Acrylics General Theory Question

[Helm]

You left strip while cursing then start all over again out Mark. Its not really a model unless I've done that at least once!

Steve

 

[combatartist]

You left strip while cursing then start all over again out Mark. Its not really a model unless I've done that at least once!

Steve

Amen to that! I was never so happy until I found out that 90% isopropyl alcohol takes of acrylic paint!

Here is the common scenario: Too dark, too light, not enough contrast, too much contrast, 5:00 shadow is wrong, eyes are crossed, buggy or too small, now the paint is too thick - looks like makeup, I got to get a different hobby... Damn! I'll just strip it - again!!!!


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[combatartist]

This is definitely a whatever works/individual preference kind of thing. The basic question of midtone in both directions, dark to light or light to dark has been talked about a few times on CMON and for people who don't work the same way for any colour the decision on which method to use is generally based on how dark or light the colour is.

So I think one or two additional options in the poll would have gotten a few clicks as a paler skin could easily be approached differently to a very dark skin (where it would be more common to paint up from the darks).

I'd normally paint faces the way I do most mid-range colours which is midtone, some shadowing, then most or all of the highlighting, then the darkest shadows (excluding final tweaks). For darker skintones I might start from a middle shadow or even dark shadow colour and work up.

Einion

Great ideas Einion - a lot depends on skin tones I suppose, and I rely on images from Angus McBride for reference.

I'm working on a color chart, based on the triad paint concept, that will describe formulas for various skin pigments (e.g. North European, Hispanic, Olive skin, Asian, etc.) using Reaper, MC, Andrea, and possibly a few others. Ambitious undertaking, and if I'm messing around with this, I'm not reducing the size of my grey army!


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[combatartist]

Well, I've discovered that I'm a midtone, highlight, then shadow painter (triad) + 1 extra dark + 1 extra light. I suppose a lot will depend on what color of primer you use, (e.g. Marion Ball primes black) I've also noticed that I go back and forth, increasing layer upon layer, until one of the two things happen:
A.) It looks great and I leave it alone or...
B.) Overworked it, and it needs to be stripped. Which leads to "should've stuck to model railroading".

Thanks to those that commented - I like to hear about individual techniques.

Keep your Brushes Wet;

Tony S