Monday, April 2, 2012

Your input requested

I wanted to try something different for my Sathar ships from Star Frontiers.  I decided to go with a real paint job instead of my usual multi-shade drybrush technique.  Here's how it came out:
However, I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do, so I tried an experiment, blending a couple shades each of blue, yellow, and green.  I was trying for an organic look, but it came out as more of a hippy-ish tie-dyed thing.
I don't know if I'm happy with this or not, so I'd like your opinion: Should I keep this paint scheme, or soak this mini in Pine-Sol and start over?  Please let me know what you think, and don't be afraid to be honest.
Bonus work-in-progress pic: a larger Sathar ship, perhaps destined to be a tanker of some sort.
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11 comments:

  1. JasonApril 2, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Not bad looking and definitely unique looking. I'd keep it.

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  2. BigharaApril 2, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    A more wet-blend would probably make it look more organic. You might try some washes over the whole things to make transitions smoother (if that's what you're after).

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  3. Chris KutalikApril 2, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    The SS Phish? Why not a sickly green? That somehow seems appropriate for the Sathar to me.

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  4. Sean RobsonApril 2, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    This really doesn't look 'hippy' to me, so much as ethereal and otherworldly, which I think works well on a starship. I like what you've done.

    In addition to smoother transitions, suggested by Bighara, it occurs to me that some object-source lighting effects, possibly along the nacelles, originating from the nacelle globes might also enhance the effect.

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  5. aka JohnApril 2, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    Meh. I don't mind the color scheme much, but I'd rather see a true camo job.

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  6. MY CHRISTAIN BLOGApril 2, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    cool paint job.

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  7. Laughing FerretApril 2, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    I don't know. kind of looks like nebula-cammo, but why would they do it? how often would they be in a nebula? if it's an organic natural coloring that would make sense, but the ship design doesn't look very organic. all taste is relative, but for me it doesn't work. I'd go with a more traditional painted hull for the look of this ship's design.

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  8. Sean RobsonApril 2, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    I see this paint job, not as camouflage, which is useless in space anyway, but as iridescent reflection off of some futuristic or alien alloy.

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  9. Dan EastwoodApril 2, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    I think you got a nice color blend, but I'm not sure it works on that mini and the scale it represents. Maybe try adding some detailing to bring out the sense of large size.

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  10. HoldFastApril 2, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    The colors work. They could use some more blending. How about adding some organic looking veins or web-like tissue, with a darker color? perhaps the veins could spread out from a point at the back or from the nacelles.

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  11. THE HESSIANApril 2, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    You could try doing what they had done in the Star Frontier Ad.
    http://stellerdate2998.blogspot.com/2012/03/star-frontiers-game-ad.html

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