improvement? have a look!

[calcipher]

I just posted my test mini for the things I have learned in the past few days by reading the forums and listening to advice. Its my third post and Ive \"tried\" NMM and using a wet pallette. Photography is still bad...does everyone use a light cube?
http://www.coolminiornot.com/118898
Thanks
Calcipher

 

[Infidel Castro]

Well I think it\'s a damn good job, squire. I like the work on the gun. A lttle more highlighting on the extremities of the weapon might swing it further for me, but then again the dark aspect of the figure keeps the gun in perspective. Nice.

 

[calcipher]

thanks reverend!
is this a better picture?
http://www.coolminiornot.com/118900
which picture is better to keep in the gallery do you think?
Calcipher

 

[Infidel Castro]

Which one is closer to the original? I like the first one because of the atmosphere the photo creates, but the second one allows us to see more. Not always a good thing mind, because people will pick up on certain faults. Still, it looks good. I\'d say stick with the darker aspect

 

[airhead]

The second one has better lighting, but one of them needs the color adjusted in a major way.

Are you using actual backgrounds or are those p-shoped in? If they are actual, I recommend a darker background. It looks like your camera is averaging the entire area and the light background is causing it to underexpose the mini. (Kinda like someone standing in front of a well lit window - you get a nice siloette.)

Yes, I have used a light cube for a while. My first was similar to the link in my sig. I made it from a window sheer and some scrap. Now, I use one of those collapsible fancy ones that I got on ebay for about twenty bucks - watch shipping and don\'t get wrapped up, more will come out.

 

[calcipher]

The background is p-shopped. Actually I have no lighting setup at all....just a shelf and the main light in my living room. Not even a lamp!!! I really want to get things set up properly in the near future with 2xlamps and light cube. Ill probably follow your original setup and make one myself to begin with.
@reverend....to be honest the real thing is better than either of those two photos in my opinion..I just cant seem to get it right yet. In my first post (ultra marines) I thimk the camera did me a favour, but this time its detrimental

 

[Ogrebane]

Theres definitely some good stuff going on there. The NMM is very good. A few bits need some more blending work but overall a very good mini. Somewhere in the 7 - 8 range. Did the vote thing.

 

[DrEvilmonki]

How does this pic look?

Thats your original pic put through photshop. You don\'t strictly need a cube but a lamp will improve your photos heaps.
Have you checked out the photography forum.
This thread will improve things for you.

 

[calcipher]

Thankyou Doctor.
I will read through the photography thread again.....Lighting and focus are both off right?
Thankyou for your help and the pic!

 

[Marmoset]

Good work calcipher, very nice NMM and cool blending in the colour scheme. For my photos (best example here ) I use natural light and a pale background, with the flash turned off. Natural light (except if you have a light cube) displays the true colours more effectively, and a white windowsill is an unobtrusive background. For someone like me, a 13-year-old who has never used photoshop, it works a treat :innocent:

happy painting :flip:

~Bill