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Karagin
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PostPosted: 04-Jan-2011 12:09    Post subject: Thoughts and comments? Reply to topic Reply with quote

Looking for some tips on how to improve these:

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0031.jpg

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0028.jpg

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0027.jpg

For the yellow one, I was thinking of some patches of green and redish-brown splashed around it. On the other mech, my wife calls it the Birdman of Alcatraz after we got done painting it, I was thinking of some black and maybe red markings for unit type etc...basically looking for ideas.
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PostPosted: 04-Jan-2011 17:39    Post subject: Re: Thoughts and comments? Reply to topic Reply with quote

Karagin wrote:
Looking for some tips on how to improve these:

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0031.jpg

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0028.jpg

i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt167/karagin12/IMAG0027.jpg

For the yellow one, I was thinking of some patches of green and redish-brown splashed around it. On the other mech, my wife calls it the Birdman of Alcatraz after we got done painting it, I was thinking of some black and maybe red markings for unit type etc...basically looking for ideas.


My thoughts x the yellow one:
1st: you should clean up this molding line on the right shoulder,it is really disturbing.
2nd:why add more colors?Try to give more deep on details at the colors that you give already with a wash of ink brown very diluted with water and future floor,is a nice desert camo why going to messed up with red and green patches ?
Add some gun metal to the weapons barrell and put some black to the feet when the ink is dried,and than highlight the brown and tan with a lighter shade ,floak the base and give some shade to the cockpit and tha's all.
Hope this help.
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PostPosted: 04-Jan-2011 23:15    Post subject: Thoughts and comments? Reply to topic Reply with quote

For the yellow one, I agree that if you do a dark-colored wash you'll do the most for the paint job.

If you do want to add red or green, do so in the form of a unit insignia or other markings.

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For the first one, get some blue or gold to help break up the colors.
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