by mangozac » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:50 pm
Superb job, as always. I think you've hit the weathering spot on on this one, and the shading has worked quite well. You know I think many of the BFG designs are like what you describe: it's tough to get a really good feel for them from photos. I know when I finally got my mitts on some ships I was pleasantly surprised with many aspects of the design that can only be appreciated in 3D.
Actually, I think it's a similar thing with many aesthetic designs, like cars for example. As much as I always loved the design of the Z4, I always found it hard to find pictures that do it justice. Looking at the car in person just makes the design feel flawless.
Y'know, the yellow scheme on these marine ships works really well. It contrasts nicely with the metallic components (guns, engines) and as I said before the shading you've used in brown tones is great.
As you know, my past few weeks have been pretty insane. Hopefully I'll get into some painting in the next fortnight.
Oh yeah I can make that....