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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Turning up the heat...


OK, time to prime!  This is another nice feature of Secret Weapon resin products.  As I have mentioned before, you don't have to waste endless hours washing and scrubbing mould release.  Just grab your primer, a brush, and get to it!!!


Let's start with the lightest colors first, including the fluorescent yellow.


This part of the effect will be worked even lighter at the end of the project, once I get to see how all the darker areas play out.


Fluorescent orange is added to the mix.


I keep a supply of the 'regular' bright yellow color on hand, which I use to keep the additional layers of paint wet enough to blend on the base itself.


You're getting warmer!  Orange complete.


Now for some burnt orange, with a touch of the fluorescent orange mixed in.


The darker these subsequent layers get, the brighter the original layers become.


This is done on all the bases...


Until I begin to introduce pure black into the mix, but still with some of the deep red color included.


At this point, a straight application of the pure black is done around the base lip and other selected areas.  The final stages will involve making these parts look more like cooled ash.  More neutral (and even cooler) grays will be added.  That will make the lava appear that much hotter, as we now have value contrast, warm vs cool contrast, and high saturation vs grayed down colors.

A hat trick of contrast!!  Stay tuned.


8 comments:

  1. do you use these fluorescent paints in your regular art?

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    1. I use them now when I paint my 2D spacescapes!!

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  2. Loving the lava effect as it progresses...just gets better and better! Don't burn yourself!

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    1. Hehe... I have to buy a new electric space heater, since the last one died being run so much during last years frigid weather! :-)

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    2. I feel your pain somewhat. I'm in Maryland, which is already getting closet to freezing at night already! I don't want anymore 2F days like last year! My pipes froze!

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    3. Yikes! Yes, there were ice dams on the roof, and it dropped down to 53 degrees in my painting area, even with the heater...

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    4. You continued to paint in 53 degrees? New respect for you sir. I would have curled up into a blanket until only my controller for my playstation was exposed.

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    5. Yup... had to, late into the night every night to get armies done, videos burned and pressed, and much more!

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