WIP Concrete column test; opinions requested

[Gunbird]

I think they are too dark, and I used a lighter color as usual! Plastic works very different from wood (duh) and the effect is ok, just too dark.

What do you lot think?

1) Fine mate, keep em as they are
2) A tad lighter would be nice
3) Looks more like a dark marble if you add black lines

The bottem part will be black or dark green (think old factories and hallways in older houses). The columns are nothing more then cash registry rolls for the paper, a plasticcard base and top and a few shots of lead inside to keep em steady btw.......recycling for free





Johan

[matakishi]

Too dark for concrete but they have a very nice effect on them so I don't think you should change them

Who's the girl?

[Gunbird]

This is about as creamy as it gets after 1 wash and dab with Pale Sand. (as I got a few pics in which concrete looks a lot more "creamy"





Left column in both pics.

The fig is one of a painted set I won some time back.....20mm GW figs from a long time ago. SOB sent them unprotected in an envelope, everything chipped (even more then they originally were...) and most no longer have noses. All of them have to be repainted now :cry:

The effect is easy and only takes seconds, the Wash and Dab - technique ::

Johan

[vikotnik]

Too dark for concrete but they have a very nice effect on them so I don't think you should change them

I agree! The left one even looks better! :love:

[Big Guy]

Likewise, they look good as they are.

[Gluteus Maximus]

They look good for granite etc, but maybe need to be a slightly more "yellowish-grey" for concrete, as you mentioned. Most of the constituents of concrete are sand and aggregate [gravel] which tend to give it a warmer tone. I'm thinking concrete used for buildings where natural gravel is used, not roads which use crushed rock aggregate that is almost invariably light grey and has a cooler tone.

Wet concrete [ie cured concrete that has been rained upon] looks a lot darker than dry, which, as was mentioned earlier, should be a pale grey.

Of course, someone will mention the colour of the Atlantic Wall in France, which will completely contradict my whole post  ::

[PeteMurray]

I think they look extremely nice, and since they're quick to do there's no reason to switch up techniques.

You could add some of your famous rust in streaks. That might look pretty cool.

[JollyBob]

I'd leave them as they are mate. They're for background after all. A few well palced stains and other details will hide any imperfections you aren't happy with.

The fig is one of a painted set I won some time back.....20mm GW figs from a long time ago. SOB sent them unprotected in an envelope, everything chipped (even more then they originally were...) and most no longer have noses. All of them have to be repainted now :cry:

A Dark Future mini, I think. I have a load of them although not that one. For their size (and age, for that matter), they were extremely well detailed.

[Gunbird]

Thx mates.

I'm finishing the first set of 10 as marble/granite like the one on the left, the next lot of 10 will be getting a much, much paler basecoat.

Pics whenever they are done

Johan