I especially like the paint job on the second from the right. But the breasts look a little too large and the lump on the first one looks cancerous.
Andrew Rivera
Repostin this here since there wasn't a wip thread last time I asked.
Have any of you guys tried highlighting metalics with gloss medium? I figure it would give it a good "natural" highlight but I want some advice before I try it.
I'm just starting out and had a question regarding paint selection. Picking base colors is easy enough, but without doing one of the pre-determined paint schemes how do you figure out what colors to use for highlights and shades? I'm going to be doing some desert themed guardsmen if that helps.
Wyatt Watson
No, I usually highlight gold with silver and silver with... even brighter silver. I've never had any problems and have no desire to fix what isn't broke. However if you really are just lining the edges with gloss varnish I doubt it'll hurt.
Owen Martin
Alright, what's the deal with gesso? Is it legitimately reliable or is it something that works better in theory than in practice? What are the downsides, does it peel, or chip easily or fill in too much minor detail?
Spraying is not an option for me, because I live in Florida where it's typically 80-95% humidity every day. I need something I can slap on with a brush (not an airbrush) and gesso seems like a great and cheap option.
Logan Powell
I use black gesso, so I may be able to answer some of your questions.
>legitimately reliable I've never really had any real problems with it.
>does it peel, or chip easily or fill in too much minor detail It seems to hold up and chip less than my Vallejo grey primer. If you are careful and don't put on too much at once (since it contracts as it dries you can put on a bit more at once than you would think is safe) it can start to swallow the detail. But once you get used to it you shouldn't have any problems; I actually prefer it to Vallejo.
Logan Diaz
He looks fuckin rad dude. What are you going to do with his fingers? I can imagine them being blended into either a deep red, or into black.
