OK... I ran across some art and prints the other day while I was looking for a miniature. Yes, I know that sounds really crazy, but some of the older minis have started to breed with the 2D art.
I have painted this Reaper miniature a few times over the years. I finally have the chance to set the miniature and some 2D art in the same post!
For now, this is the only figure for which I have done this experiment.
Here we go... a drawing that I did on pastel paper of that same Lola the Thief miniature.
You can see that I approach painting the miniatures in the same way as I did my 2D art. Building up a value pattern, creating a center of interest, working edges, and so on.
The biggest difference are the lack of a backdrop on the miniature (the base is not quite the same!), and not having to paint the "other side'. :-)
Both mini and drawing are superb.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think this could be an interesting exercise in the future! :-)
DeleteI'm one of those folks that knows very little about art. What is a value pattern?
ReplyDeleteThat is the pattern the lights and darks make on the image. If you were to break down the image into just flat black and flat white, you should still see an interesting 'pattern'. If there are simply isolated blobs around the picture, that means you are in trouble! :-)
DeleteCool. Thanks!
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