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Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: dominic on 22 April 2007, 12:06:46 PM: Hi,
Just like to get some tips from you guys here.

How would you paint a glass of wine?
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: fatgoblin on 22 April 2007, 01:25:03 PM: if you wanted it cartoony, this is what I did
http://static.flickr.com/63/198564535_90840ae26e_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/76/229893194_c0ddef72fd_o.jpg

what figure do you have in mind?
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 22 April 2007, 01:35:26 PM: would make it like FG, red for wine, white for glass
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 22 April 2007, 02:06:15 PM: Excellent work, FG! I support the "white glass" method - for bottles, I usually use green as the main colour, and add a thin coat of gloss varnish after the final dullcoat.
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: vikotnik on 23 April 2007, 12:55:05 AM: If You would have to do it on a showpiece, it would be quite time-consuming, using a mixture of veeeery smooth blendings and harsh reflexes in exactly the right spots. Taking a photo of a similar object under the lighting conditions You want to simulate might help. I think to reverse the highlights from where the liquid 'begins' is the key to success!

I tried this to 'gamig standard' once, converting a trumpet into a bottle. The highlights are done very smoothly, with the darker parts fading upwards into the lighter ones.The liquid is a lighter shade of the coulour used on the bottle, getting lighter towards the bottom. A few heavy gloss coats finished it.

(http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics4/img3ee745049c417.jpg)

I know a green bottle is not what You asked for, but if I would paint a clear glass, i would use the same technique of placing highlights and shadows.
Hope that helped.
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: dominic on 23 April 2007, 08:32:08 AM: That's a nice bottle!

Thanks for the tips guys! I'll post a pic when mine is done!
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: zbyshko on 24 April 2007, 11:52:31 PM: i'm sorry to say but my skills in a forum are a little lacking. so i don't know how to post a reference here from another topic on LA but...

in Swashbuckling Adventures under a Royal Navy theme is a wondeful example of a Brithish Officer hoisting a glass - mayhaps a fine Madiera? nice example of what's requested here - hope the photo is reference enough to help with this topic.

ralph
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 25 April 2007, 07:20:41 AM: Quote from: "zbyshko"
i'm sorry to say but my skills in a forum are a little lacking. so i don't know how to post a reference here from another topic on LA but...

in Swashbuckling Adventures under a Royal Navy theme is a wondeful example of a Brithish Officer hoisting a glass - mayhaps a fine Madiera? nice example of what's requested here - hope the photo is reference enough to help with this topic.

ralph

Do you mean this one?

http://forum.backofbeyond.de/viewtopic.php?t=1358&start=15

I strongly suspect this is the corpus delicti, the reason why Dom asked for our experiences... ;) :D
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: dominic on 25 April 2007, 08:19:04 AM: Yes, that is the glass that I painted after all the kind tips here:

(http://www.napnuts.com/pirates/rn_officers.jpg)

Thanks all for the useful ideas!
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: Rhoderic on 25 April 2007, 01:50:11 PM: I'm curious to know what the glass looks like from the top. Is it pure white or did you paint red in the center?
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: dominic on 25 April 2007, 01:51:59 PM: Hi, I painted a white rim and a red centre
Title: Question - how to paint a glass?
Post by: zbyshko on 26 April 2007, 01:19:33 AM: Quote from: "Westfalia Chris"

Do you mean this one?

http://forum.backofbeyond.de/viewtopic.php?t=1358&start=15

I strongly suspect this is the corpus delicti, the reason why Dom asked for our experiences... ;) :D

oh dear - if i paid more attention to what was on the forum and less to what i was supposed to be doing at work, i would have been more aware. i won't let that happen again! work ALWAYS comes second to LA! :lol: