BloorwestSiR Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Being grumpy notwithstanding, he looks great! Carl Bstarr3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Being grumpy notwithstanding, he looks great! Carl Thanks, Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Good job, I also struggle with figures. It's a whole different concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 So, after futzing with the face painting for a few hours, I decided to do his head in thinner and start over. I'm using oil paints for the skin tones, and I need to be more patient with the paint. I kept adding on layers until the paint was too thick and was ruining the detail. So this time I put down a base layer of pale wood MRP, then a gloss coat, followed by two layers of washes. I very sparingly applied Tamiya brown panel line in the recesses and let it dry completely. I then hit a few of the deeper shadows with Tamiya dark brown. These two are roughly the color of raw sienna and burnt umber, respectively. After letting those dry and cleaning them up a little bit, I put on another coat of gloss to protect this layer. I found that the aibetulung flesh color is a little too pale when going on in thin coats, so I warmed it up with a touch of burnt sienna. I then applied this color only to the highlight areas around the brow ridge, cheeks,nose,lips, chin, and jawline. I left this to dry over night. I will gently blend this with a flat brush once it's had some time to set up. This is where patience comes in. If you want to paint faces with acrylic, you can get it all done in one sitting. But if using enamel or especially oil, you've got to commit to multiple sessions. No progress pics tonight, just the final result of this process. I also finished blocking in the colors on the body, attached the arms, gave a gloss coat (using MRP super gloss -this stuff is great!) And applied washes using Tamiya's panel lines in black, dark brown,grey,and brown for the dirt on the boots. BradG, LSP_Kevin, Jeff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Figure finished! Skin tones are all done in oils. Uniform is model colour acrylics TorbenD, TimHepplestone, RLWP and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 That came out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 That came out great! Thanks! Nice clean blocking on your pilot. It's going to look great with a wash and drybrushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Wow, that figure turned out really nicely! Kev Bstarr3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Thanks, Kev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Superb..... Really impressed with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHepplestone Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 He looks great. Right down to the muddy boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Superb..... Really impressed with this. Thanks, Gerhard. I'm really pleased with how it came out. I also feel like I have a process now, and will be able to do another one in the future without hours of experimentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 He looks great. Right down to the muddy boots Thanks for noticing that detail! Had to match the muddy tires in the plane, didn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 That's amazing ! Love it !......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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