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Octavian80

Octavian80

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Vincent Venturella has a nice video on YouTube on painting detailed caucasian flesh and he uses a lot of VMC and VGC. Doctor Faust has a good skintone video as well and he pretty much uses Vallejo exclusively. If you haven't seen them already, check them out!
 
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Octavian80 said:
Vincent Venturella has a nice video on YouTube on painting detailed caucasian flesh and he uses a lot of VMC and VGC. Doctor Faust has a good skintone video as well and he pretty much uses Vallejo exclusively. If you haven't seen them already, check them out!
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Thanks. I've seen a few Dr. Faust videos, but I'll keep an eye out for Vincent. I'm just noticing the difficulty more and more as I work with larger scales. There is a lot more room to correct mistakes and blend well, but that means there is less room for imperfections as they stand out more. I find more and more that I'm swapping between 25-30mm figures and up to 1/20 busts as my confidence grows and shrinks. But I'm learning more and more as I go.
 
Octavian80

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Yeah, I wouldn't know much about larger scale models yet. I have only dealt with 25-30mm so far. I really want to break into some of the bigger stuff, like try some 54mm. But don't have the confidence yet haha and am still learning, much like you. I wish us both luck! :fingers-crossed:
 
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Octavian80 said:
Yeah, I wouldn't know much about larger scale models yet. I have only dealt with 25-30mm so far. I really want to break into some of the bigger stuff, like try some 54mm. But don't have the confidence yet haha and am still learning, much like you. I wish us both luck! :fingers-crossed:
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It's not that scary. Take the plunge. It's all the same techniques. You just have more space to apply them. I still have to make my gallery. It's all over the place in terms of scales.
 
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That would be great. I find with my historicals, I think I push the contrast too much, similar to the deeper creases and shadows in Fantasy figures. It's finding the right balance and I'm just not there yet.

Much appreciated.
 
Lone Lemming

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My Verthandi colors are:

Skin:
VMC 70918 Ivory, VAC 71076 Skin Tone, VMC 70304 Beige Red, VAC 71079 Flat Tan, 2:1 VAC 71079 Flat Tan:VMC 70872 Chocolate Brown
Shield: VMC 70891 Intermediate Green, 70832 Yellow Olive
Legging: 1:2 VMC 70891 Intermediate Green:VMC 70870 Medium Sea Grey, 1:2 VMC 70891 Intermediate Green:VMC 70836 London Grey, 1:1:1 VMC 70891 Intermediate Green:VMC 70836 London Grey:VMC 70995 German Grey (became bluish grey)
Cloth: VMC 70995 German Grey, 1:1:1 VMC 70966 Turquiose:VMC 70836 London Grey:VMC 70995 German Grey, 1:1 VMC 70966 Turquiose:VMC 70836 London Grey
Cloak: VMC 70918 Ivory,VMC 70847 Dark Sand, VMC 70876 Brown Sand, VMC 70872 Chocolate Brown (last one is airbrushed with very low pressure)
Red Leather: VMC 70910 Orange Red, VMC 70872 Chocolate Brown
 
BloodASmedium

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Check out my mentor and good personal friend (BAILY03) he's a master at a wonder recipe most of us use. Check out his thread. And one you have the colors just march them using conversion charts on the net. He really is the best out there in my opinion both in regards to painting and how he comes across teaching. But no matter what you have to paint flesh and paint more flesh and than after that paint more. " my quote" THE MORE MINIS THAT PASS THROUHH YOUR HANDS THE BETTER YOU GET. This is the same for armor, weathered armore, cloth, fabrics, leather etc Etc. be diverse when you pick a model and let the practice take effect.;)
 
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Cheers BAM. Bailey makes it look easy. I have acquired (over time) more mini's thinking my work will look like his, among other great painters here.

I've read your mantra and am working through it. I have a number of figs lined up. I'll post in due time.

Thanks for the advice.
 
Octavian80

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There is an app out there called Paintrack that helps to color match across paint ranges. They have pretty all the main ranges and I use it a lot to help me try and match what I have with what some tutorials use. Most people I read or watch use Citadel but I use Reaper so the app has helped a lot. You can even keep a sort of log of your projects and what paints you used. It's quite handy IMHO. Just thought I'd drop the suggestion in case you haven't heard of it. Disregard if you have haha.
 
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Thanks Octavian. I hadnt heard about the app. I quickly looked online and couldnt find PaintRack but did find one called Paint Pot. I'm going to try this one out. If for nothing else, it'll help to remind me what paints I have when im in the hobby shop.

Thanks for the tip!
 
Octavian80

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No prob! Oh, I forgot to mention that I think it's only for Android at the moment. So if you have an iPhone, you're probably out of luck haha.
 
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Black Watch Highlander Formal Dress Complete

Not the cleanest or smoothest, but it was also my first time doing tartan and plaid. Hardest part was the socks with the changing contours. I admire those who keep consistent thickness and lines when going patterns.

At any rate, done this guy. Had some fun, but have miles to go in improvement.

Comments welcome as always.

Cheers
 
Octavian80

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That looks great, Cap! Nice work in such a tight pattern. Your uncle (I think it's your uncle, haha) is going to love it!
 
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Octavian80 said:
That looks great, Cap! Nice work in such a tight pattern. Your uncle (I think it's your uncle, haha) is going to love it!
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Thanks Octavian. Just a simple display base, no detail, just wood, then off it goes. Cleans up the stash a bit.

Now its back to the grind and figuring out what to paint next. I'm thinking either a 30mm or back up to a bust. Problem is I have lots of options. First World Problems I guess.
 
Foxtail

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Nice looking figure Cap. Tartan's looking great, you must have the patience of a saint. Especially the socks where the lines cross and the wool gets darker. Great attention to detail.
 
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Foxtail said:
Nice looking figure Cap. Tartan's looking great, you must have the patience of a saint. Especially the socks where the lines cross and the wool gets darker. Great attention to detail.
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thanks Foxtail. I should give Bailey some credit as his "how to paint tartan" spurred me into it. It was slow going at times but overall, not too shabby for a first attempt.

Thanks for commenting.
 
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Scibor Dwarf

Went back and continued a piece I had started a few months ago.

Worked on skin and cloak. Lion pelt started to be blocked in, as with beard and hair. Skin is still a weak point for me.

Comments welcome and encouraged.

Cheers
 
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