Asked my sister to paint my viv while I was away with work as she wanted some pocket money and holy moly. Does it still look good?
Going to seal the paint when finished pls don’t attack me
I would add some other shades of browns just to tone it down a bit and make it look more natural. The rock work itself looks really good. I think that bright solid orange makes it look kinda like plastic.
Kiowascout
All you need is a litttle concert stage and youre in Colorado.
27Lopsided_Raccoons
Add brown and black over it to make it more natural. Any non toxic acrylic paint is safe if sealed.
keekatron
if you are going to seal the paint can you put some sand on the sealant to texturize it and give it some neutral tones
Jayccob
It is pretty bright but you can test it as a base layer.
As others mentioned use some darker paint, but don’t just dunk the brush and start painting. If you do that all you’re doing is covering it up. Dip the tip of the brush then, wipe a good portion of the paint off the brush, either by having a scrap piece you wipe it in or on the side can do it runs back in.
This is referred to as dry brushing and allows you to paint the raised surfaces and not paint the lower surfaces. It takes practice, but you can control how “dry” the brush is. The drier the brush is, the more raised a surface needs to be. This let’s you lay down multiple layers of different colors and still see all the colors and, for the people who are more skilled than I, it can also really enhance the depth of the background visually.
sarracenia67
Mars
Hot-Government-6721
Don’t panic. I don’t think it’s a terrible start, but it’s not a good place to quit. When painting any artificial, layering different colors/techniques is key.
If it were mine, I would do a deep red/brown umber wash, to emphasize the texture and desaturate the red base coat. Then add some sponged patches of purple and tan hues to make it less monochromatic and more organic. Then I’d dry brush a couple shades of ocher, to make the highlights pop.
Print a photo of the rock you want, and reference it while you paint. Look up some scenic modeling videos on YouTube for good techniques.
Once you’re nearly happy,find a color you like for lichen, and flick some fine droplets onto the rock work. This will bring your piece to the next level.
Ramen_Haruspex
Lean into it. Go for a full ‘pulp’ comic-style Mars and 3d print a crashed spaceship for a hide
x_rye_chip_x
You could embrace this and go for a Sedona look. I agree with others about using shades of browns, but I would also add some muted oranges. Then go for a light layer of a light grey at the top. You can also break it up further with small patches of live sphagnum moss. (Not sure what you’re adding in here, but sphagnum has nearly the right look and color of desert shrubs)
DisembarkEmbargo
This could be very metal.
zaprowsdower1121
I reminds me of the Clint Eastwood movie High Plains Drifter where the whole town is painted red
Black and brown washes, and then a tan dry brush over it all. It will look great.
-Washes
Super duper water down some black paint, and some brown paint. Brush over everything (lay it flat on its back, so this paint can pool in the crevices)
Dry brush….uhhh, Google it. It will be better that whatever bullshit half ass description I try to give you 😂
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I would add some other shades of browns just to tone it down a bit and make it look more natural. The rock work itself looks really good. I think that bright solid orange makes it look kinda like plastic.
All you need is a litttle concert stage and youre in Colorado.
Add brown and black over it to make it more natural. Any non toxic acrylic paint is safe if sealed.
if you are going to seal the paint can you put some sand on the sealant to texturize it and give it some neutral tones
It is pretty bright but you can test it as a base layer.
As others mentioned use some darker paint, but don’t just dunk the brush and start painting. If you do that all you’re doing is covering it up. Dip the tip of the brush then, wipe a good portion of the paint off the brush, either by having a scrap piece you wipe it in or on the side can do it runs back in.
This is referred to as dry brushing and allows you to paint the raised surfaces and not paint the lower surfaces. It takes practice, but you can control how “dry” the brush is. The drier the brush is, the more raised a surface needs to be. This let’s you lay down multiple layers of different colors and still see all the colors and, for the people who are more skilled than I, it can also really enhance the depth of the background visually.
Mars
Don’t panic. I don’t think it’s a terrible start, but it’s not a good place to quit. When painting any artificial, layering different colors/techniques is key.
If it were mine, I would do a deep red/brown umber wash, to emphasize the texture and desaturate the red base coat. Then add some sponged patches of purple and tan hues to make it less monochromatic and more organic. Then I’d dry brush a couple shades of ocher, to make the highlights pop.
Print a photo of the rock you want, and reference it while you paint. Look up some scenic modeling videos on YouTube for good techniques.
Once you’re nearly happy,find a color you like for lichen, and flick some fine droplets onto the rock work. This will bring your piece to the next level.
Lean into it. Go for a full ‘pulp’ comic-style Mars and 3d print a crashed spaceship for a hide
You could embrace this and go for a Sedona look. I agree with others about using shades of browns, but I would also add some muted oranges. Then go for a light layer of a light grey at the top. You can also break it up further with small patches of live sphagnum moss. (Not sure what you’re adding in here, but sphagnum has nearly the right look and color of desert shrubs)
This could be very metal.
I reminds me of the Clint Eastwood movie High Plains Drifter where the whole town is painted red
[Some places like red rock canyon do actually have a similar shade of orange](https://sftwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RedRockCanyon-6-of-10.jpg). As others said just mix in some different hue’s maybe.
Black and brown washes, and then a tan dry brush over it all. It will look great.
-Washes
Super duper water down some black paint, and some brown paint. Brush over everything (lay it flat on its back, so this paint can pool in the crevices)
Dry brush….uhhh, Google it. It will be better that whatever bullshit half ass description I try to give you 😂
Marscape