Monday, March 16, 2015

I Hate DPM - SAS Painted

Painted up the first set of SAS from my latest releases at Enfilade figures:

1.) Photo with "Cold" Light Settings


2.)  Photo with "Warm" Light Settings



Still working on the other set with M16s, should be painted up soonish, the hardest part is done. (Yes I´m talking about you, dreaded camouflage pattern!)
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  1. Just JackMarch 16, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    They're looking good man, I like them a lot. I know the camo is a pain, but it looks great.

    V/R,
    Jack

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    1. Black GuardianMarch 17, 2015 at 7:42 AM

      Yeah, it came out okay, but it always seems sooo much effort for very limited gain, as it doesn´t pop as much as I´d like it to. I already did better versions of DPM/US Woodland in the past

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    2. Just JackMarch 18, 2015 at 4:06 AM

      Yes, I agree with the effort part 100%. I spend all this time putting this elaborate camouflage on the troops, then I put a wash on them that blends it all together! Granted, that's what camo is supposed to do, but it just ends up looking muddy, and 'okay' at very close range, which leaves me wondering if I should have taken all that time to put that much effort into it.

      C'est la vie... Or is it c'est la guerre? ;)

      V/R,
      Jack

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    3. Black GuardianMarch 18, 2015 at 8:25 AM

      Washing after painting the camo is no good, try doing it the other way round: Paint the base color, wash, rehighlight the raised surfaces and then paint the camo pattern. This way you get a sense of depth to the base color but maintain the contrast and visibility of the pattern.

      The way I usually do it: http://riflesandmuskets.blogspot.de/2014/11/dpm-woodland-painting-tutorial.html

      This time I painted too much medium brown I fear...

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  2. MarkApril 19, 2015 at 11:48 AM

    Your DPM looks great. I must admit I add a wash after I paint mine, but I like it that way, as I dont like crispy new looking combats

    Cheers
    Mark

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