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Hobby Knowledge(edited april 17th) - 2006/11/15 10:40
ACRYLIC TECHNIQUES:
Explanation on Acrylic/Oil Techniques
SKIN: Heres a solid explanation of skin tones and how to tint/shade etc with colours to get certain effects, translated from spanish LINKY
HERES A LIST OF USEFUL ARTICLES:
-Feathering
-Step by Step Face w Expression
-Ethnic Skintones
-Complex Gems( Or gem effect in general)
-Oxidizing Metal
-Unshaven Beards
*NEW*-Spanish Full Model Step By Step
here's a great article for using only one single lamp:
Honza's Article
DEFINITIONS AS I KNOW THEM:
Feathering:
To draw out the edges of a diluted layer of paint, so it blends into another(as you pull it out less and less paint goes on so it goes on thinner and blends more)
GLAZING:
A layer of diluted paint applied to the transitions of blends to affect the colour underneath, so tinting colour or adding nuances, for example, applying a a turqoise layer to the transition area on a metallic piece, will tint it "turqoiseish"
WASHING:
A layer of diluted paint applied to affect the light and darkness of a model, so shading basicly
NUANCES:
Artistic flavour, adding colours into other colours to spice up a model, for example, glazing a red robe shaded with purple/brown washes with green will add a grimier feel to the model, or a colder effect to the red
DILUTED PAINT:
Diluted paint is paint with water added, all paint SHOULD be diluted to a better consistency. Different consistencies are used for different purposes depending on the technique used.
How Light Affects Everything:
Top: Brightest Highlight, a White or Creamy version of your main colour
Top Angles: highlights, but not as bright as the brightest, this is where transition occurs
Sides: This is where your colour is derived, if your object is blood red, this will be blood red as light does not brighten or darken it
Bottom Angles: This is where your shading begins, and where transitions occur
Bottom: This is your darkest shade, a very dark colour or black
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF PAINTING:
----> Colour Theory
What- The concept of what colour can do for/to a visual creation, whather it be 3D or 2D, also colours effect on each other
Why- Because it allows you to create many different effects and visuals using colour, also allows you to learn how to create colours
How- Experimenting! learning what adding blue, red, yellow, green, orange, purple, brown, white, black, grey do to a colour, learning what adding complimentary colours to each does, learning about how to make a colour look cold next to another etc
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Re:Hobby Knowledge(edited april 17th) - 2007/05/03 11:20
You need the following:
-parchment paper(bakers paper, its NOT wax paper)
-plastic container
-absorbant paper towel
-scirssors
First apply several layers of paper towel to the bottom, cut and shape as necessary, adding thickness holds more water and prevents the shape of the container from forcing water onto your palette( in some cases like mine the sides are sloped and bottom grooved and if the towel isnt high enough the water flows onto the palette which=bad)
next:
add water to saturate the paper towel, you can have some water sitting on top and around but not too much
finally:
add a layer of parchment paper to the top, press it down, wait, an the edges will curl, press them down again  (as you can see mines well used already)
and thats it
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Re:Hobby Knowledge(edited april 17th) - 2007/05/06 00:48
Ok what is this parchment paper exactly where can I get ahold of some.
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Re:Hobby Knowledge(edited april 17th) - 2007/09/07 19:19
devoncodain wrote:
Ok what is this parchment paper exactly where can I get ahold of some.
its bakers paper, its not wax paper, its used for cakes and such, i get mine at the grocery store
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Re:bases - 2007/09/09 21:03
Ok so i will be posting a variety of basing tutorials, to start we have my rock/water style
Materials:
-Milliput
-Water Effects
-Slate
-Mixed Flock/sands/rocks
Step One:
Stick milliput onto the base, take a chunk of slate and "stamp" the milliput on the front edge where you want the cliff side to be it will leave the look of slate on the front
Step Two:
Wet your finger and rub the milliput to smooth it out and smooth it into the slate to hold it in, you can then take another chunk of slate and stamp the top a bit to get a more natural look for the surface
Just to show how quick and easy it is, I did these up in only a few minutes
Step Three:
Cover desired areas in thinned down pva glue(i used wood glue , its yellowish not white...its stronger)
Sprinkle mixed flocks/sands onto the glue, let dry, then apply a thinner layer of glue over top to seal
Step Four:
Prime Black
Step Five:
PAINT! using whatever colours you like, paint the water on, you have to manually paint the waves and ripples with highlighted versions of your water colour, as water effects simply make it shiny and water like, the paint underneath makes it look like water
Step Six:
Apply water effects over painted surface you want to be water
Step Seven:
After painting, you can then add static grass or bushes etc
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Re:bases 2 - 2007/09/10 03:40
Simple but cooler Standard bases
Why they are better than normal flocking:
They have a variety of shapes and sizes which replicates a more realistic ground effect, also with the random bitz of rocks if you pick them out in a different colour it really helps to spice out a simple base
Materials:
-GW Static Grass
-GW standard green flock
-woodland scenics green turf
-GW rocky stuff(rocks and wood chunks)
-fine grain sand
- mixed flock(the multi colour green stuff) it adds variety in shapes, colour doesnt matter
-small bitz of slate(like tiny!)
-random stuff found outdoors
Step 1:
Mix all those goodies into one container
Step 2:
apply thinned glue(i use woodglue, its yellowish, its stronger than white glue) to the base and sprinkle on the mix
Step 4:
Prime!...then paint!
Some Examples(done quickly):
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Re:bases 2 - 2008/04/09 11:39
Finally here is a link to Antenociti's Workshop with another simple description on how to make a wet palette.
Wet Pallette
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