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Dark Reaper: Phase Two
🕑 Added 2022-05-08 16:23:26 +0000 UTCGreetings, Chromatic Warrior! It's time to wrap up a few areas on the Dark Reaper. This time around I'm emphasizing softer contrast and higher saturation with more action on the edge highlights. In the wake of the Golden Demon, I find myself experimenting when I can on this approach to painting. All good learning for the greater progress of mastery!
I didn't include how to paint the rocks, they were painted up on my Twitch channel and seemed a little to basic to record. Twitch.tv/samsonarts
Colors used:
From Vallejo, Ice Yellow, Palse Sand, Red, Hull Red, Black.
From Liquitex, TItanium White.
From P3, Thornwood Green.
Comments
The new color experiments are noticeable. This one has color composition for days.
Thank you, Wim! Something a little different is always fun :) I usually paint with a deeper level of contrast and acknowledge zenithal light in a heavy way. This is common in a lot of higher level mini painting these days. But the eavy metal style as I see it tones down the zenithal light sourcing, it's more of an all around light source like you would see in a fashion magazine, the zenithal touch is there but they don't always shade every surface down to black. The level of contrast is lighter in that way. There are also edge highlights coming from every angle opposed to the upward angles I mainly focus on. It is also a very smooth and saturated result, it seems there is more of an emphasis on soft shadows. It's tricky to sum it up because it is still art there will be some variations to the rule. It's just something I've been more focused on in the wake of the recent Golden Demon. A lot people are having the same conversation haha. To sum it up quickly, less heavy shadows, crisp edges, very smooth blends, and generally a way to display all the details of a sculpt for advertisement. I hope that helps! I know it was a mouthful. I can wax philosophic on this for quite a while as it's a lot of art theory.
Really nice model Sam! I have been trying to find a definition of "eavy metal style" but didn't manage. How would you define it and compare or contrast it with what you "usually" show us?
