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Offline dominic

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« on: February 18, 2007, 10:46:46 PM »
Hi guys, here's my team of British archaeologists ready to unlock the secrets of the tomb of Tutankhamun:



More pics here:

http://www.napnuts.com/gallery_britarchae.htm

Offline Plynkes

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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2007, 10:55:06 PM »
Sweet. I assume they are anticipating some bother along the way. Your average archeological expedition wouldn't, I feel, have been quite so armed to the teeth, or indeed have a military escort.

Just funnin' with ya. Great stuff.
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Offline PeteMurray

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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2007, 11:21:10 PM »
Yes, but your average British archeological expedition comes with a small army, just in case one find oneself in a position to expand the Empire a bit.

Offline Morten

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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2007, 11:31:27 PM »
Nice shadows on the shirt  :)
peace!

Offline Howard Whitehouse

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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2007, 11:47:28 PM »
If he was a real, serious archaeologist, he'd have some dynamite close to hand.

Everyone knows that.
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Offline revford

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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2007, 12:38:34 AM »
They look great.

I'm still waiting to hear if Vanessa is going to get rescued from the Mummy.  :-}=
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Offline Driscoles

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2007, 09:03:37 AM »
Very cool Dominic !
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Offline Argonor

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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2007, 11:12:42 AM »
Interesting technique, stunning result - I bet they look even greater from a distance (as in: from normal perspective over the gaming table  :wink: ).

You just layer the pure colours on, right? (no mixing or blending, I mean?)
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Offline dominic

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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2007, 11:28:08 AM »
Thanks for the comments guys!

@Argonor - the basic colours are straight out of the bottle.  But for the highlights and shadows I mix in some white and black accordingly.

Offline Argonor

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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2007, 06:51:55 PM »
OK, you start with the basic colour, then add black to paint in the shading? (As opposed to paint the shading colour all over the area, as most painting guides tell you to do?) I ask, because I'm not very versed in the art of the layering technique, having done most painting with washes and drybrushes hitherto....

Offline dominic

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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2007, 07:02:52 PM »
Yeah, the proper method is to paint the shading colour first, then highlight upwards.  

But I find it is easier to paint the base colour first, then shadow and highlight from there.  Cheating, but it turns out alright.

Offline Howard Whitehouse

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« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2007, 07:43:15 PM »
I learned to paint 54mms in the 1970s, and the technique was always to paint up the 'standard' shade, then shade with a deeper tone and highlight with a brighter. I think it may very well still be how those painters work.

These days I use the deepest tone as my base, and build up from there with a combination of drybrushing (a technique that is sometimes unfairly maligned) and brush strokes. I'm not spending hours on a figure - H

Offline Argonor

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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2007, 06:21:25 PM »
Quote from: "Howard Whitehouse"
I'm not spending hours on a figure - H


I used over an hour on the flesh alone of an (albino) German archaeologist just the other night... and I'm still not quite satisfied. I have to mix in more water in my paints!!

 

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