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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Auspainter on 11 September 2015, 10:39:28 AM

Title: Tried my hand at an Empress PLA figure
Post by: Auspainter on 11 September 2015, 10:39:28 AM
Hi guys,

I thought it was time to give these a crack and I'm reasonably happy with it but I think there's room to improve.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tWSPS9C8xrg/VfKbh8LFaoI/AAAAAAAAAlU/Ot5RDbPjv-c/s320/P1010814.JPG)

I did it in regular infantry Type 07 camouflage which is apparently designed for the semi urban environment.
The grey in reality is less blue than my photo's lighting.

Here was what I was attempting
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2v0l4bq.jpg)

More pictures and a list of paints are over at the blog
http://rogerspaintworks.blogspot.com.au/ (http://rogerspaintworks.blogspot.com.au/)

Any tips/hints are more than welcome  :)
Title: Re: Tried my hand at an Empress PLA figure
Post by: arget8 on 11 September 2015, 12:41:33 PM
Very nice! You definitely are more talented at painting than I am. You were able to actually get the gray to stand out, which I don't really think I did. I plan on leaving more gray in the future.

The one recommendation I would have is to stipple the colors on a little more. If you look at the below picture you can see that the brown and green fill up more of the uniform than you have. I am not criticizing your work, which I feel is superior than mine, just tossing it out there.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LQETXgOkNcQ/UCcOnyLqrBI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/6AfxNUcDpms/s1600/The%2Bassault%2Bof%2Ba%2B9-men%2BPLA%2Binfantry%2Bsquad%2B%2B11.jpg)

Gunnar
Title: Re: Tried my hand at an Empress PLA figure
Post by: Auspainter on 11 September 2015, 11:19:20 PM
It's hard getting that balance right isn't it. The grey on mine is a little brighter because I didn't wash it as the last step to try and keep it a little brighter. I reckon you're right though, I'll see if I can get more coverage on the next one  :)