Thank you, John! That's great feedback. I've been striving for more contrast for a long time, and it's hard for me to gauge whether I'm making progress on that front. I could still use more contrast near the temple regions of the dude's head and more tones on the head overall. I'm going to leave him unvarnished while I work on the other two figures, in case I'm motivated to do some touch-ups on Jac.
I've just found this blog whilst searching for inspiration for my own Fishermen. I particularly like the realistic aged look of the leather belt and trousers. Is that done with a sponge? A brush? Something else?
Thank you, Andy! For the belt, I used a brush to add scratches and dings. For the trousers, I think that just might be good luck from the color choice. I don't think I did anything there other than standard shading. I often use washes, so that might have added a little bit of interest, through filters or grittiness or both.
Very nice Mike!
ReplyDeleteJac is coming after Tower, Chris. Gotta shut down Tower's 'Shutout' shenanigans!
DeleteBeautiful painting. It looks like you pushed the shadows much deeper than you usually do. I really like darker look.
ReplyDeleteThank you, John! That's great feedback. I've been striving for more contrast for a long time, and it's hard for me to gauge whether I'm making progress on that front. I could still use more contrast near the temple regions of the dude's head and more tones on the head overall. I'm going to leave him unvarnished while I work on the other two figures, in case I'm motivated to do some touch-ups on Jac.
DeleteThe blending on the blues are beautiful Mike!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Greg! Much appreciated, sir.
DeleteI've just found this blog whilst searching for inspiration for my own Fishermen. I particularly like the realistic aged look of the leather belt and trousers. Is that done with a sponge? A brush? Something else?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Andy! For the belt, I used a brush to add scratches and dings. For the trousers, I think that just might be good luck from the color choice. I don't think I did anything there other than standard shading. I often use washes, so that might have added a little bit of interest, through filters or grittiness or both.
DeleteThanks for commenting!