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bassman2972
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
 | | 02/05/2006 11:02 PM |
| I just picked up this Cavern Dragon from Reaper Minis. I love the pose and the Dragons looks in general, but I just can't seem to think of a good color scheme for it. With it not being a "regular dragon", I wanted to stay away from traditional schemes.
Any suggestions? | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5082 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/06/2006 12:14 AM |
| He has such a happy "look, I'm a giant lizard" expression [:)]
If you're looking for something a little out of the ordinary I'd go with either green with orange/yellow highlights or a deep brown shaded up to light tan with reddish highlights. Something based around a real-life snake or lizard's colors and patterns would be awesome and very unusual for a dragon. | |
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| | 02/06/2006 1:04 AM |
| | Alligator Dragon? | |
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Cthulhufnord
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| | 02/06/2006 2:00 AM |
| | Is that one of their newer dragons? He looks very interesting, almost semi-humanoid. How about a light brown with mustard yellow highlights? | |
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bassman2972
Underboss
1675 Posts
The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/06/2006 2:08 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhufnord
Is that one of their newer dragons? He looks very interesting, almost semi-humanoid. How about a light brown with mustard yellow highlights?
He's from the Dark Heaven Legends series.
The Earthy Tones are what I'm looking for so as you and Zenthrus suggested, I'll be going with a brown(ish) Scheme with some tan and highlights. | |
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griffrat
Commander
3506 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 6:51 AM |
| A tip that I learned for painting reptiles is that the underbelly is a lighter color than the rest of the body.
I will post some pics when I get home tonight if you are interested....
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bassman2972
Underboss
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/06/2006 6:01 PM |
| It's not totally done yet, I still have some minor touch ups to do and I'm trying to figure out a base design for it.
I tried using the dark brown color scheme with it, but it basicaly looked like something that should be floating somewhere[:p].
I added the gold dry brush to bring out the details a little more.
EDIT: Added an indoor pic to help with the color.
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yack
Commander
3254 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 02/06/2006 7:38 PM |
| | Wow nice job, I love the color. The wings are amazing, I like the glitter look you gave them. Thats a nice sculpt, I might have too pick one up. | |
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dariustad
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6322 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 10:54 PM |
| | It's a happy bronze dragon! [)] | |
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Can of the Cave Beer
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2838 Posts
| | 02/06/2006 11:10 PM |
| Stellar work bassman!
I love that it feels like a "natural" beastie. | |
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bassman2972
Underboss
1675 Posts
The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/06/2006 11:47 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by dariustad
It's a happy bronze dragon! [)]
That's exactly what I thought once it was done. The lighting kinda sucked so you can't really make out how dark it really is. | |
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bassman2972
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/06/2006 11:52 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by A Can of the Cave Beer
Stellar work bassman!
I love that it feels like a "natural" beastie.
Thanks. This is my first real attempt painting a mini. I've practiced on a few others, but this is the first one that remotely turned out how I wanted it to.Hopefully I can improve my techniques and get better.[:)]
Thanks to zenthrus and Cthulhufnord for the ideas to get started on the colors. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5082 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/07/2006 2:40 AM |
| | It's hard to properly light minis when taking pictures of them. I bet that looks substantially better to the naked eye (the lighting in the pictures is probably washing out quite a bit of the color). Looks like a very nicely done paintjob. | |
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Luisjoey
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Caracas Venezuela
| | 02/07/2006 7:19 AM |
| Nice painting i like it a lot, put him when you finish it.
It have a friendly expresion i don´t know why? | |
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glumag
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5968 Posts
| | 02/07/2006 8:58 AM |
| | very nice job bassman! love the wings and the teeth (yes, the teeth). Painting teeth is sometimes a pain for me and yours look very neat! [:D] | |
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WakeXX
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10147 Posts
Edinboro PA
| | 02/07/2006 9:00 AM |
| | Nice work![:D] | | | |
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Vash
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| | 02/07/2006 10:52 AM |
| | Very nice. But anything Dragon is good in my book! | |
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bassman2972
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/07/2006 11:04 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by zenthrus
It's hard to properly light minis when taking pictures of them. I bet that looks substantially better to the naked eye (the lighting in the pictures is probably washing out quite a bit of the color). Looks like a very nicely done paintjob.
Thanks. You're right about the pics outdoor. reall crappy lighting made the color wash out of the pic . I added a pic taken indoors to hopefully show the real colors.
Ignore the ones in the background. They're my next test subjects.[}:)][)] | |
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bassman2972
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/07/2006 11:07 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by vash9284
Very nice. But anything Dragon is good in my book!
Thanks. Ain't that the truth. When I'm done I plan on having most if not all the the available Reaper Dragons. (Ahh, one can dream[:p]).
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dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 02/11/2006 4:00 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by bassman2972
quote:
Originally posted by vash9284
Very nice. But anything Dragon is good in my book!
Thanks. Ain't that the truth. When I'm done I plan on having most if not all the the available Reaper Dragons. (Ahh, one can dream[:p]).
People keep stealing my schtick! Have you no shame!? [)]
....I still think it looks like a happy bronze dragon! [:P] | |
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zenthrus
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5082 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/11/2006 1:09 PM |
| http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/101/page/1
This is one of the better articles about lighting minis. He recommends a lot of touchup steps so I've combined several methods. Still working out the bugs but a really good setup is have three lights (I have my drafting lamp plus two cheapy desk lamps) all with "natural light" light bulbs. Put down a piece of poster paper (I use white) and position the lamps until you get minimal shadows. Aim, overexpose slightly, and fire. I need to figure out how to adjust the aperture on my digital (it's a little TOO automated) since I get a little blurring. Overall, though, I've found this to be a HUGE improvement in lighting minis.
The pic where the color isn't washed out looks fantastic. I knew it would look better with a little less splashed light. Great job. That is one happy dragon. | |
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bassman2972
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The ville IN. AKA Hell on earth
| | 02/11/2006 11:30 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by zenthrus
http://www.coolminiornot.com/article/aid/101/page/1
This is one of the better articles about lighting minis. He recommends a lot of touchup steps so I've combined several methods. Still working out the bugs but a really good setup is have three lights (I have my drafting lamp plus two cheapy desk lamps) all with "natural light" light bulbs. Put down a piece of poster paper (I use white) and position the lamps until you get minimal shadows. Aim, overexpose slightly, and fire. I need to figure out how to adjust the aperture on my digital (it's a little TOO automated) since I get a little blurring. Overall, though, I've found this to be a HUGE improvement in lighting minis.
The pic where the color isn't washed out looks fantastic. I knew it would look better with a little less splashed light. Great job. That is one happy dragon.
Thanks for the link. I took all pics of all my painted minis and posted them here http://bassman2972.photosite.com
I used a white cloth back drop and I think they look a little better, but I still need to work on the lighting. right now I'm working with only one light so I think I'll go get a couple more to help with the shadowing. | |
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Vrecknidj
Warlord
10425 Posts
United States
| | 02/17/2006 4:53 PM |
| Okay, I'm seeing a microphone on a stand in front of this guy. Maybe some adoring fans in the background? This dragon so needs to have some levels in bard.
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glumag
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5968 Posts
| | 02/17/2006 5:49 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Vrecknidj
Okay, I'm seeing a microphone on a stand in front of this guy. Maybe some adoring fans in the background? This dragon so needs to have some levels in bard.
[:)]
Dave
another one for the band? ...just waiting for a good picture of the CRD [)] | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5082 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/17/2006 7:41 PM |
| | The Huge Red Dragon is already sitting in approximately the right position to be on the drumset [:D] | |
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