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GOLD&AXE
UNDERPAI
NTI
NG&OVERLAPPI
NGLAYERS
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arCr
aft
wor
ldi
ans
,

We
lcomet
oaNe
wSt
epbySt
epTut
ori
al.

Int
hisl
ess
on,Iam shar
ings
tepsandt
ecni
queofpai
nti
ngGol
d
NonMetal
li
cMe t
al.

Mai nfocusisonHi ghContras

t.Cont
ras
tbe
twe
enDar
kand
Ar
tis
t:
LightValues.Aswe llast
onalcont
ras
t.
Al
eksandr
aCv
etanov
ski
LightPlaceme nt
sandVol umes.
TonalVar i
ationsandmor e.

PaintsUse
d ModelIam us
ingisGame
sWor
kshop:Ne
athe
rmaz
e,
Scale75Arti
st Gor
echose
nofDr omm

Underpaint
ing:
-Orange
-Pri
mar yRed
-Spri
ngGr een
-NaplesYell
ow

Glaz
e:
-BurntUmbe
r

Over
lappi
ngLayer
s:
-Pri
maryRed
-Spri
ngGree
n
-Pri
maryYel
low
-White

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OVERLAPPI
NGLAYERS
LI
GHTPLACEMENT

Withagr eenis
h-re
dunderpai
ntingsetIhav
ea
goodbasetonet ost
artwi
thbuil
dingupofnmm
goldt
onali
ti
e s
.

Befor
ec onti
nui
ngtot
hefir
stmidtone
s,Iam gl
az-
i
ngt hes hadet
oneoveral
lree
s e
sandde t
ailsin
shade.

Icre
ate
d amixbe
twe e
n Spr
ingGr
een,
Pri
mar
y
Re
dandPrimar
yYe
llow.

Ist
arte
d applyi
ngthistoneon at hi
nlaye
rto
s
ketc
ht helightpl
acementand theninthi
cke
r
l
aye
rstolaydowntext
urebrus
trokes
.
Ide
abe hi
ndthi
sles
sonishowcol
orsar
eusedtoc
reat
eshadesandhi
ghli
ght
sofgol
dnmm.
Imagines
hadesaswar
m brownswit
hredhue.
Whilehi
ghli
ghtsar
eyel
lowochr
ewit
hgre
en
hues.

Tryusing:
-SHADES:
Pri
mar yRed&Bur nUmbe rfort
heshades
.Darke
rs hadeshavemor eofthebur ntumbe rin
themix,whilebri
ght e
rshadeshavemoreredinthemi x.Ifyouwantt obr ightenr
e d,you
canaddOr ange.
-MI DTONES&HI GHLIGHTS:
Pri
mar yRed,SpringGr e
en&Pr i
maryYell
ow.Addwhi te.Cr
e at
etonalv ariati
onsthatare
spre
adingfrom gr
e entoorangehues
.Formorevaluesofnmm l i
ghtref
lec t
ion.
Tr ytofoc usonde fini ngvol ume s Ons hape swi thwi de
rar eas ,you
ofe achpar tandde tail,wit hout cande f
inewi des hapesofl ightre -
losingt rackoft heov er
allpi c- fl
e c
tions.Tomakewi dear e asin-
ture .De cidel ights our c
ear e
a. teresti
ng,y ou c an makeame tal
Cr eateagoodc ont rastbe twe en surfacet e
xturewi t
hbr ushst rokes.
lightsands hade s.Us eedge sof Cr e
atedi ffe
re ntbr us
troke sov er-
shape stoaddt ot hede f
ini ti
on. l
appi ng,whi ley ou createac on
Tonal it
iesoft hes idear easar e trastbe t
we ens hade,mi dtoneand
dar kerinv alue si nc ontras tto highlights.
frontalar eas.
Evenafte
ry ouaresati
sfi
edwi t
hunderpai
nti
ng
tonesandov e
ral
lvolume s.Al
waysthi
nkabout
rece
ssesandde t
ail
st oshade,bef
oreprocee
d-
i
ngt omidtonesandhighlight
s.

Afte
rshadingde t
ail
sofgol
dmetalar
easwi
th
BurntUmbe rglaz
e,Ipr
ocee
dedwit
hfirs
tmi
d-
tonere
fle
ctions
.

Imixe
dSpringGr
eenwit
habitofr
edandap-
pl
iedthe f
irs
tshape
s ofl
ightplac
ement
s.

