A True Figure Painter!?

[vince wai]

Originally posted by Pete_H@Sep 30 2004, 03:44 PM

where can I score a set of those new Nike Air brushes?

Petey,

arh......check out Costco and Walmart ( under the category of health products and not art and stationaries ).

v

 

[Lancer]

Judging is by touch, therefore eliminating the petty quibbling seen in your "Euro" style bitchy fest ie "oooh isn't his Scarlet a bit too deep..." " is that Burnt or Raw Umber on that outhouse door.."




You guys are killing me, where's some clean underwear??! Jim, perhaps an alternative to your low light category! A cadre of judges with my special talent! Explained to me as total color weakness or completely color blind!! Scarlet!! Is that the color of those stop signs? Perhaps my wifes butt after a spanking?? Imagine the freedom, "yellow", a dozen shades to chose from, "the judge", if it's close to the color of this banana it's accurate!! No squabbling, total harmony at every show, peace in our time!

 

[vince wai]

Originally posted by sharpie95@Sep 30 2004, 04:11 PM
Since I discovered that painting through some ex Soviet (1980's) Night vision goggles (best $26 I've spent)) gives my figures a deeper and more lifelike green I have been sweeping the prizes in the little supported " Low Light level" category all over the country ( I am in fact the current Master Modeller of the lower Caucasus -evening category).

Jim,

I think we suffer the same problem. My lifetime effort is to persue the realism of airbrushing transparent subject matters ( ie. Invisible man ). Unfortunately, the show judges never been able to see any of my entries.

vince








PS. I had attached an image of one of my Invisible man models right above, hope someone can see it.

 

[Guy]

looks good Vince.......love how you did the eyes on your invisible man......very realistic

 

[vince wai]

Originally posted by Guy@Oct 1 2004, 12:34 PM
looks good Vince.......love how you did the eyes on your invisible man......very realistic

Hello Guy,

Thank god, finally have someone who can see!!! Tell me, will you be judging in some shows, I'll make sure to bring this invisible dude to attend.

vince


PS. Oh no, arh....arh... sorry Guy, my apology, though I hate to break this to you, I had attached in my last post by mistake an image of just the white background without the model........ sorry:-((((............;-)))

 

[Lou Masses]

Vince,

Are those invisible decals you used for the eyes?

 

[Pete_H]

Cousin Vinnie,
Wow!!! That's your best work ever!!! I really like the pose, the airbrush technique you used, and the seamless blending between groundwork and figure. Overall, your most perfect composition to date. I can't wait to put that invisible figure on my "to do" list!

 

[btavis]

Pete, if you come up with invisible camo I think you might have a future.

 

[vince wai]

Lou and Petey,

Thanks. Yes, yes, the eyes are from Archer decals. Special thanks to guys in Archer who had sent some over for me to try it out first. Heard they use the same liquid glue stuff as Band-aid but with a special formula which made it completely invisible. These decals are just amazing, it comes with black pupils which will be invisible even in very dim light but visible in complete darkness.

I have to say it's getting embarassing as I thought I had accidentally post an image without the invisible man BUT it's not. The little guy was there, problem is now you guys see it and I don't, got to be my best work ever!!! Ooops, major problem here, I had just knocked the model over ......my god.........it fell onto the floor and I had stepped on it and broke it to pieces:-((((((((


vince

 

[quang]

Originally posted by btavis@Oct 1 2004, 01:32 PM
I think a lot of these ridiculous notions about painting stem from the fact that people think that artists must suffer their work.

Exactly, Bob!

It's precisely the same reason why some months ago, some people on this very forum felt they have the right to jeer and sneer at another fellow painter who used decals for his eyes. Not that they've noticed it in the first place, mind you. :lol: But only AFTER the other guy, in all his candour, revealed his tip.

Now will somebody tell me exactly why we cannot accept the decal as a tool/painting aid while we do it for the airbrush? The planes and armour guys find it acceptable, why don't we? Are we feeling sooo arty or are we just feeling ...superior?

Q.

 

[Guy]

Originally posted by vince wai@Oct 1 2004, 03:01 PM
Lou and Petey,

Thanks. Yes, yes, the eyes are from Archer decals. Special thanks to guys in Archer who had sent some over for me to try it out first. Heard they use the same liquid glue stuff as Band-aid but with a special formula which made it completely invisible. These decals are just amazing, it comes with black pupils which will be invisible even in very dim light but visible in complete darkness.

I have to say it's getting embarassing as I thought I had accidentally post an image without the invisible man BUT it's not. The little guy was there, problem is now you guys see it and I don't, got to be my best work ever!!! Ooops, major problem here, I had just knocked the model over ......my god.........it fell onto the floor and I had stepped on it and broke it to pieces:-((((((((


vince

Sorry to hear about your mishap Vince........I can imagine the pain when you stepped on your invisible man figure. I was hoping to place an order with you for this figure when it went into production.........Oh well...........I can await for your next one.

 

[Pete_H]

Bob,
Dude, effective camo painting requires that the piece be invisible to the naked eye. I'll bring my version of it to Chicago for you to see, you'll like it

 

[Jimmy S]

Ok Ok now I got all excited about using decals so I rushed off to try them. Bloody hard to get off the aircraft but I persevered...then found they were the wrong scale! One of my friends has just pointed out that Swastikas definetely were not de riguer by Prussians at Waterloo ...well he is an armour modeller so he should know (miaow - saucer of milk please...). So now how do I get the decal back off the figure and back onto the other one...oh stuff it back to paints.

Vince ref the invisible man.....sorry but just did'nt see the point in the whole kit I thought you were a military man. I wish I could make your Vietnam figure disappear - the tiger stripe is driving me nuts!! (still a great figure though.....)

 

[vince wai]

Originally posted by sharpie95@Oct 2 2004, 10:13 AM
I wish I could make your Vietnam figure disappear - the tiger stripe is driving me nuts!! (still a great figure though.....)

Jim,

Ok, my next one will be the Stealth Fighter pilot.

vince

 

[amherbert]

I finished an invisible man years ago. Of course I used an airbrush like all true heathens.
I just can't find him to show you guys...

Andy

 

[quang]

Andy,

You can use this simple device if your Invisible Man is in METAL.

If it's resin, I'm afraid I cannot help. Sorry!

HTH all the same.

Q.

 

[amherbert]

Metal? Resin?!!!!!

I'm a true figure painter and used only dried skin shavings to approximate reality!!

The figure is scale weight, and I had to drain the ink out of several invisible markers along with small amounts of squid ink to get the right shadows.

I'm worried the dog ate it... You can see how much trouble she's in below.

Andy

 

[Jimmy S]

Vince, I was trying to find the SBS you did on the invisible man figure but could'nt see it on the Alpha Image website (unashamed plug for the website there..).I must say I do admire your perseverance in completing the Kit. When mine arrived the box was empty . I now realise it probably wasn't and shouldn't have thrown it away. I will now scour ebay for a similar figure.....

 

[btavis]

Originally posted by Pete_H@Oct 1 2004, 04:20 PM
Bob,
Dude, effective camo painting requires that the piece be invisible to the naked eye. I'll bring my version of it to Chicago for you to see, you'll like it

Cool. I can't wait to not see it.