Astray Bro Build Paint Testing
Justin has been hard at work testing out his paints and pre-shading combination. I have also decided to give pre-shading a whirl, but I'm not entirely in love with the pre-shaded look.
Here are some test pieces using various paint colors for the shading:
Medium Grey:
Bright Red:
Black:
The Medium Grey shaded piece is my favorite, but it's also the most subtle of the three white shaded parts. I've mentioned before that I'm not a fan of pre-shading; only time will tell if I start to incorporate the style into my kits.
Dan...that red piece looks amazing o.o you're already wrecking me in every aspect of this build-off haha. looking awesome man.
ReplyDeleteI've never been a fan of the pre-shaded/post shaded look. It is interesting from an aesthetic point of view, as a stylized choice, but I'm more interested in making my kits look like scale models; As close to the 'real thing' as possible.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I am trying hard to figure out is how to make a Gundam model look large in photographs. I find that pre/post shading reduces the perceived scale of the kits, by increasing the look of occlusion between the pieces. The 1:1 Scale Gundam is great reference:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/06/090612-gundam-g31.jpg
I really don't see anything resembling the heavy shading I see on some kits. Again, it's a different style and looks interesting, but is not what I am trying for right now with my kits.