This was done for one of my players. He selected this fig for his ranger. I thought of greens & browns, (marine corps camo came to mind.) but after looking at this guy, he is more of the old gentleman woodsmen.
Jeebus, talk about tough love, this just popped up in my browsing, and whether it's glossy or not, I think it's at least tabletop. What the hell is tabletop here, anyways? I thought it 5? Don't seem like it.
But yeah, heheh, it is a bit glossy, and could be highlighted a bit more in general. What scale is this mini? It's a pretty big pic...:)
Warning -- it's time for some tough love here. The figure is overall too glossy and a dullcoat will help it look more lifelike. You're relying too much on (I suspect) inks for highlighting. There's a bit too much color here -- you've got green, yellow, red and blue, with some oranges and browns in other locations -- limit your pallette to a bit less -- I think replacing the reds and blues with shades of brown would have been my preference. You've shaded the yellow with orange, and that looks a bit odd -- a brownish/yellow might have been a better choice. The greenish wash on the gold makes it look a bit tarnished, which is okay -- but I think the gold would have been better if it had started with a darker brownish-gold color, and later highlighted with the brighter gold. I think the biggest problem is the skin colorations. Getting a good skin coloration is difficult, but once you find one it makes it so much easier. My preference is (All Vallejo) Mahogany Brown -> Beige Red -> Basic Skintone with 3 or so shades between each pure color. The darkest brown I usually use for lining heavy shadows -- Beige Red is my basic skin tone. My favorite two parts -- the hair, which would look great with a better face, and the staff, which looks lacquered. (I might even consider doing a flat coat followed by a gloss touch-up on the staff.)
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