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Been working on the Inquisitor off and on for almost two months, and cobbled together the Pilot over the last week. Feedback and advice (especially advice!) are always welcome!!

Wow very nice!!! I really like the highlighting and layering you have done. how did you highlight the gold on his helmet?

Very nice work...

I like the glowy blue in the pilots box, and the red pucker where his cables connect to the back of the head..

Thanks guys!

I don't think I actually did any highlighting on the Inquisitor's helmet; it's probably just glare (my matte varnish isn't as matte as I would like.) I'm actually not happy with the shading on his tan robe, but that was one of the first things I did and I kinda neglected to go back and try to fix it. It's probably just as well, as I would most likely have just made it worse. The main reason I did this guy was because I wanted to try my hand at his cloak/cape, which I'm rather pleased with, but I have to admit that the picture's a bit more flattering with the shade transitions than in real life!

I really like the color of the pilot's test tubes, too. At first I was going to make them purple or red to contrast more with his flight suit and carrying case, but figured "what the heck" and kept it consistent. It's a nice enough effect, and I'm getting a little more used to using thin glazes and getting the right balance between super-thin paint and loading my brush just so. It's amazing how a tiny bit of additional highlight color can make a huge jump in contrast on the surface! It took me a while to get the red inflammation around his head sockets to transition more smoothly with the normal skin, too.

porkuslime wrote:I like the glowy blue in the pilots box,

I'd bet you do.

porkuslime wrote:and the red pucker where his cables connect...

Yeah. You're all about the red pucker. LOL



@GH

What matte varnish do you use, that you're unhappy with it?

Eric

This one's Krylon, and I've used Citadel and Americana, all with similar results. I actually don't mind all *that* much, but it's drawn frequent comment in the past. I suppose I ought to bite the bullet and shell out the extra for Testors or something.

It's the best. Perfectly matte.

I like to give a coat or 2 of gloss, then a couple coats of Testors matte.


Eric

Is it the glossy effect that people remark upon?