Author Topic: Gibby's Rackham Fixation (9/15/21 Resurrection!)... (Read 53008 times)

gibby64 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 04, 2018, 12:16:35 AM »

2nd Kelt archer down... keeping up my goal pace of one mini a day... I like the stance of this one..

gibby64 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 04, 2018, 01:53:49 PM »

Happy Independence Day fellow Americans!! Down with the Redcoats!!!

....Finished up the 3rd archer... nice little squad... I need to straighten his arrow a bit... I bent it a little putting him in the booth... didn't drop him tho, which is key!!

Spooktalker · « **Reply #32 on:** July 04, 2018, 04:44:39 PM »

Great work throughout the thread! Will stay tuned. The scenic bases and woad stand out and make the barbarians memorable figures.

Some photo tips.

1) Use a bigger f-stop (smaller aperature). I use between 7 and 8. This increases the depth of field, allowing you to get all three figures in focus, even if one is a bit behind another. This will mean you will need to keep the shutter open longer, so a tripod is a must.

2) Three lights is best, two right in front either side of the camera, and one not-quite-directly above, but a little in front. If you have just one, make sure it is even more in front, and not directly above.

3) Cropping enhances the pictures dramatically, and with these photos a bit more exposure and contrast would also do well.

gibby64 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 06, 2018, 12:26:01 AM »

Had the day off... finished up all 3 Kelt Sessairs Fury warriors... fun little guys...

gibby64 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 06, 2018, 12:30:34 AM »

Quote from: Spooktalker on July 04, 2018, 04:44:39 PM

Great work throughout the thread! Will stay tuned. The scenic bases and woad stand out and make the barbarians memorable figures.

Some photo tips.

1) Use a bigger f-stop (smaller aperature). I use between 7 and 8. This increases the depth of field, allowing you to get all three figures in focus, even if one is a bit behind another. This will mean you will need to keep the shutter open longer, so a tripod is a must.

2) Three lights is best, two right in front either side of the camera, and one not-quite-directly above, but a little in front. If you have just one, make sure it is even more in front, and not directly above.

3) Cropping enhances the pictures dramatically, and with these photos a bit more exposure and contrast would also do well.

Thanks for the great advise.. I definitely need a front light, but I'm currently taking the photos with my phone. Not ideal, but easy enough for sharing. I'm not trying to win any awards... it's all just for fun.

gibby64 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 06, 2018, 09:02:45 PM »

Alchemists of Dirz Tiger... who would win vs. Kelt Lion??

<img src="https://preview.ibb.co/nN4Qrd/20180705_133916.jpg"

gibby64 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 08, 2018, 04:28:58 PM »

Alchemists of Dirz Aberration and a Kelt Sessairs Danu warrior.... also did a good table standard paint on some Ram army of Acheron skellys for a dragon rampant undead scenario coming up...

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wkeyser · « **Reply #37 on:** July 09, 2018, 10:22:35 AM »

photo tip if you are only using your phone use a light grey background. When you use white the camera wants to make it a neutral grey so the figures look really dark, if you use a light grey the camera will not compisate and your figures will look mush lighter.
William

gibby64 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 09, 2018, 05:24:53 PM »

great tip.. it came with one i'll try it out... i added a front light and they are still dark.. couldn't figure out why!... let me try that.

gibby64 · « **Reply #39 on:** July 09, 2018, 09:39:54 PM »

Ok, thanks to the tip above I switched backgrounds and everything instantly got much brighter... here are pics of my weekend progress...
Kelt Sessairs Danu warrior 1... these guys came in a set of two , one being the normal guy and the second being a spasm of himself sort of like a Hulk creature... they made three different Danu Warriors...

gibby64 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 09, 2018, 09:42:18 PM »

Here's a better picture of the previous Danu Warrior(#2) I never got to post a picture of his spasm as well....

gibby64 · « **Reply #41 on:** July 10, 2018, 10:13:06 PM »

Finished basing my Ram army of Acheron skeletons... included a pic with the Angel too.... I wanted my bases to look like scorched earth ash... so raiding the kitchen herbs was necessary!