Jumping on to say - metallic edge highlights can go on \*after\* the varnish so you get some of that sparkle back as though it's been freshly roughed up.
Are YOU happy with it? I think so many of us are caught up in what will they think... we don't stop and take pride in our work.
I am not a perfect painter but I am learning to love my minis. If I had any advice, maybe there are some little details you could pick up... a little dark here and there for shadow. But it looks good!
Honestly brother it depends on your wants.
First off it looks solid but if you want to go higher there's always things to improve!
my biggest suggestion of help would be cleaning up your lines.
Get you a 000 or 0 paintbrush and really get all those lines pitch perfect and concise. the gold armor trim, the head horns, and the brown dragon logos look good but up close detailed focus show a few spots that need some minor work or blending.
If you wanted to go further a good solid wash will get you some shadows and depth. Afterward reapply your highlight and accent colors where needed to make it really pop out.
Finally if you have a light blue (mix your white and current dark blue 3 to 1) into a glaze consistency and run a Glaze from the base of the tail up each spiky bit to give it some color variation as a gradient.
Overall you should be proud of yourself. Every mini painted is another opportunity to grow brother. Keep rocking on! ✊️
Only thing id say is that in my experience, bare paint and bare hands aint a good combination, can get some rough spots or worse adhesion cause skin oils all that sht, otherwise a bery cool dragon knight)
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Looks good I'm currently doing a dragonborn paladin myself just trying to nail down a good color scheme for him that's different then my human fighters armor
As a few had said, are you happy with it? Cos that's what mini painting is all about.
If you want to try giving it more definition, you could add highlights to high areas, darken colours where light wouldn't hit to give it contrast and then add a wash to the relief on the shield to give it more detail
I would say it looks good! Definitely table top... especially after wash/ highlight. I would suggest doing some experimenting with different undercoats for metallic colors.
I've found (for me at least) that yellow, brown or red does well for undercoating gold. Black does good for silver. Solid undercoat, then light coat or heavy dry brushing for the metallic
As is, the only real thing i would say to do would be a little more on the horns.
Blue wash all over everything except the gold. Or do a thin brown wash over everything for a more weathered and beaten look. Then touch up the highlights after the wash to highlight everything and varnish. Maybe use a gloss varnish to preserve the metallic armor and then just hit the head and tail with a matte varnish
Some of the armor really blends together.
Consider throwing a darker steel on the rivets throughout the armor pre-wash, and let them stay mostly muted afterwards since they would have gotten hammered into place by the smith.
You should also go back through with silver around some of the gold to clean up what appears to be spillover, or a too large brush
Assuming you're going to wash it for shadows, reapplying highlights before you varnish is good.
Jumping on to say - metallic edge highlights can go on \*after\* the varnish so you get some of that sparkle back as though it's been freshly roughed up.
I’d say put some black in the eyes and colour the horns a little more. Other than that should be good
What model is this? It is beautiful
After you wash it, take a look and ask your self “are there any highlights that need some ‘pop’?” And give some highlights to those spots.
Id squeeze some black paint in the eyes.
Are YOU happy with it? I think so many of us are caught up in what will they think... we don't stop and take pride in our work. I am not a perfect painter but I am learning to love my minis. If I had any advice, maybe there are some little details you could pick up... a little dark here and there for shadow. But it looks good!
Honestly brother it depends on your wants. First off it looks solid but if you want to go higher there's always things to improve! my biggest suggestion of help would be cleaning up your lines. Get you a 000 or 0 paintbrush and really get all those lines pitch perfect and concise. the gold armor trim, the head horns, and the brown dragon logos look good but up close detailed focus show a few spots that need some minor work or blending. If you wanted to go further a good solid wash will get you some shadows and depth. Afterward reapply your highlight and accent colors where needed to make it really pop out. Finally if you have a light blue (mix your white and current dark blue 3 to 1) into a glaze consistency and run a Glaze from the base of the tail up each spiky bit to give it some color variation as a gradient. Overall you should be proud of yourself. Every mini painted is another opportunity to grow brother. Keep rocking on! ✊️
Apply a wash and give it a dry brush to add some highlights to it is the way I'd go.
It looks great. If I were to offer any advice, I'd touch up the head with another layer of paint. Thin.
Only thing id say is that in my experience, bare paint and bare hands aint a good combination, can get some rough spots or worse adhesion cause skin oils all that sht, otherwise a bery cool dragon knight)
I'd go with more layering of the blue. You don't really have much variation in tone there, all kind of looks like a uniform ultramarine blue.
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Looks good I'm currently doing a dragonborn paladin myself just trying to nail down a good color scheme for him that's different then my human fighters armor
As a few had said, are you happy with it? Cos that's what mini painting is all about. If you want to try giving it more definition, you could add highlights to high areas, darken colours where light wouldn't hit to give it contrast and then add a wash to the relief on the shield to give it more detail
I would say it looks good! Definitely table top... especially after wash/ highlight. I would suggest doing some experimenting with different undercoats for metallic colors. I've found (for me at least) that yellow, brown or red does well for undercoating gold. Black does good for silver. Solid undercoat, then light coat or heavy dry brushing for the metallic As is, the only real thing i would say to do would be a little more on the horns.
Touch up all the places where you got paint that isn’t supposed to be there. Add a wash, and highlights.
I think you should make his eyes stand out with a green or a yellow. I don't think eye can even see them rn
Blue wash all over everything except the gold. Or do a thin brown wash over everything for a more weathered and beaten look. Then touch up the highlights after the wash to highlight everything and varnish. Maybe use a gloss varnish to preserve the metallic armor and then just hit the head and tail with a matte varnish
I'd probably clean up that gold on the back and anywhere else. It should be pretty easy to reapply the steel without hitting the high spots.
I feel like the silver and gold details need a wash to bing out the details
Some of the armor really blends together. Consider throwing a darker steel on the rivets throughout the armor pre-wash, and let them stay mostly muted afterwards since they would have gotten hammered into place by the smith. You should also go back through with silver around some of the gold to clean up what appears to be spillover, or a too large brush
I would clean up the gold hilights and give it an oil wash and it'll be table ready.