Artistic SWFUKers Thread as requested by Michael Sith :)

[Michael Sith]

Looks great

The best photos I've ever taken were with a Nikon F301 SLR .....before digital :?

 

[x-pack]

I have no idea how people took photos on fully manual cameras before digital. With digital you can afford to take 50 shots of the same thing just to make sure you get something workable. With film there's no way you could do that. Everything has to be right before you press the shutter release.

 

[Michael Sith]

:lol: see how easy you have it nowadays

I had loads of filters, starburst, sepia etc, no photoshop! I loved the camera, but it did take up too much time, as you say much easier nowadays.

What you moving up to, D500?

 

[mumbo]

Really chuffed to have received this masterpiece through the door from our very own Mr Sith 8) Michael is a very kind hearted, generous and talented guy who helps to make this forum the place it is

 

[grinchy]

that looks ace, Mike is a real gent, i to have one of his great artworks, top man!

 

[x-pack]

:lol: see how easy you have it nowadays

I had loads of filters, starburst, sepia etc, no photoshop! I loved the camera, but it did take up too much time, as you say much easier nowadays.

What you moving up to, D500?

Yeh maybe something like that. Someone told me canon are much better than NIKON but that would mean changing everything

 

[Palifan]

Love looking at this thread, always great work being done

Thought I'd also copy this link of some of my handy work I recently posted in another thread. Wasn't quite sure where it fitted into the forum but thought it was worth a mention here as well.

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23582

Ian

 

[Michael Sith]

Saw. That on your other thread...great job mate

 

[Michael Sith]

Really chuffed to have received this masterpiece through the door from our very own Mr Sith 8) Michael is a very kind hearted, generous and talented guy who helps to make this forum the place it is

Glad you like him, MR Mumbo also makes the forum what it is :wink:


love the Fett 12 inch posing with his portrait

 

[JuniorChubb]

Fett looks great Mike, now it's in Mumbos hands I can get to see it in the flesh...

Barry great Ventress photo, love the red glow fits her perfectly.

Ian that Death Star is classy mate, quality job.

You talented Swfukers :lol:

 

[tundra9]

That is brilliant Mike, improving with every piece! 8)

 

[grinchy]

I Haven't done any artwork for a while, and got the new large hasbro xwing for christmas, which was begging for a weathering job. did it today, used the airbrush and various acrylic colours on it, pleased with how it turned out.

Heres what it looked like before

 

[Michael Sith]

Looks far better IMO

Great work 8)

Need to get an airbrush kit

 

[grinchy]

cheers mate, you can get an airbrush and canned air pretty cheap these days, good for basic work badger is a good one to start with.
Had fun with this, felt good to be doing something for me for a change.

 

[Michael Sith]

Had a look a few times at kits, don't want to invest loads, in case I'm not taken with it.

Loads of cheap kits for £20 mark , but I presume they are crap!

 

[grinchy]

You can get a decent enough brush for around 20 quid mate, i started with a badger version, single action press down and both paint and air comes out together, you can also get a double action brush, this is what i use, but this takes practise as you press for air and the paint comes out when you press the trigger down and back, how much paint depends on your finger pressure, tricky to master, if you need any pointers mate shoot me a message

 

[Michael Sith]

Appreciate the heads up

Cheers bud

 

[Palifan]

Love that x-wing paint job grinchy, something to wash away those post Christmas blues!

Ian

 

[grinchy]

Cheers, just got to find a proper place for the bugger now, might suspend it from the ceiling,

 

[user 5830]

Any chance you took any pics part way through? I'd be interested in seeing how you layered it up. Also, did you repaint the engine intakes with a brush that dark silver or is it all done with an airbrush?
Really great work by the way.. hence my desire to know and see more of how it was done

 

[grinchy]

So many people have asked me on facebook how i did it that i wish i had taken more pics as i did it, the intakes i did with a brush, drybrushed silver and washes of black acrylic, if i do another one i'll take plenty of pics

 

[mumbo]

I Haven't done any artwork for a while, and got the new large hasbro xwing for christmas, which was begging for a weathering job. did it today, used the airbrush and various acrylic colours on it, pleased with how it turned out.

Heres what it looked like before

That is a million times better than it was, cracking job 8)

 

[Jediknight3263827]

So many people have asked me on facebook how i did it that i wish i had taken more pics as i did it, the intakes i did with a brush, drybrushed silver and washes of black acrylic, if i do another one i'll take plenty of pics

you can do mine for me if you like :lol: :lol:

 

[grinchy]

Cheers, lots of people have asked me to paint theres up, shipping it to and from would be to expensive i think, shame we are not closer.

 

[Jediknight3263827]

im in and out of liverpool all the time with work

 

[grinchy]

well i'm doing at least one other one now, i'll take pics of the technique this time, cheers guys

 

[Michael Sith]

Look forward to seeing pics, take it easy Grinchy

 

[Grant]

Nice work Grinchy.

 

[user 5830]

Could this be next Grinchy???

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2814964.htm

 

[grinchy]

I did have a look at the falcon, but i'm having trouble finding a place for the legacy falcon i allready have,

I think the hero falcon is a bit smaller than this one