Thursday 20 November 2014

Nocturna Models Enchantment [WIP - Soft colours]

In perhaps a bout of overconfidence, I decided to forgo the use of a colour wheel when deciding on the three main soft colours I wanted on the Nocturna Models Enchantment 70-mm scale miniature. All I had in-hand were some reference photos of all the costumes ever worn by Emilia Clark when portraying Daenerys Targayen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, from which I picked and chose several colours that I liked and felt might go well together. Now in all fairness to the series' costume designers, these three colours were never used together in one costume. And it had me worried.

Nocturna Models Enchantment, work-in-progress - deciding the main soft colours
All three colours had to be muted for them to co-exist peacefully and not clash
I'm too sexy for my ... (admit it, that song is in your head now)

Soon after I had finished laying down the main soft colours, I panicked big time and started to second guess my choice of colours. Moreover, I couldn't really find these three combinations in the colour wheel. Then I remembered a book in my collection which I had forgotten about until now - Color Index by Jim Krause. To my relief, I found that the colours I used is indeed a valid combination when used as light tints, which my soft pastel-like colours kinda resemble. But some good did come out of my impetuousness -  if I had referred to the color wheel beforehand I would never have selected the colours I did. Also, I now have a new tool in my miniature painting hobby, the Color Index book.

To my relief, the leftmost 'Light Tints' colour combination on the top row shows my choice does exist  
Adding light pastel green into the mix, made it less Barbiesque

Going forward, there are two important things I need to do with regards to painting the clothes worn by the Nocturna Models Enchantment figure. Firstly, I will have to place more of the three main soft colours at strategic locations on the miniature to ensure they complement each other well. Secondly, I will have to decided on a neutral colour I can use to tie the whole piece together. This colour will also be sourced from the many costumes worn by Emilia Clarke when dressed as Daenerys Targayen.

Next up, the three main soft colours will be strategically placed at other parts of the miniature ...
... and a suitable neutral colour will be added to tie everything together

This has been an unproductive week hobby wise. My son came down with high fever so I dropped everything hobby-related to take care of his illness. He is recovering now so I should be able to get more painting done soon. That is unless I am coming down with the bug he had ... perish the thought!

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20 comments:

  1. Nice way to incorporate what would otherwise be very clashy colors! If you get sick you could always paint up some plague marines to appease Nurgle ;)

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    1. Ha ha ha ... after the pinks and turquoise my mind was going into a Barbiesque overload so I had to add the light pastel green to 'toughen' her up. Granted the colours are more apt to clash than not but luckily the muted tones means they can live together ... so far at least. ^_^

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  2. She is absolutly beautiful, great colors...

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    1. She is indeed a wonderful sculpture, and I am glad you like the colours so far.

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  3. Nice colour choices looking forward to seeing this finished.

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    1. Thanks Simon, it's going to be tough making these three colours work. I am hoping the neutral colour I used will be able to tie all of them together.

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  4. you made a great choice of colours as usual, i don't think you need any reference!
    i'll wait to see more, and say to your son: get well soon!
    bye

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    1. You are very kind luca and yes I will say that to him. :)

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  5. I'm certainly curious to see how this turns out, very cool colours.

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    1. LoL, I am just as curious as you are for at this moment I am not too sure how I am going to make it all work. :)

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  6. Now that's definitela an unusual combination. Not sure where this will leadbut I'm curious. Never used a colour wheel... I always ask my wife if something works or not.

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    1. I have only recently started using the Color Wheel more often and it's a great help to someone like me who is not trained in the arts. But as time goes on, I do hope I can more instinctively tell whether the colours work or not.

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  7. Beautiful sculpt and a brave choice of colours. Can't wait to see how this develops.

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    1. More foolhardy than brave but I have to make it work cause I am to lazy to strip everything off and start again. :)

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  8. Sweet! I'm really looking forward to see her in all her splendour!

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    1. No pressure on me then ;)
      Hopefully the muted colours will make more sense when I start painting the skin tone and dragon. Oh well, if all fails I can always hang my head in shame. :)

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  9. Great pastels & an intriguing color combo. Very curious to see where this winds up.

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    1. I am finding it difficult to make light pastels look interesting but at least my attempt is becoming a very good learning experience for me.

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  10. well, using so very different colours it's good to let every section of the statue stand out and the palette you're using is very interesting, really I am intrigued :)

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    1. Thanks for the advice. ^_^ Luckily she has the details to enable me to do what you said but whether I have the skills to pull it off is another matter entirely.

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