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1⁄350Building the "Perfect Storm"
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coloring up the wave...
With the primer fully dried I took out the usual selection of acrylic artist’s paints - black, white, dark green and three shades of blue – and my trusty, stiff-bristled brush.First everything gets covered in black. Then I add blend of black and some blues. I used a camera flash to make this visible, so don’t trust the colors...
...then I add green and white, blended towards the crests and fading out towards the trough.
Letting the whole show rest for an hour the paint dried sufficiently to start dry-brushing, starting with dark grays, with a "thinking" of green to very very light gray. I have not used any clean white.
Satisfied with the result so far, I started painting the frame with my airbrush using WEM’s Cowl Black Satin Colourcoat.
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This is exactly the reason why I check these kind of places day after day after day, because sometimes I let my jaw drop a bit at the sight of something truly original and greatly done like your work Guido
-and what a great step by step too!
MAR 10, 2010 - 07:48 AM
Hi Guido!
Could you describe your low-light photo techniques?
--Karl
MAR 10, 2010 - 10:57 AM
Thank you for your praise, gentlemen!
It means a lot to get so many kind words from such an elect group of modelers.
The low light technique is really quite simple. You switch of all light and illuminate your model with a hand-held torch/ flash light. Of cause you need a tripod for your camera. Your camera will decide for you when it has collected enough light to close the shutter.
You can use colored transparent paper to achieve effects like sunrise/-set.
The “art” is to crop the pictures to their maximum effect. Take your time. Experiment a bit.
Cheers,
Guido
MAR 11, 2010 - 03:23 AM
Still beautiful - I hope you bring it for the weekend - I would like to see it in real
Cheers/Jan
MAR 11, 2010 - 04:08 AM
Hallo Guido
I had the privilege of seeing it born from plain Evergreen sheet and Styrofoam, with bits of PE from the spare box, and some brass masts... this is the proof that you can make a stunning diorama, a excellent ship (boat in this particular case) with a low budget, and still, be a show stopper!
Thank you once again for all your effort in making this a great place to learn, enjoy and have fun with our hobby!
Tschuss,
Rui
MAR 16, 2010 - 07:19 AM
There's no other feeling like it, the heat of the angle poise on your neck, Beethoven on the MP3, and a wealth of models to build - G'dammit you're a model ship builder! - start theme music.......
Another masterclass, Guido, well done, and bring him to Telford.
Peter F
MAR 16, 2010 - 08:30 PM
Nice interpretation of the "swordfish captain speech", Peter!
Cheers,
Guido
MAR 16, 2010 - 08:42 PM
I already made my comments in the Group Build, but this is so good bears giving you a second BZ. I also want to (yet again) thank all the expert modelers who take the time to record and detail their WIP for the rest of us to learn from.
Cheers
MAR 20, 2010 - 06:16 AM
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