Safari Ltd. Kaprosuchus

[smashtoad]

I love Doug's sculpt of this galloping terror, but didn't care for the paint.  This is a fairly straightforward scheme, but I dig it.  I would like to darken the mouth a tick, but am currently terrified to go down that road.  Some of the black accenting is hard to shoot, but these shots are pretty good.

[Kayakasaurus]

Wow that looks great!

[Bucklander]

I see what you mean about wanting to darken the mouth. Unfortunately, the overall darker scheme really highlights the mouth's lightness. And I understand you must feel reluctant to repaint the mouth now, in case you screw it up. For what it's worth, I think you should take courage and listen to that nagging voice. You'll never rest until you do. And even if you do make a mistake (or two) you can always paint over that. Really, you shouldn't stop until YOU are perfectly happy with it.

If you do decide to paint the mouth, good luck.

[stargatedalek]

Looks very nice! I love the caiman colours.

I'd recommend just taking a very small brush and dabbing a tiny bit of black paint inside the mouth, then smear it around until it's a very fine layer mottled across the surface. I find this trick works very well for darkening smoother areas of a sculpt (typically beaks) and gives a very natural look.

[smashtoad]

Looks very nice! I love the caiman colours.

I'd recommend just taking a very small brush and dabbing a tiny bit of black paint inside the mouth, then smear it around until it's a very fine layer mottled across the surface. I find this trick works very well for darkening smoother areas of a sculpt (typically beaks) and gives a very natural look.

That's essentially how I paint my whole figures.  I dont ever brush, I stipple.  Some reptiles have very bright mouth linings...so I was undecided which way to go...but I think you guys are right.  I gotta get some shade in there.

[joossa]

Awesome. Makes it looks so realistic!

[smashtoad]

Thanks a bunch.  I think I'm going to go one more level, and put some black scalation color on his lower sides, then cover him in a light blue wash.  Should give that realism one more notch.

[Jetoar]

Your customitation is really beautiful  .

[smashtoad]

Thank you.