Brushstrokes and Video

Not exactly new work, but I thought I'd post a couple super large images of Redghar.  These are the raw images from the camera (just cropped).  As I was in the earlier stages of my painting journey, there were times when I really wanted to get a closer look at the painted figures I saw online.  But you can only zoom in so much, I had a hard time seeing the details I wanted.  So every so often I like to share the full images from my figures.  The point I want to try and convey at the moment is that there's a place for smooth transitions and there's a place for rough transitions.

There are times when you'll be trying to push the contrast on your figures but, because you are concerned with smooth transitions, you are forced to hold back on that contrast.  While there are places where you really do want smooth transitions (like large surfaces without any rapid changes in shape), there are other places where you should just say 'screw it'.  What you should be concerned with is the overall effect.  And, there are times, when dramatic contrast makes a better effect than subtle contrast with smoother blends.

I feel like Redghar is a figure that has both.  Especially on regions like the face and leather, contrast has been preferred over super smooth transitions.  If you're curious, you can click on any of the images below for the full-sized version and take a closer look at the details of the paint application on the figure.

In addition to that, I've been playing around with my camera.  I hope to start making some video tutorials, though the first attempt did not work so well.  Last night I took a short video (no sound) just showing the figure from various angles.  I always share still images, but perhaps seeing a moving version of the figure is a little closer to actually viewing it in person.  This is also a bit of a test for how the blogger site deals with video. :)

And here's one of the knight too

The videos have also been posted to youtube.  Here's Redghar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VzzOfUfiJ0
And here's the knight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKfW6HW9gAA