albergman Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hi all Just been browsing through many of the dioramas that have been submitted and as someone who has never built a diorama I have a question. It seems almost every one of the people in the dioramas has had their clothing painted using a semi-gloss paint or one which gives a faint sheen to the fabric. This always strikes me as unnatural looking and I'm wondering why flat paints aren't used for fabrics? I'm not meaning to be critical of the work displayed there and many of them are outstanding snapshots of moments in time and very imaginatively composed. Just curious. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The camera flash adds shine to even fully matt surfaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albergman Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 27 minutes ago, Black Knight said: The camera flash adds shine to even fully matt surfaces AHA!! As simple as that then? Thanks for clarifying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 A lot of people do a clear coat over everything after painting as well which tends to give everything the same level of shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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