Rob_Loken Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hi there, I've been working on this IF captain on and off now for nearly a year. And I thought I'd put up some picks to get some feedback and advice on making him really stand out. It's the Pedro Kantor body with a sergeants head and a storm bolter. I'm quite pleased with how he's coming along but would welcome some advice on how to really push it that bit further. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A17roolz Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Love it, looks really good. Is it "Counts as" Pedro or just using the body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiodome Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 your metallics could do with more contrast, both the 'belt buckle' and metal part of the head look a bit dark and homogeneous, with littl contrast to define features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Striking work, and I the bits-swap does a great deal to personalise him. I'd suggest taking the blue out of the piece – replacing the blue pouch and shading the shoulderpad wing with brown would fit the warm colour scheme much better. At the moment, they're a little jarring. I'd also echo the metallic comments: highlighting his face in particular would help draw the eye and make his head the focal point. That said, he's very nicely painted! The red accents are well balanced against the yellow, and aren't dominant. The yellow itself is a lovely hue, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Cheers I'll look into it tonight. I hadn't thought of using brown for shading the white before but that's sounds like a plan for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 So I took the advice given and this is what I've got so far. I gave the shoulder pad wings a Brown wash and coloured the laurels to make them stand out more. The only problem now is that I don't know what colour to do the gems as the green seems to much now next to the laurels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaw3029 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Looking very nice. I like the conversion it looks alot better than the actul kantor I've never liked that model. Perhaps you could do the Gems purple, have you thought about changing the colour of his bionic eye perhaps it would be good if the Eye and Gems matched. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starks333 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 for metals dont just slap on washes anywhere, try and spend the effort of placing them....also basecoat your metals with boltgun, and highlight with(i recommend vallejo air chrome) mithril silver...hit ONLY the reflective spots with the highlight, and place the darkest shades right next to the brightest highlights, in the cracks or hollows near it thats what makes things look reflective, high contrast otherwise he looks alright...consider more shading on the yellow(because you cant highlight yellow much its easier to shade it to gain that depth) and highlight the red some more if youd like me to do an example edit in photoshop lemme know :huh: Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ah, lovely – I think the subtle changes have really boosted an already impressive model. Regarding gems, purple always goes well with yellow, and should look good next to the green laurels. Alternatively, a light turquoise would work, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Cheers for the replies. Starks333 I'm working on them there metals today so consider the advice taken. :lol: I went with the purple gems as has been suggested and it does look better. Also spent a bit of time this morning highlighting the powerfist a bit more. I've also added washes around the bolts on the armour in an attempt to bring them out a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 new pics http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Modelling%20Log/PICT1487.jpg http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae63/Astartes_Loken/Modelling%20Log/PICT1490.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolniir Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 perhaps some stronger highlights on the fist on his belt, its kinda hard to make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden Ninja Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 perhaps some stronger highlights on the fist on his belt, its kinda hard to make out. That might be the lighting from the photo, but almost any mini could use more highlights, so I doubt it would hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starks333 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 the latest photos look much better :) finish er up and get on to the next one! :woot: Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Cheers guys, I'll highlight the fist iconography today. It is difficult to tell what it is. Also I want to work up the bionic eye a bit more. At the mo it doesn't seem to stand out as much as I'd like. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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