| Master Class 1: Lesson 8 - Black Cloth; Clanrat: Start To Finish | |
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| hannanibal | 10th August 2013 - 11:34 AM Post #1 |
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Master Class 1 Clanrat: Start to Finish with Hannanibal Lesson Eight Black Cloth ![]() Clanrat model as it was left at the end of the previous lesson. INTRODUCTION In this lesson, we will highlighting the black cloth. Rather than following my exact number of stages, I will be asking you to use your judgement in adding highlights to the mix, applying as many layers as you think are necessary. MATERIALS NEEDED
NOTES ON THIS LESSON'S STRUCTURE I have structured this lesson slightly differently, as painting black is quite difficult, requiring you to use your eye and judgement rather than following a set of exact ratios. In the first 5 photographs, I have added increasing amounts of Dwarf Skin to Chaos Black to create highlights. You may need to use more stages—I advise against using less—to achieve your smooth transition from black to warm grey. Follow the rules previously given for painting the brown cloth by painting only the raised edges, painting towards the areas of strongest light, and leaving some of the last layer showing through. Keep the recesses pure black, as otherwise the cloth will begin to look grey rather than black. You will find it best to mix up workable, thinned amounts of Chaos Black and Dwarf Skin on the palette with a dot of glaze medium in each, adding the Dwarf Skin in tiny amounts to the black. You must be very sparing when adding the lighter paints to the mix when painting black. It's easy to jump too quickly to an overly bright colour, ruining the transition. In the final two photographs, I have added tiny amounts of VGC Pale Flesh to the existing mix, and highlighted very sparingly. Once again, you may need more stages depending on how slowly you choose to build up your highlights. You should only be hinting at these highlights, and less is definitely more. FIRST STAGES: ADDING TINY AMOUNTS OF DWARF SKIN TO BLACK AND BUILDING UP THE HIGHLIGHTS ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() FINAL STAGES: ADDING TINY AMOUNTS OF PALE FLESH TO BLACK AND HIGHLIGHTING SHARPLY ![]() ![]() PHOTOGRAPHY Once the miniature is dry, take a good close-up picture of your model, and upload it here for comments and criticism by 23 August 2013. I will need the pictures to be clear and bright so that I can see how tidy your brushwork is. Store the model in a drawer or box away from sunlight and dust. LESSON COMPLETED BY Jona Ratt Baron Edited by hannanibal, 20th August 2013 - 01:25 PM.
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| Ratt Baron | 12th August 2013 - 08:10 PM Post #2 |
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hannanibal Alright matey I`ve set aside a whole day on saturday to catch up Lifes been a bit crazy this month and my quality hobby time has been nil Role on winter and the missus might stop finding jobs for me!! |
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| Jona | 13th August 2013 - 05:57 AM Post #3 |
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Interesting that you use fleshtones for the highlights. I never would have thought about it, but now I see it explained it sure makes sense. It looks like a hard step, I imagined you can very easily ruin it by having too much colour or highlights in and lose the black appearance. Looking forward to it. |
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| Ratt Baron | 17th August 2013 - 02:52 PM Post #4 |
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Both lessons done. Just waiting for my laptop. To come back and I can upload Jona was right. It is very easy to add too much colour and spoil the black. |
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| Jona | 19th August 2013 - 04:58 PM Post #5 |
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I've been taking it a little too slow I think, as after a fair bit more than five stages my model still needs some sharp highlights to really make it pop. Just throwing the work in progress in here in case you already have any comments. I'm qutie satisfied with it so far, although at some points the result is rather streaky/blotched. I think I'm still struggling to find the right amount of glaze medium, as I found the paint going a little sticky near the end, even though I was using a fair bit of water and a wet palette. Angle 1 Angle 2 Angle 3 Angle 4 Edited by Jona, 19th August 2013 - 04:58 PM.
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| Ratt Baron | 19th August 2013 - 08:24 PM Post #6 |
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This is my finished black cloth pics .Unlike Jonas(which looks fantastic ) mine look almost brown .which i guess means too much colour ![]() ![]() \please be gentle
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| hannanibal | 20th August 2013 - 01:24 PM Post #7 |
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Jona. Looks great. I personally wouldn't add anymore highlights. Ratt Baron. Looks great too. Maybe another stage of highlights just to make it pop would be nice but not essential. Sorry I haven't been on top of the replies lately but I have been so busy. |
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| Ratt Baron | 20th August 2013 - 01:49 PM Post #8 |
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Know that feeling. Will try another layer. Hopefully it will be ok |
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| Furryblueelf | 22nd August 2013 - 11:27 AM Post #9 |
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I maybe a day late with my homework this cycle. Very sorry not much I can do. I cut my right forefinger cooking and its annoying and very clumsy to hold a brush at present. If that excludes me, so be it. I just thought I should let you know Hannanibal. |
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| Jona | 22nd August 2013 - 11:35 AM Post #10 |
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Hmmm, now I'm in doubt. I'll have another look at it in a couple of days and decide then whether I'm adding one or two extra layers or not. Thanks for the feedback, though! |
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