Folowingthes
es hapes,cre
atedintheprevi
ous
ste
p,Iadde dPr imaryYe ll
ow paintin amix
withSpr i
ngGreen.Gr aduall
yhighli
ghti
ngthe
samel ightpl
aceme ntareas.Slowlyreduc
ing
thesiz
eofappl i
cati
on,wi t
he ac
hl i
ghte
rlayer
.
 Spri
ngGre
en Spri
ngGre
en
Bunr
tUmbe
r Pri
maryRed Pri
maryYel
low
Pri
maryYel
low
Spri
ngGre
en
Pri
maryRed
Spri
ngGre
en
Whenmi xingpaints,t
rytofoc
usonTonalVari
ati
ons.Mixesbet
we enPr i
mar yRedandSpring
Greenvaryfrom:
Moreredint hemix,tothesameamountofeac
hpaintinthemix,tomor egreenint hemi
x.
Byaddi
ngpr i
maryy el
low:
Youcancre at
eami xbe t
weenprimar
yyel
lowandr e
d,mor etoredormor etoye
llow.Mixbe-
twe
enpr i
mar yyell
ow ands pr
inggre
en,moretogreenormor etoy e
llow.Aswe llasmixbe-
twe
enpr i
mar yyell
owandv ari
ati
onsofmixe
sbetweenspri
nggreenandpr i
maryre d.
 Gol
dNonMe
tal
li
cMe
tal
St
epbySt
ep

1 2

3 4
1.Unde rpai
nting.Tone sIsetinunde r
painti
ngare2.Gl azingt hes hades,boos ti
ngthedar kv alueof
darkervaluesoft onesIwilluseformi dtonesandshadear easandmaki ngs urethatr
ec e
sse softhede -
highl
ights.Orangef orthefocalpoi
nt.Pri
mar yRedtai
lsar edark.
andSpr i
ngGr e enmi xedwi
t hBurntUmbe r.Napl
esAddingl ightpl ac
e mentr ef
lect
ions
.Us ingami xbe -
Yell
owf orthes of
tlightambiance. tween Spr i
ng Gr een and Pr imar
y Re d( mor eto
green).Cr eatingr ef
lec
tionsofmi dtonesonaGol d
3.AddingPrimaryYe l
lowinthemi x.AddingTonal me t
als urface.
Variat
ionsbetweenthesemixesasal i
ghtrefl
ect
ion
shapesovertheGoldMe talSurf
ace.Decreas
ingthe 4.Addi ngWhi tepaintintoYe l
lowTonalVar i
ations.
areaofappli
cati
onwi t
he ac
hlight
erlayer
. Higlightingt hee dgesandt inydetail
sf orthef inal
shapeandde fi
nit
ion.
 NonMe
tal
li
cMe
talAxeBl
ade
St
epbySt
ep

1 2

3 4
1.Withthebasetoneset,
Iam addingthefir
s tshapes 2.Whe ntheglaz
el ayerdri
ed.Iam addi ngmor e
ofli
ghtplacementonthebladeusingami xbe tween gl
azelaye
rsofdi f
ferentvari
ationsbetwe
e n pai
nt
Spri
ng Gr een,Primary Yel
low and Whi te .Mor e mixe
s.Focusi
ngonmor eyellow tonei
ntheuppe r
Whiteinthemi x,cr
eati
ngapasteltone.Iam addi ng bl
adeand mor eoft hegr e
enisht one
sforl ower
thi
sglazeinathinlayerandIwaitforthes urfaceto bl
ade.
drybeforeconti
nuing.
4.Keepingy el
lowt onal
iti
esfortheupperblade,and
3.Whe nIhav eani nit
ialsket
choft helightplace- gree
nisht onalit
iesforthelowerblade.Iam adding
me nts
,Iam cr
e at
ingathickerl
ayer(sti
llwetenough mor eoft hewhi tepaintinthemi x,anddefi
ningthe
foreasi
erbrus
hf low),butnottootransparent
.Iam e dgesofthebl ades,aswellasfi
nalrefl
ect
ionsinthe
usingti
pofmybr us htocreat
ear ef
lect
ionshape,by mi dareasoft hebl adeshape.
leavi
ngline
sfrom insi
detoout s
ideofthebladee dge
.
 CONTRAST
TonalI
nte
sit
y

1 2

3 4

1.I ntheunde rpainti

ngs t
ageIus edthesame 2.Tos ecuregoodv isi
bi l
ityoft hede tai
ls,i
tis
colorsIpl annedt ous ethroughoutt hepr oj
- alwaysgoodt oadde xtragl azeofs hadei nthe
ect.Indar kertonali
ties
. recess
esandt extureare as.
Fir
stlightpl ace
me ntl aye r
sar et hi
nandnot
3.AsIbui ldtotone stoli
ght e
rt onal
iti
es,de-t oofarinv alue,from bas etone s.
pe ndingont heme talsurf
aceIam pai nti
ng, i
t
isonmet ode cidet heintensityofthec on- 4.But,s i
nc eIwasai mi ngf oras hinyandr e-
trast. fl
ecti
veme talsurface
, Ipr oceedtot helight
est
Ic ans t
opont hisstep,withj ustdefi
ninga t onali
ti
e s,t
oac hievestrongc ontrast.
fewe dgesandde tai
lsforthef i
nallookoft he
me t
all
icshapes.
 That
’sal
lfort
odaysGOLDNMM l ess
on.BothMar koandIhopeyouenj
oyedonemore
StepbySteptut
ori
al.Wearelooki
ngforwardtoseeyourproj
ect
susi
ngthi
sguideand
tecni
ques.
Thanky
ou,Your s
,Aleks
andraCvetanov
ski

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