KhaosOP Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I've taken the plunge and bought myself some Namarti Reavers to be the start of my Idoneth Deepkin army. I've added my first stage photos, lighting wasn't the best for photos, that's something I need to work on. I've got all the base colours and shades on except for the bow because my Ushabti bone has unfortunately dried out and the small detail on the cloak which i'll leave til last because I didn't want to catch it when layering the cloak. C&C welcome, especially advice on the photo taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looking good! On the photography front: 1. by using a one piece of paper attaching it to the background and letting it gently flow beneath model you get a natural curve. If lighted well, the background disappears. That's why you see that with product photo's and also miniatures. Picture for a client as example. (this is the hardest to do with a white background by the way) 2. Get two lightsources. The best light for keeping the colors 'real' is natural light. So if you place your set up close to a window you have a least one good light source. The problem with a lights such as you used is you get hard shadows. If with using natural light you still have problem with shadows. either: - hang a white sheet for the lamp as to diffuse the light - get a piece of white paper (or something similar) and use it to create a soft lightsource form the other side to counter the shadows. 3. Check out the GW thing here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/06/the-model-photo-how-to-photograph-models-for-display/ 4. If you have the money to spare you could also buy a lightbox, as it helps with all the points above.. https://www.amazon.com/LimoStudio-Photography-Studio-Lighting-AGG349/dp/B005CX9S8A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1527593962&sr=8-5&keywords=light+box Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGPO Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Great work and welcome to AOS! I take it from you already having a dried out pot of paint that you've played some other games before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Further progress has been made today, just the final highlights and the base to do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 2 hours ago, AGPO said: Great work and welcome to AOS! I take it from you already having a dried out pot of paint that you've played some other games before? TBH I've only really dabbled with the game, I've always enjoyed the painting side so that's all I've really done for the last 18 years, haven't had anyone really to play with regularly but I've got my sister interested now so we intend to both learn the AoS new rules together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysandestolpe Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 12 hours ago, KhaosOP said: Further progress has been made today, just the final highlights and the base to do now. Dude! First off, kudos to you for taking Kramer’s advice and getting us some photos the model deserves. Secondly, that model looks great! Can’t wait to see more photos as you get more models done. any thoughts on basing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 6 hours ago, Lysandestolpe said: Dude! First off, kudos to you for taking Kramer’s advice and getting us some photos the model deserves. Secondly, that model looks great! Can’t wait to see more photos as you get more models done. Your welcome! And it does so much your work so much more credit. It's amazing how 'grimm' you made them look in comparison with the GW paint job. I love that! On the basing.. I always did grass to match the table we usually played on. With my slaanesh army I did a darker basing to match the backstory and let the colours pop a bit more... but now I started to build a table and terrain to match. haha. So my advice would be. Either match the table, backstory (maybe a misty, watery something?) or make a choice to compliment or contrast your color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 10:51 AM, Kramer said: Your welcome! And it does so much your work so much more credit. It's amazing how 'grimm' you made them look in comparison with the GW paint job. I love that! On the basing.. I always did grass to match the table we usually played on. With my slaanesh army I did a darker basing to match the backstory and let the colours pop a bit more... but now I started to build a table and terrain to match. haha. So my advice would be. Either match the table, backstory (maybe a misty, watery something?) or make a choice to compliment or contrast your color scheme. I always try to do something different from the GW box art to try make the army my own On 5/30/2018 at 4:32 AM, Lysandestolpe said: Dude! First off, kudos to you for taking Kramer’s advice and getting us some photos the model deserves. Secondly, that model looks great! Can’t wait to see more photos as you get more models done. any thoughts on basing? Tomorrow will see the completed pics up, and the base I'm going for snowy. I just have final highlights and base and that's it then so i'll definitely get it done tomorrow. Seriously though, thanks all for the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Here it is, Completed. and...the other 9 assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Well I know I titled this a Deepkin painting blog but I think I'll have to rename it my AoS blog. Today I bought myself the Soul Wars box set and have assembled this lovely lot.... My sister is going to be taking the Stormcast guys and building her own army so we can get into the game together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Added these Myrmourn Banshess and Galivewraith Stalkers today. Got to say I'm really looking forward to painting the Banshess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosOP Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 I've started painting my Banshee's today and wanted to go for something different from the box art so tried a purple colour.....there's more Ulthuan grey to go over this but I did a quick drybrush over the top to give myself an idea of how it'll look finished......I'm not so sure about it. opinions are what I'm looking for please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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