So on to some test runs. I wanted to start small, so pulled out some extra bases and some green stuff and build a couple of lava bases. Basic flows, a couple of rocks, bubble or two. Nothing to fancy yet, this is just to get the colors right and start working on my technique.
I'm pretty happy with how my base modeling came out. I think that I can spend a little time and make a lava flow look right. Problem is now I have to paint it.
First couple of attempts, horrible. Disastrous. Terrible. Ugly. etc. etc. Working with yellows and oranges is tough and I can't really get the wet blending down right. My transitions didn't look right and I couldn't really find a color pallet I'm happy with. But not to be daunted, I re primed everything and tried again.
Next attempts were still pretty bad, but slightly better. I think I finally got the theory of what wet blending is supposed to be, but I can't get the technique down right. I think I'm using too much water and paint because it's just looking sloppy. I'm still not happy with my colors yet and my transitions are slightly better but still very ugly. Whelp lets try again.
Re primed everything and because I wanted to get out of the house went to the local store. One of our local painters saw me trying and failing with my bases and decided to give it a shot. he ended up doing the base on the left. He worked from the reds down to yellow. Not too bad. I want mine to look hotter, so more orange and yellows. I probably won't use much white if any at all. So widen the "cracks" up a lot and try again. But the important thing here is I got the correct colors down and know what paints I want to use.
So off to try again, and the base on the right is what I did. Much much better than my earlier attempts. It's still a little more layered than I would like. I attempted some wet blending but didn't quite make it for all the color transitions. I still want it to go hotter though. Next attempt I'm going to extend my yellows down further so that yellow-orange is the primary color involved. Also I'm going to try a different method. Instead of going from dark to light or light to dark I'm going to start with a medium color as my base and go up and down from their. I'll give it another try and post my results as soon as I'm done.
Colors used:
Chaos Black
Scab Red
Blazing Orange
Golden Yellow
Sunburst yellow
Time took: About 2 hours, but that's mostly because I'm still learning.
I'm pretty happy with how my base modeling came out. I think that I can spend a little time and make a lava flow look right. Problem is now I have to paint it.
First couple of attempts, horrible. Disastrous. Terrible. Ugly. etc. etc. Working with yellows and oranges is tough and I can't really get the wet blending down right. My transitions didn't look right and I couldn't really find a color pallet I'm happy with. But not to be daunted, I re primed everything and tried again.
Next attempts were still pretty bad, but slightly better. I think I finally got the theory of what wet blending is supposed to be, but I can't get the technique down right. I think I'm using too much water and paint because it's just looking sloppy. I'm still not happy with my colors yet and my transitions are slightly better but still very ugly. Whelp lets try again.
Re primed everything and because I wanted to get out of the house went to the local store. One of our local painters saw me trying and failing with my bases and decided to give it a shot. he ended up doing the base on the left. He worked from the reds down to yellow. Not too bad. I want mine to look hotter, so more orange and yellows. I probably won't use much white if any at all. So widen the "cracks" up a lot and try again. But the important thing here is I got the correct colors down and know what paints I want to use.
So off to try again, and the base on the right is what I did. Much much better than my earlier attempts. It's still a little more layered than I would like. I attempted some wet blending but didn't quite make it for all the color transitions. I still want it to go hotter though. Next attempt I'm going to extend my yellows down further so that yellow-orange is the primary color involved. Also I'm going to try a different method. Instead of going from dark to light or light to dark I'm going to start with a medium color as my base and go up and down from their. I'll give it another try and post my results as soon as I'm done.
Colors used:
Chaos Black
Scab Red
Blazing Orange
Golden Yellow
Sunburst yellow
Time took: About 2 hours, but that's mostly because I'm still learning.
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