Tunisian Pz III

[o5m6]

Tunisian Pz.III Ausg. L of 10th PzDiv.

[inkworm]

Nice but with the paint damage don't just repeat the same pattern it looks very obvious and spoils it, also possibly due to the high contrast the tracks look a bit odd, try using a little less white in there and dirty them up a bit, the rest of the tank looks a bit dirty and they are factory fresh.

[o5m6]

OK, so here's the Ausf.L with dirty tracks, sandbags and shovel.
Heavy contrast and highlighting as well.

[inkworm]

Hope you don't mind me being really picky but it's only little things that 99.99% of people won't notice, however I still keep noticing that zig zag pattern that is used for paint chip on the front being repeated.

Also the lighting on the sandbags is very wrong, tone it down a lot as they are just sacks that are rough fibre so wouldn't reflect much light at all, only pick up a few shadows.



Tracks are much better though.

[GrubbyFingers]

Hi 05m6,

Nice work. it's looking good and grungy and I like your detail. It is looking very flat though. You are not getting much depth in the body.

Always keep in mind that horizontal surfaces will be brightest, sloping surfaces next brightest, vertical surfaces will be shade-neutral and undersurfaces will be dramatically darker.

Don't be afraid to apply lots of shading. I will often finish shading an object and then duplicate the shading layer to double the shading I already had. I usually reduce the opacity of that copied shading layer, but it always surprises me just how much shading a profile will take!

I have taken the liberty of adding some shading to your first image as a general guide. I have added shading under the front, on the vertical panel before the turret, to the gun mantlet and also the tracks.

You can see at once that the underside of the nose is in shadow, the underside of the tracks, too. You also start getting a sense of the step-back to the drivers viewports.

I hope this helps and I am explaining myself clearly.

All the best,

Grubby.

[o5m6]

Thank you for your kind comments.
Here's the PzKpfw.III Ausf.L in Panzergrau, Eastern Front.