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Not familiar with it Vik...but i did like to read that old image comic deathblow lol. I modelled my ogryns out of that color scheme if you remember wayyyy back on page 3 or something lol....

Nice work. Always interesting to read how people do things too

ThanksDr H Maybe someone will get some use out of it
Hey Vik...how about we just say this was what i was going for??

EDIT: they removed the pic as it wasn't related to war gaming...wierd...it sort of was....lol sorry dakka gods.

Hey guys! Another quick update...ive got 4 out 5 of both sets of heads done...I tried to do some photo shop things but so far its a total pain there are alot of tiny problems im running into. I fidgeted with one photo for two hours trying to get it cut away from the background...ugh....im getting close though...soon. for now im stuck with the same thngs ive been doing. Heres another head, somehow inspired by The hawaiian shirt arnold wears in commando. Lol...they are specs ops after all...incognito or something like that....


(the brim of the hat made photoing him clearly from the front a bit challenging...had to zoom way in...






cheers all!
BB

Looking good. I like the little markings on the hat, works really well.

Very cool Bebop! He's definitely deployed in a tropical zone!

You guys are so nice I know my posting of these heads is getting old but I promise there are only two more for now and once I'm done I'll treat myself to something special. but I do appreciate the comments, I'm thinking a class picture akin to mercenaries for hire when I'm finished here

Cheers guys!
BB

To cut something out with Photoshop ...there us no trueeasy way around.. sadly...

And that fella reminds me of magnum...pd...iI like that cap, strong relaxed hawaiian vibe, excellent choice of colors...
As for taking such very special pics.. I always have dreamed about getting me those small spycams specops use to look under doors and in bombbriefcases...you know those those thin tendril ones docs use to look in your stomach...I bet these cams could achieve such pics with ease...

Vik you are saying it can be done??? i take that challenge! And conquer!!!!




i think that i could make the bottom of the priest straighter but thats because i took the photos wrong (ie on a black base instead of flat on the table, so i had to cut out a big chunk of primered putty lol). Now all i need is a lighgtbox and a real camera and we are in business. I fixed the color (auto) and it accentuates the graininess from the iphone camera. But damned if i didnt get it done! Now im excited

Well, there is even with low gear a lot to be achieved when used clever, and more with better gear... Don't think I didn't like your pics in the past I was just throwing some ideas into the ring of these diagnosis cameras...

That photoshopping business is a hobby of it's own. I can work 2-3 days nonstop on it, but then I get burned out. My T-bolt was the last one I did I think..Those look great!

I followed this tutorial snrub linked from ilfalna. Its actually pretty simple and at most takes about 5-10 minutes if the photo is really dynamically shaped. These were easy to do....

Well the class of LA high 2077 has graduated. The last guy i painted i decided to make as of african descent. As a challenge. I looked up a CMON tut on african skin tones...well needless to say its tough, my first attempt at it....Its hard to preserve detail with out making the head too light...Well see what the concensus is at mad robot. But from what hes seen of the so far work, ive got the gig. At worst case ill redo a head if he needs...what do you guys think? I think its pretty solid for a first attempt. AND HES SUPPOSED TO HAVE ONE EYE VIK. Like the other is clouded over like some voodoo snake charmer. Seriously. I was going for that...<_<.....Anyways, what say you? Effective?


Also still kinda fiddling with GIMP with color levelling. Ilfalna explains in the tut that suto level is like 99% accurate to what it is in real life,,,its hard to tell... below these are the finals with auto level...
EDIT...((upon more look...i think i might touchup snakes face a tiny tiny bit))


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Excellent work.

And now I need to go look into this gimp bit.

And bearing in mind that I am a crap painter, I read a book once, by Boris Vallejo. And one of the best tips he gave in it about skin tones for African was to add a little Blue to your Brown.
To me Snakeeye looks excellent, but looks more like a coal miner than African. Please don't get me wrong, he's brilliant and out of my league. Just to me does not come over as what you wanted.

I totally love the baseball cap dude. BTW.

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Excellent work.

And now I need to go look into this gimp bit.

And bearing in mind that I am a crap painter, I read a book once, by Boris Vallejo. And one of the best tips he gave in it about skin tones for African was to add a little Blue to your Brown.
To me Snakeeye looks excellent, but looks more like a coal miner than African. Please don't get me wrong, he's brilliant and out of my league. Just to me does not come over as what you wanted.

I totally love the baseball cap dude. BTW.

