I'm currently working through some AWI/FIW Indians for a chap and they're coming along well enough; a mix of Perry and Conquest figures and all pretty nice. In some instances they're sold as particular tribes, but these are deliberately anonymous, although a couple of the Perry characters will have to be done 'as is', so Joseph Brant is going to be Joseph Brant and not Dangling Snot or whoever.
I thought I'd take a couple of shots of the finished ones (obviously!), to send to the guy who owns them rather than for the blog, but I think the outcome is pretty poor. I never seem to get the light right although I've mastered the 'slightly out of focus' look with no trouble. I suspect daylight just isn't for me and I ought to use lamps, but I've tried this before with equally questionable results. Maybe I'm just a pretty poor photographer and that's that. Anyway, hints and tips would be appreciated.
Lamps all the way matey.... Daylight bulbs,
ReplyDeleteI am a lamp fan too, also a tripod to allow me to use longer shutter speeds.
ReplyDelete"Dangling Snot"! That had me nearly sneeze coffee all over my laptop. The miniatures look great.
ReplyDeleteMe too Chris.
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Nice work Gary, I'm sure the chap who owns them will be very pleased....did someone mention a lamp?
ReplyDeleteUseful information, thanks gents. However, I might decide to keep the " uniform soft edge" as it normally takes about half a bottle of rum to achieve such a relaxed perspective . . . ;O)
ReplyDeleteOnly half a bottle.
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lovely brushwork Gary
They are really great, beautiful details!
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