opponenttheory's superheroes

[The Voivod]

Wow, these are superb.
I'm a huge marvel fan and reaaly like these models.

[leonmallett]

Stunning work on Thor. Kudos.

[opponenttheory]

I painted iron man today.
 



I was always put off from doing nmm as I couldn't get my head around how to place the light. Rather than copy the official art I instead spent a couple of hours working from basic principles figuring out where the highlights and shading should be. There are a few spots that went wrong but overall I'm happy with the result.

[Giger]

If I could give any constructive criticism its that the gold appears a little dull for Iron man but it's still a fantastic paint job (far far better than anything I could do).

[beefcake]

Very very nice.

[Andym]

That painting is amazing!


.....the figure not so much. The body looks a little long!

I've heard that if you hold the figure under a strong light before you undercoat it, maybe even take picture, then use that as a reference. That might help? I'm saying this, but it's stunning as is!

There's a guy on here, Duff, who's the master of NMM and use of light. He has a thread for 2000AD and cluthu stuff. He's maybe worth pm'ing for tips?

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68914.0

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68962.0

[opponenttheory]

If I could give any constructive criticism its that the gold appears a little dull for Iron man but it's still a fantastic paint job (far far better than anything I could do).

Yeah, the gold was a little rushed. It was getting late, my palette was drying out and I wanted to finish in one sitting. 

That painting is amazing!


.....the figure not so much. The body looks a little long!

I've heard that if you hold the figure under a strong light before you undercoat it, maybe even take picture, then use that as a reference. That might help? I'm saying this, but it's stunning as is!

There's a guy on here, Duff, who's the master of NMM and use of light. He has a thread for 2000AD and cluthu stuff. He's maybe worth pm'ing for tips?

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68914.0

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68962.0

Thanks for the links, that's some incredible painting.

[flags_of_war]

opponenttheory that is bloody nice work. I have the Avengers set too and im wondering what reds you used for the NMM? I want to do similar but i have the fear as ive never tried NMM.

[opponenttheory]

opponenttheory that is bloody nice work. I have the Avengers set too and im wondering what reds you used for the NMM? I want to do similar but i have the fear as ive never tried NMM.

I'll be writing about my approach on my blog at some point soon. It won't be a full step by step tutorial but more of how I thought through the process.

[flags_of_war]

Just seen the link to your blog. Going to check it out just now as i love what you have done with these.

[leonmallett]

Very nice work on Iron Man.

[uti long smile]

Missed this thread before - but those are fantastic!

[opponenttheory]

Deadpool and another Wolverine

[Andym]

Brilliant! More excellence! Deadpool has been one of my favourite films of recent times........the new Xmen one has been good too. Wolverine has a wee part in that as well.

[opponenttheory]

I'm not a fan of the films or comics. I do enjoy painting the models though

I've written about my experience of painting Iron Man.

http://opponent-theory.blogspot.com/2016/05/thoughts-on-painting-iron-man.html