Well some of you wanted to see how I paint and as I mentionned in other posts I have problems taking pics with a proper background… So, anyway.. here are some of my works but please don’t pay attention to the background…
The MS435 (my pride…) I spent an amazing amount of time on the painting of the base… I discussed a lot with ddaines at the time of this painting… quite some time ago)
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Well some of you wanted to see how I paint and as I mentionned in other posts I have problems taking pics with a proper background… So, anyway.. here are some of my works but please don’t pay attention to the background…
The MS435 (my pride…) I spent an amazing amount of time on the painting of the base… I discussed a lot with ddaines at the time of this painting… quite some time ago)
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As a quick and dirty background method, get a neutral coloured towel or something and put the miniature on the towel. It reduces the background clutter in your picture and changes the ambient light around the model a bit. Makes it easier to photograph. (And by “easier” I mean “vaguely” – photographing miniatures is the devil’s armpit of a task*)
Gavin
* I asked some photographic expert sorts about it. A decent camera with manually adjustable lenses are what you really need. Sadly such things cost oodles of money. I think I may buy such a thing when I sell the house.
But do you really know what time it takes to take a single photo with such a camera? … alas …
I think Gildor’s pics are great indeed … except the backgrounds, of course …
Great MS435 Gildor – the base is very good, but you shouldn’t forget about Sauron, Gil-Galad and Isildur! Photographing miniatures can be a pain – I recommend an SLR with a dedicated macro lens, and a few different light sources. On another thread somewhere, someone (sorry – I know I know who it is, am just a bit dopey) mentioned using calendar or poster backgrounds which can work well – although you should make sure the background is a little out of focus unless it’s really good to keep the interest in the picture on the miniature) – and the towel as a simpler background is also a good option (go Gavin ). If you can, use a tripod with a slow shutter speed and the natural light/effect lights, rather than a flash.
well since the time I took those pics I got some “material” , I do have a tripod and backgrounds now but well I spend more time painting and building site than taking pics… removing all of them from their glasscase for a little picture can take quite some time… !)
But here are some other OLD pics of my paintings, it was years ago, when I was not yet using enough/lots of drybrushing effets.
this is LO28 Celeborn
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this is LO4 Aragorn
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this is M197 Gondorian officer
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They might be old, but they’re still pretty good Gildor . And yes, we definitely don’t want you spending more time taking photos of Mithrils than painting them!
). If you can, use a tripod with a slow shutter speed and the natural light/effect lights, rather than a flash.
