quang 2,385 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Hello all, Possibly not the fittest subject in this forum, still... The figure comes from the ICM British Pilots set of 3. Gone are the crude, puffy-featured, wooden-stance plastic figures of yore. These injected-plastic figures are on par with their resin counterparts while costing much less. The sculpt is competent, the details crisp and precise, the features...er, humane . This is my take. I altered the stance a bit and gave the pilot a little friend. I hope you like it. Cheers, Quang Edited February 23 by quang Learstang, Fanes, mozart and 17 others 20 Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 10,397 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 He looks great Quang, very lifelike. What paints did you use? Link to post Share on other sites
quang 2,385 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 It's old-school oil figure painting, Max. Before the tide turned to acrylics. mozart 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 10,397 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 27 minutes ago, quang said: It's old-school oil figure painting, Max. Before the tide turned to acrylics. Now that's interesting Quang, I've not tried it with figures but had an inkling it could work and you've proved it! So would the face but done in one session, wet-on-wet as it were, in proper oils style? What about drying time, oils being notoriously slow? Link to post Share on other sites
quang 2,385 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Aha, beware, friend Max, oils is a whole other ball game AND a new source of addiction Some facts: – Oils being slow drying, you can take the time you need to paint a face. I usually do it in 2, 3 sessions. – Paints are used wet-on-wet in VERY thin layers. – Do NOT dilute oils with turpentine or other thinner. Use instead a product by Winsor & Newton called LIQUIN which has the property to dilute the paint to the extreme without killing the pigment. –The thinner your layer, the shorter your drying time. Liquin also helps your paint dry quicker. Setting time is usually 1 day. The paint continues to cure during 2-3 more days during which you can put additional touches to the existing layers. – Don't worry about the gloss finish. As the paint dries, it will gradually lose its gloss. Also the thinner the layer, the flatter the finish. On the photos, the figure has just been finished yesterday and is still glossy. It will lose its gloss and attain a yummy sheen in 3-4 days. More questions? Just shoot. HTH Q mozart, MikeC, jimbo and 3 others 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mozart 10,397 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I like it a lot Quang, oils have progressed since my days as an art student and I haven't used them much since, so Liquin is a relevation to me, must investigate once I get back from my golfing fortnight. Iain 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyChris 85 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Stunning figure painting! Link to post Share on other sites
Greif8 1,058 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Excellent figure Quang. You nailed the leather jacket perfectly. Link to post Share on other sites
quang 2,385 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 8 hours ago, Greif8 said: Excellent figure Quang. You nailed the leather jacket perfectly. @JerseyChris @Greif8 Thank you for your kind words. I have no merit. Rendering leather is much easier with oils than with other techniques. Link to post Share on other sites
Learstang 168 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Excellent figure! I can almost hear him launching into some incomprehensible pilot's banter* 'Cabbage crates coming over the Briney, Ten Pennies in the custard.', etc. Regards, Jason *With apologies to Monty Python. quang and MikeMaben 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC 2,930 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Superb, very well done. He even reminds me of someone I once knew who happened to be a pilot. Link to post Share on other sites
Gerhard 2,654 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 That is brilliant Quan. A whole new art form, one that escapes me. I totally suck at painting figures. dennismcc 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dennismcc 4,582 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 4 hours ago, Gerhard said: That is brilliant Quan. A whole new art form, one that escapes me. I totally suck at painting figures. I'm with you on that one Cheers Dennis Link to post Share on other sites
quang 2,385 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 @Gerhard @dennismcc In fact figure painting is not so different than scale modelling. Both hobbies involve representation of the real world in miniature. Nothing's more rewarding than to be able to use the techniques of one and adapt it to the practice of the other dennismcc, MikeMaben and MikeC 3 Link to post Share on other sites
FCM 59 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Are These figures valid for other WW2 british fighters? Link to post Share on other sites
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