The blending looks basically non-existent, and super splotchy. Is this a result of too much water on the brush, and too much paint too? I was looking to create a glaze by thinning the paint super far down, and testing it on my nail before the model, but I think I must have left too much paint in the mix and the brush might’ve been too wet.
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Honestly I don’t even care the metallic highlights are spot and look amazing
Thank you, that’s cool to hear! 🥳
I’m curious if you blocked out defined shapes in a few different shades before trying to blend. I’m far from an expert but I’ve found my best NMM success coming when blocking out shapes deliberately first (stages 1-4 of the pic). It should with just blocking already roughly read as reflective.
I ask because I’m noticing a lot of irregular shapes in yours that don’t seem entirely planned out. The armor on that mini is full of really complex shapes which definitely requires a game plan before the blending stage.
As for blending, I might suggest you get a paint retarding medium to increase your working time. You can put the paint you intent to blend onto the mini at a normal consistency and then work to thin and pull it around as you go, slowly removing some and thinning it.
I know some people do final ink based glazes all over with a very weakened ink mix to draw everything together at the end. That’s something I’d say to look for tutorials on, though I myself can’t do it.
I did block out some shapes! But I’m sure I also freeballed areas of it, too - and my stage 3 is a bit smaller, and there’s no real stage 4 in my process. I could certainly do a better job, I think I’ll aim to do that on the next model :) thanks for the suggestion!
I have thought about mediums too, but I want to get a better understanding of how glazes work and I feel like I should be able to do it with water before spending more money!
Ahh yeah, I’ve seen those sort of overall ink washes and glazes before just to tie the colours together and smooth bits out. Interesting idea, I’ll look into it. Thanks for the tips 👍
Too much in the brush, is my thought. It’ll start pooling and acting like a wash in that case, leaving splotches and sharp edges. Once you thin to a glaze, you gotta get it all out of the bristles and then take up just a small amount with the tip.
As the other poster said, great nmm.
Mmm okay, yeah I’ll give it another go this week and see if I can work down and remove the pooling, I definitely saw some pooling while I was brushing that I should’ve been quicker to remove!
Thank you, I appreciate that 😊
I understand this look may not be what you’re gonna be for, which can be disappointing, but I have to say that I think what you have is super cool. I’m not sure if there is a formal term for this look, but it reminds of various digital paintings I have seen employed as concept art or book jackets. Sort of like a painterly sketch.
This is a pretty good example of the style I feel your mini evokes right now, and I think it’s rad as hell. If I were in your shoes I’d be proud to set that down on the table, blending or no.
Oh dude, so awesome to read! Thank you! I actually loved that episode of LDR when I saw it! I think I’d be happy with that style if I was doing it with more intentionality, and there is still a texture to the paint that I don’t like. But, it would be cool to go for a more stylised approach for a new set of minis!! Thank you for the suggestion 🙏 and the encouragement!!! I appreciate it 🙏
