tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13111843.post7681797476834017768..comments2023-12-19T10:41:45.202-05:00Comments on Atom-Bomb Bikini: Bulleteer!Robert Ullmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09905253693614316621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13111843.post-42226187322805402772007-02-20T10:58:00.000-05:002007-02-20T10:58:00.000-05:00Hey, Eric, that's good advice...thanks!Hey, Eric, that's good advice...thanks!Robert Ullmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905253693614316621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13111843.post-3094908409187601412007-02-20T10:40:00.000-05:002007-02-20T10:40:00.000-05:00http://home.comcast.net/~ericwolfehanson/drwngbrds...http://home.comcast.net/~ericwolfehanson/drwngbrdstuff/metal1.jpg<BR/><BR/><BR/>A good shorthand trick for metallics is the make a harsh highlight that gets cuts by a shadow that blends into the midtone (like the image linked above) as opposed to a light to mid to dark rendering. It can be easily simplified to a minimal Bruce Timm kinda style, too.Eric Wolfe Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717371938799897619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13111843.post-62567407860154003982007-02-19T07:59:00.000-05:002007-02-19T07:59:00.000-05:00I haven't done any real shinny colour work in a wh...I haven't done any real shinny colour work in a while but I had one teacher in College that used to tell us to pretend the subject is reflecting a desert scene (only if the background was abstract or a desert). It really makes a difference and it allows you to ad a little bit of warmth to the cool metal colour. Having said that I think you did a great job a hell of a lot better than I could.Chris Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357365696642542263noreply@blogger.com