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Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Argonor on 24 March 2007, 09:37:50 AM

Hi

I'm always totally in the dark when painting naked arms and legs that aren't sculpted with muscles defined, in the sense of where to put shades and highlights.

Do you guys use some reference when painting such subjects, or what (pics, larger minis..)?

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 24 March 2007, 09:55:30 AM

here is my norse giant with lots of shades on his arms

more pics here - http://www.witchhunter.net/gallery_giants_02.html

(http://www.witchhunter.net/images/norse/giant/norse_barbarian_giant_05.jpg)

Title: Re: Painting muscles
Post by: zbyshko on 24 March 2007, 11:28:09 AM

Quote from: "Argonor"

Do you guys use some reference when painting such subjects, or what (pics, larger minis..)?

i use reference material all the time - from other folks painted mini's to photos and magazines - even "real life".  when painting a female gladiators from West Wind i could claim: "No Ma'am im not staring at your legs, i'm doing research"  :mrgreen:

ralph

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: WitchfinderGeneral on 24 March 2007, 01:05:11 PM

Good topic! Can somebody please point me to which Vallejo colours he's using for the skin? I have Flat-, Medium- and Dark Flesh but somehow it never looks satisfying to me.

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Argonor on 24 March 2007, 02:09:14 PM

@ The Prof: Thanks! I took the liberty to download a bunch of your pics of barbarians as well. Lots of exposed flesh.

Now I have sufficient material for the male figure... now, does anyone have a site (or a link to a site) with lots of painted scantily clad females? Miniatures, I mean...  :wink:

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: revford on 24 March 2007, 02:40:55 PM

There are plenty in the Hasslefree Gallery here:

http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/gallery.php

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Argonor on 24 March 2007, 02:53:21 PM

Yes, of course... how could I forget those..? Thanks!  :)

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Johan on 24 March 2007, 05:51:50 PM

have a look at this site - especially made for skintones with vallejo

http://www.coolminiornot.com/go.php/go/articlephp/aid/310?

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: warrenpeace on 24 March 2007, 10:09:46 PM

There is plenty of high quality painting of bare skin at the Jenova Project:

http://www.jenova.dk/links.htm

There is more basic painting of bare skin at the Shadow Forge and Bronze Age Miniatures websites.

Title: Painting muscles
Post by: Argonor on 25 March 2007, 01:29:55 PM

@Johan:
The skin tone article willl probably be of interest, when I have gotten the grips on WHERE to put them, but interesting none the less  :)

@warrenbruhn:
Oh, yes, I'd forgotten about that one... and a countrywoman, too  8)