#NMM Refining Help

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night cosmos
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Looking for help refining this- not sure what to do next here.

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wind tree
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I would place some bounce reflections too

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it will give it a lot more readability

night cosmos
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Thanks- still having trouble seeing where these should go, or maybe I’m running out of room

night cosmos
covert sandal
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Yep the placement looks better tho for the forearm i would not put the max light on the bottom edge but rather in middle like a cylinder. On that edge i would put the dark shadow and then a thin, uneven, rim of edge highlight. Beside that I'd keep blending and "break" the shadow areas with random scratches or dots (not too many unless you want a very ruined armor effect) where you have the space, like on the shoulder pad. After that I'd paint the head-body and then see how to eventually introduce other colors to drive the metal onto, especially if you are going to put this with a backdrop

night cosmos
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Thanks, great tips! I’m not sure which forearm bit you are talking about though?

night cosmos
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@covert sandal do you mean the forearm raised behind his head?

covert sandal
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The front view one@night cosmos

night cosmos
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@covert sandal I must be missing something, I thought it was painted in the middle as a cylinder? With the middle being the bit where one plate overlaps the other (and has a little blacklining)

covert sandal
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Actually i think you are right, i was viewing it from just one angle of the bigger pics. Still as a rule of thumb that just comes from experience, usually is more visually interesting to have the sculpted edge side darker with just the highlighted rim. I know that's not 100% real life accurate, but sometimes in painting this kind of "likely" expedients work 🙂

night cosmos
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Thanks that’s a really good tip to keep in mind. I’d follow it here but that bit is one of the few bits I’m fairly happy with some I’m wary of redoing it. I’m less happy with the shoulder and the vambrace (bits behind his head)

night cosmos
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@wind tree @covert sandal how is this going - still not happy with the vambrace

tacit ridge
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I know you aren't asking me but the back isn't too blue? Your background painting suggests a rather yellow one. Or you just plan to add it in the next step?

night cosmos
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The back of the armour you mean?

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My highlights are with ice yellow, maybe i need to get more warm tones in?

covert sandal
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which brand of paints are you using? btw what you've got there is not bad at all, at this point i would focus on blending your layers a bit more. You can have mix of glaze and stipple for example and also i would make your max light less of straight hard line and a bit more uneven

night cosmos
tacit ridge
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Like what we discussed, nmm reflects the environment. Your mid tones suggests for me that the environment is very blue or metal itself is blueish.
Don't get me wrong, it's looking cool just wondering about how it will fit a very warm background

covert sandal
# night cosmos A mix of s75 and vallejo

ok i was curious just in case you were using KK, white can be tricky to deal with. With the colors you are using you should't have too much of an hard time feathering out the hard line, tho a bit of medium like Jo Sonja Magic Mix can make it easier. Also, forgot to say, you might want to have the biceps area generaly darker with a narrow light, it should help selling the effect more and empasizing the forearm area

night cosmos
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I continue to dig myself into a hole

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tacit ridge
night cosmos
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Fairly happy with the front but its still messier than i want

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covert sandal
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unfortunately can't answer to the second question. as for the first it basically makes the paint more transparent and easier to work the transitions with. It's very effective with highgly pigmented paints that can be very covering and difficult to blend without leaving hard lines

covert sandal
night cosmos
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Is this too much texture?

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covert sandal
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to some extent that's true but i like to bring my stuff to live competitions whenever i have the chance!

night cosmos
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Also thanks again for taking the time to give feedback

covert sandal
night cosmos
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Damn now I’m looking at my initial pics and think it was better before i started messing (on the front)

night cosmos
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I can get it where i want in Sketchbook, just need it all much smoother I think

night cosmos
tacit ridge
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night cosmos
tacit ridge
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Don't know yet, producer advertising it like " can be used to increase the paint's ability to level, increase its transparency, extend color, increase integrity, ease the flow of paint, extend its drying time, and add flexibility and adhesion." But what is true - will see.
Sorry for a little offtopic ^^`

night cosmos
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That sounds like medium to me haha

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The s75 one specifically is for their ‘instant’ range (same as contrast etc)

night cosmos
night cosmos
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Is there too much yellow now?

night cosmos
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@covert sandal @tacit ridge

tacit ridge
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On the front - gorgeous, at the back of the sword indeed to yellow imo 😉

night cosmos
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Would you shift it to white, grey, desaturate it? @tacit ridge

covert sandal
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Desaturate a bit and include - in a subtle way - the other earth colors you placed in the background. Not making them as a strong reflection, just as a shifting hue of the blade

night cosmos
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Thanks. I used cadmium yellow on the blade when maybe should have stuck to ochre like the background!

burnt furnace
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(I’ve been following this because I ordered the bust version of this model, but am no where near as good as you so trying to soak in as much as possible - thank you for posting your process!)

tacit ridge
night cosmos
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what is wrong with me, keep messing with it

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Was gonna start skin today but feel too ill

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tacit ridge
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Wow now it's looking so cool 😎

sour gale
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in a good way