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2021/11/19 07:53:53
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
Stunned at the level of detail I started wondering how it is humanly possible to ever get they level of detail - look at the textured leather on the skirt! The flashes of light on the orange stones hanging around the cloak! The bubbles of energy in the smoke, each smaller than a mm yet done in what looks like three colours!! The eyes!!! The eyes!!!!!’
Suddenly occurred to me. That’s not a paint job at all is it? It’s a computer rendering. Am I right? Am I wrong? Does GW use computer renderings on its site? Curious what other people know/think about that…
2021/11/19 08:18:00
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
its painted miniatures by pros, though some official GW boxart work is less so, but mostly great stuff by their team. I can tell you that some freelance miniature painters does it way better, but they don't have a time frame like GW painting team does.
2021/11/19 08:26:51
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
I think there are a number of answers to this. Often in GW promo images, you can see this odd ribbing texture - usually on sculpts that are proofs, or early prototypes, and not the actual plastic mini themselves. Some of these are larger, and allow for much finer detail than the smaller plastic kits. GW certainly engages in some photo touchups, however, as practically all of their battle scenes and group shots have to have multiple figures, all in focus. It's certainly not out of the realm of possibility that they might also digitally touch up painted minis, to make the colours pop a little more.
However, lastly, the 'Eavy Metal team have a wealth of artists, resources and knowledge to draw from, and are certainly not only following the base, layer, edge highlight system from the Citadel Paints. In certain cases, you can see the minis used for the promo images for yourself, in places like Warhammer World. In which case, sometimes it is just that GW's painters are really, really fantastic.
2021/11/19 09:59:39
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
Of the bigger firms I think only Privateer Press has shifted to computer painting on some of their images - and it suffers for it honestly.
If you really want mind blowing try looking at the stuff posted for Infinity - then factor in that most of their models are about half the size in thickness as a guardsman for GW. Their artist does some really really outstanding work
It's Angel Giraldez who paints the Infinity stuff, isn't it? Well worth following him on YouTube, he's an amazing painter and seems like a really nice bloke as well.
2021/11/19 13:58:02
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
When I was a kid I was assuming officials GW pictures were fake or that they painted their miniatures using some kind of robot. I though it was impossible for a human to be so good and precise, although theirs paintjobs wern't even so good regarding todays standards.
Now that I learned some technique and that I can somehow manage to get some good result, I just think there are some very good painters in their team.
Just watch a Darren Latham tutorial on Youtube, you'll be amazed by what a human can achieve with time and talent.
2021/11/19 15:22:15
Subject: Re:Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
It's painted as the others have stated. Here's a simplified tutorial for panting the smoke.
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2021/11/19 18:25:53
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
I'm glad I posted this—for the recommendations for painters to look out for on Youtube. I will. I know I've seen some amazing miniatures on places like CoolMiniOrNot and the Golden Demon page but there still seem techniques on this Ork that I can't even image how they could be done. I believe you all though that this is real painting. Makes me realise what a long road I've got to follow. And also, a bit depressingly, how I'll never get there.
I'd actually found that video about the smoke already and followed it to paint my mini. I'm quite pleased with the result. But Duncan's vid doesn't include the sparkling dots on the GW site. I've now idea how you would do that or lots of the other details! I haven't yet found any tutorial videos dealing with that kind of advanced stuff...
2021/11/19 21:22:47
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
posermcbogus wrote: Some of these are larger, and allow for much finer detail than the smaller plastic kits.
I first noticed this in the escape from goblin town gandalf - the sculpt itself doesn't really have eyes, the one they used on the website had clearly defined eyes and was different enough that it had to be a larger sculpt overall.
Considering you can see 3d printer striation on GW prototypes and proofs, it would be trivial to just print a larger one to work on
2021/11/21 22:57:27
Subject: Re:Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site
Also GW will blue sticky tack arms and not paint all the models then mix/match the pictures together. If you look close enough you can see this and even see the blue tack at times.
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Also GW will blue sticky tack arms and not paint all the models then mix/match the pictures together. If you look close enough you can see this and even see the blue tack at times.
I wouldn't describe it as "CGI" but they definitely do some tweaks in terms of photoshopping models on to different bases, photoshopping a group of models that were in reality photgraphed separately, and just some general tweaking of colours.
But for the most part, the models are genuinely painted rather than CGI'd.
2021/11/22 21:08:41
Subject: Paint jobs or computer renderings on GW site