Thanks CC!! Im glad you are honest because as i said its something im gonna have to fiddle with. Its alot easier (albeit tons more experience) painting caucasian skin tones...Back to the drawing board i say!! (though not with that particular head, im ok with sending over a zoolander head lol, and if i need to repaint one i will)

Yeah the spec ops heads paint themselves...its pretty easy to come up with silly A team like ideas for each one haha....
And enough of this you being a crap painter junk!! You are going to progress simply because you want to!!! Im sure of it

Thanks CC

I like the class pics, the will do very well in mad robots shop page! I am still crossing my fingers for you there


As for snakeseye...I think it has to do with making a Caucasian look like an African ...there are limits to get this right...lips and eyes...probably rather difficult...
As the the obeyed aspect...the eye currently reminds me rather of a sealed with a glued patch eye than a clouded eye...

Hehe thanks vik, i actualy did get the gig
As far as the one eye...i do agree with you...sadly,,,theres mot much room for improvement literally. I may just redo it as an eye....its just too small to make any kind of detail stand out against the dark skintone and already it being in a crevice....

Ganger is my favorite, followed close by brainer all are top notch work, well done.

Good job BB. A superb collection of various head techniques.

i cant come close to what you have done, really good stuff but underhivers left eye needs a touch up where the yellow has run a little bit. i wouldnt usually criticise (as i cant do any better) but as its to go on one of my favourite webstores i figured i would chime in

Thanks Dr H and Theo, I tried to make each head a different person. I think i succeeded there. We shall see how MR.com likes them in person, im waiting on my dullcoat order and then ill be shipping the whole batch in the next few days. I thinksnake eye being the least successful of the 5 but honestly, i just painted it to try something completely different. Give me 5 more heads to paint in an african skin tone i should have a much firmer grasp

Hey Radu, thanks for your keen eye mate! Ill do a tiny touch up, thats why i put stuff up here often times i (subconsiously im sure ) notice only the things i like haha! Im assuming you mean the atom sized yellow dot on the bottom of his left eye? Maybe i should start painting through my iphone as a lens then i wouldnt have to correct these things that my old (34yo) eyes cant see!
Thanks again and ill do a final once over before dullcoating and sending..Im not even sure theyll use this batch as the final...though id like them too

Thanks fellas!

Whelp. Im done. The last of the Spec Ops heads are finished. man...some days i just cant paint for $hit. Today was one of those days....on top of having a flu, the paint was just not on my side today. I cannot speak enough about having a good wet pallete. This piece of crap i have here in NY is almost the opposite of a wet pallete, in that the paint seems to almost start drying immeadiately. The final head was supposed to be wearing a tartan beret. But i just gave up on it. Im working with a limited color palette and the only greens i have at the moment are drab. I tried to mix a forest green but that was a futile attempt as the mix had already dried by the time i needed a refill on the brush. Yup one of those humbling days...Im increasingly frustrated with the work im doing here in new york. I dont have my full palette and even the desk im working on just seems uncomfortable. I need my zone and at the moment its eluding me....perhaps its was just that i painted 10 heads in a row....yeah that could be it too....enough complaining. Heres the B Team complete with photoshoped effects. Rip em to shreds if you must, just take into account how zoomed in those pics are...





And thats that...They will be sent to madrobot for evaluation in the next few days after a final once over and a dullcoat.
Bebop

Could've fooled me! They look fantastic! Why not get a second wet pallet and more paint for the NY place?

Oh i will, but its not as easy to get random things here in nyc. Ive already ordered the p3 wet palette and paper from the hobby shop. And strangely enough, the mini painting hobby scene, at least from what i can tell isnt very well represented. My shop in LA has everything i need....here i basically have to order eveything online...anyways, thanks dave

I walked past a comic book shop, just a few blocks from the Empire State Building, went inside, they had a nice selection!


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You should look into trying Minitaire paints, even for brushing. Trust your ol' buddy Dave!

They look great BB. I wish I could do heads that good.

Beardy Team look great to me Bebop. Considering how teeny they are, the detail work is amazing.

Dude , I feel your pain , I travel alot and have to put up with poor lighting , no tools etc etc. HOWEVER I wouldn't worry too much if I were you , they look great to me !! ( I'm painting some SF heads real soon , copying yours ! )

The guy with the pink hat makes me think of the film the "Losers" Very nice job!

I think considering how you're feeling and your 'Zone Mojo' being sorely tested I believe you've done superbly with those annoyingly tiny but oh so awesome little detailed super heads! great stuff Bebop! :-)

Great work.