Graham
A Fixture
This superb bust that I purchased from Tommi on this forum has been a sheer delight to paint. I have done mine much in the style depicted by the box art for the full figure.
Flesh using W&N Artisan water soluble oils, metallics with Darkstar Steel finished by using a metaliser powder. The rest of the figure painted with Castle artist acrylics with the addition of Hobbycraft’s acrylic Matt Medium to flatten it a bit and also used as a glazing medium. Final varnish using Daler Rowney Acrylic Mediums Soluable Matt Varnish which brushes on very well and really matts down.
In completing this bust, I feel I have stepped onto the second rung of a very tall ladder. For the first time, I have found mixing the acrylic artist colours almost intuitive and I cannot see me going back to model colours again for figure painting. It isn’t perfect but I have really enjoyed the process and can only get better at it.
Many thanks again for the positive and encouraging comments in the WIP, you guys really help
Flesh using W&N Artisan water soluble oils, metallics with Darkstar Steel finished by using a metaliser powder. The rest of the figure painted with Castle artist acrylics with the addition of Hobbycraft’s acrylic Matt Medium to flatten it a bit and also used as a glazing medium. Final varnish using Daler Rowney Acrylic Mediums Soluable Matt Varnish which brushes on very well and really matts down.
In completing this bust, I feel I have stepped onto the second rung of a very tall ladder. For the first time, I have found mixing the acrylic artist colours almost intuitive and I cannot see me going back to model colours again for figure painting. It isn’t perfect but I have really enjoyed the process and can only get better at it.
Many thanks again for the positive and encouraging comments in the WIP, you guys really help
