretty nice. Your painting is very neat. The boots and bag look a little flat, as does the hand that's pointing. Spend a little more time to get some highlight/shade in there. As for the gloss, Testor's Dullcote gives a very matte finish--since you're gaming with these figures, you can use the normal spray and then matte it out with the dullcote.

4 Feb 2003

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Temperance

I think you have a good foundation of skills. You comment on the matte sealer, and in result I recommend a thin coat of the Testor's Dullcoat; it seems to be the most popular sealer these days. I haven't had any gloss problems since I started sealing all my figures with it. One thing that jumps out that might be nice is a small amount of "blacklining" on the figure. (perhaps I should call it "brownlining") I think a very thin brown line inbetween the hand and the sleeve would help bring it out a bit. Also, you might want to start with a darker foundation color for the silver/metal parts -- the bright metal is rather glaring. I think the orange turned out quite well. For some reason, it looks like he's standing on a slab of green jello.

4 Feb 2003 • Vote: 6

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