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First Time Repaints By EarthboundEiniosaurus

Started by EarthboundEiniosaurus, October 13, 2015, 01:06:49 AM

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EarthboundEiniosaurus

October 13, 2015, 01:06:49 AM
So, I haven't really ever painted before, especially not anything three dimensional such as a dinosaur figure. The last time I tried something like this was probably when i was like five and go one of those paint it yourself dinosaur kits. Anyway, I recently decided that two of my favorite childhood toys needed a makeover, so over the weekend i graced them with brand new paint schemes, with lots of help from copper's art tutorial (if you read this, thanks copper! :) ). These were both originally painted a bland, monochrome green. Sorry if the picture quality is crud, I was using the camera on my computer. I couldn't think of any original color schemes, so I used Mark Witton's Tyrannosaurus as reference. One last thing, i'm aware that sauropods are now theorized to have fleshy nostrils positioned at the front of their snouts, but i decided to stick to the sculpt and paint them in where they originally were. Thanks for reading, and please comment, constructive criticism helps! :)

Link to my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/135950092@N08

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
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#1
October 13, 2015, 02:10:37 PM
Use a really thin darker color to bring out the details, it looks alot better.

EarthboundEiniosaurus

#2
October 13, 2015, 02:22:46 PM
Quote from: Jonagold2000 on October 13, 2015, 02:10:37 PM
Use a really thin darker color to bring out the details, it looks alot better.

That's known as a dark wash, correct? I was going to do that, but I was fearful that I would ruin the paint. Maybe once i get brave enough, i'll try a dark wash, but until then i'll provably keep them as they are, but thank you for the comment :)

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

EarthboundEiniosaurus

#3
April 02, 2016, 03:58:54 AM
Well it's been awhile since i've updated this thread, and I'm glad to say I've improved a bit :) I still haven't tried a dark wash so if anybody has any tips on that if you could please tell me. Constructive criticism is welcome ^-^



Mojo Fun mini Triceratops repaint, one of my older paints


Safari good luck minis Triceratops, along with the Apatosaurus which has since had another repaint




Shapeways 1/4 Pegomastax, sculpted by mb_cg



JP Lycaenops baby (This I gave to my girlfriend, she thought it was the Diictodon from Primeval)


Three of the four David Krentz Shapeways "raptors" two are based on Saurian concept art, and the fourth has yet to be painted



Tsaagan mangas



Dromaeosaurus albertensis


Linheraptor exquisitus

More repaints will come in another upcoming post, so stay tuned ^-^

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

AcroSauroTaurus

#4
April 02, 2016, 04:10:43 AM
They look good!
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dutchdinolover

#5
April 02, 2016, 07:42:42 AM
Those "raptors" are really cool! Well done :D

earth108

#6
April 02, 2016, 05:47:12 PM
Looks great! You might want to try several shades of wash :soft,dark,blue,red,green,etc. even really thin darker colors which you use as Jonagold2000 recommended. This will add instant shading to your works.
Your Shapeways 1/4 Pegomastax paint job is really good. Nice color blending there! and diorama is wonderful! :)
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#7
April 02, 2016, 09:38:52 PM
Very nice work!
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EarthboundEiniosaurus

#8
April 05, 2016, 03:41:48 AM
Thank you all for the positive comments ^-^ And thank you earth108 for the advice about washes, i'll be sure to test it out. Another question: I've been reading around on the frequently asked questions page and it says to avoid craft acrylics. I use this brand of paint for the majority of my repaints and was wondering if this was one such craft paint:
More repaints soon, and thanks in advance :)

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

tyrantqueen

#9
April 05, 2016, 08:27:30 AM
Yes, that is a craft brand of acrylic.

EarthboundEiniosaurus

#10
April 05, 2016, 02:19:23 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on April 05, 2016, 08:27:30 AM
Yes, that is a craft brand of acrylic.

Okay, thank you for telling me. That's one of the reason I haven't tried washes, this paint doesn't really handle that well. Hopefully I'll be able to acquire some proper acrylics soon :)

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

EarthboundEiniosaurus

#11
April 05, 2016, 05:24:34 PM
Here are the last few repaints that i've done in the past few months. These were painted with craft acrylics, except for the Stegosaurus, which was painted with a different brand. Again, constructive criticism and advice is welcome ^-^




Repainted WWD the movie "Juniper" Pachyrhinosaurus



Mojo fun mini Stegosaurus, I need to try and reapply the eyes on this one




Wild Safari "Sue at the museum" Torosaurus

And that's it. Hopefully i'll have more repaints to share soon :)

Thanks,

EarthboundEiniosaurus
"Just think about it... Ceratopsids were the Late Cretaceous Laramidian equivalent of todays birds of paradise. And then there's Sinoceratops..."
- Someone, somewhere, probably.

T-Reqs

#12
April 05, 2016, 09:32:54 PM
All of your repaints look amazing, especially your raptors! Do you come up with all of your color schemes yourself, or do you take influence from paleoart or modern wildlife?
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