| Rattlehead | 18 Mar 2008 2:23 a.m. PST |
Very nice tutorial! I especially liked the technique of using orange dots to get a "glow" around the portholes. Thanks! |
| jpattern2 | 18 Mar 2008 8:36 a.m. PST |
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| Devil Dice | 18 Mar 2008 10:27 a.m. PST |
Good work MiniDragon . I initially thought your panels were painted with too much contrast, but after the wash and black lining , it all blends so well together. I must finish scratchbuilding my fleet to try some (all) of your techniques. Do you think mixing the base colour with metallics might vary the surface sheen slightly ? I think I'll try a propelling pencil or drawing pen for outlining the panels. I doubt my hands are as steady as yours. |
troopwo  | 18 Mar 2008 11:15 a.m. PST |
Nice work.Wow, Swedes in Space. |
| AdmiralAglar | 19 Mar 2008 12:54 p.m. PST |
Very nice work. Tell me what tool you use to make the portholes/windows? Tks |
Minidragon  | 19 Mar 2008 4:47 p.m. PST |
I used a #1 brush for the windows. That's a good size for me because I can get a nice, round, spot on there with just one quick touch. I find that if I use something smaller I have to poke a few times and my dot may look more like a blotch. |
| Covert Walrus | 22 Mar 2008 5:41 p.m. PST |
This was interting – Especially to see someone apart from me using a filler/primer for minis; I have access to the old Dulux 2D primer ( It's now Pittsburgh Glass or somebody ) and that works very well so long as you don't spray on too much and dry it thouroughly. And some great new ideas too that I will be trying. Thanks for this teaching period! :) |
| parrot1500 | 24 Mar 2008 6:42 p.m. PST |
What I hated about this article: Now all my spaceships need to be repainted. What I loved about this article: The end results are awesome, and thanks to the article, I have the tools to do it. :-) On Balance: This rocked. Thank you. Would you recommend a black wash to get the lines? I can see myself slowly dying if I had to paint all those lines individually. Alternately, what about a brush pen? |
| Minidragon | 26 Mar 2008 5:28 p.m. PST |
A wash would certainly help with getting some of the lines filled in for you. For the rest you are left with painitng or drawing them on with a pen – A Micron pen specifically – the 01 size (I think that's the smallest they do the tip is .25mm wide) is great for making thin lines on just about anything! Look here:
dickblick.com/zz207/02 |
| RocketToad | 03 Apr 2008 12:50 p.m. PST |
Really super tutorial.
It left no stones uncovered.
Thanks for the photoshop tips as well. |
| Namuraz | 11 Apr 2008 1:34 p.m. PST |
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| DarkStar | 20 May 2008 1:15 p.m. PST |
Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing. :) |
