head painting

[Steven]

Hi all,

Good evening.this is my first time try to paint figures, but only part of the head. I have bought 6 resin figures and will received on Tuesday. the image in attached. please you everyone review or give your point of view and correction. your suggestions will help me improving. appreciate you all!

Thanks and best regards
Steven

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Well done Steven!... as a first attempt!..you have done far better than my first effort! or 2nd or 3rd... If I could, what I would suggest is look to the left eye-brow, and match it with the right! as is seems overly thick. but a damn good effort.

Regards,

Mark

 

[Steven]

Well done Steven!... as a first attempt!..you have done far better than my first effort! or 2nd or 3rd... If I could, what I would suggest is look to the left eye-brow, and match it with the right! as is seems overly thick. but a damn good effort.

Regards,

Mark

hi Mark,

nice to meet you. thanks for your review and correction. as a beginner, i need to learn more skill and experience. hope keeping communion with you. sorry, my english not fluent and poor vocabulary, please bear with this.

best regards
Steven

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Steven! your. 'English', is fine! .. So do not worry. ... .I do not know the piece you are working on, and what scale... judging by the, pin-vise, I would say a 90mm figure. ??

Regards,

Mark

 

[Steven]

Steven! your. 'English', is fine! .. So do not worry. ... .I do not know the piece you are working on, and what scale... judging by the, pin-vise, I would say a 90mm figure. ??

Regards,

Mark

it's 1/35 scale figures. how about you? how many years you have working on the figures?

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Well, at, 1/35 scale, I will revise my previous comment too! extremely well done!.. keep it up. you are definitely on the right track!

Mark

 

[megroot]

Very good work on your first one.
You didn't told us what kind of paint you are using.
There is a great difference in painting with oil versus acrylic.

Marc

 

[Steven]

Well, at, 1/35 scale, I will revise my previous comment too! extremely well done!.. keep it up. you are definitely on the right track!

Mark

may be you can show your figures , i'm just a junior. anyway, pleased to meet you. stay in touch.

 

[Steven]

Very good work on your first one.
You didn't told us what kind of paint you are using.
There is a great difference in painting with oil versus acrylic.

Marc

hi Marc,

I using vallejo acrylic to painted it.

cheers
Steven

 

[megroot]

hi Marc,
I using vallejo acrylic to painted it.
Steven

Sorry Steve, but then I cannot help you.
I'm just a poor oilman

Marc

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Also look at some instructional clips, they can be handy!



Mark

 

[Steven]

Sorry Steve, but then I cannot help you.
I'm just a poor oilman

Marc

Marc,

you are a master. all the high level figures painter can using oil color. please tech me how to work on figures by oil color. much appreciate!

best regards
Steven

 

[Steven]

Also look at some instructional clips, they can be handy!



Mark

hi Mark,

i have watched this video also. it's very useful to my study. but the thing is.... there have many different uniform, i can not painting the correct color exactly, even the highlights and shadow.

cheers
Steven

 

[megroot]

Marc,

you are a master.
Steven

In comparison with the real masters I'm a beginner. You can call me starting advanced.
What do you wanna know about oilpainting. There are so much techniques, I can only tell you mine. What figures do you paint, are they 28 mm, 54, 75 or larger. That make's alot of difference about the shading and highlighting.

marc

 

[Steven]

In comparison with the real masters I'm a beginner. You can call me starting advanced.
What do you wanna know about oilpainting. There are so much techniques, I can only tell you mine. What figures do you paint, are they 28 mm, 54, 75 or larger. That make's alot of difference about the shading and highlighting.

marc

Hi Marc,

sorry for delay reply.now i work on the 1/35 and 1/16 scale figures. i have tried to painting through oilpainting, but all failed. because i found it's very difficult to control the thickness. meanwhile, i don't have any oilpainting basic knowledge. but i think you can teach me as your techniques. what i need to know and what's the first thing i need to learn?

regards
Steven

 

[megroot]

A very small lesson.
First: take a small amount of paint out of the tube on a index card. Let it sit there for a 15 minutes. The oil is then out of the paint and transfer it to your palete. I use a white till.
Second: I use Liquid and White Spirit for diluting the paint if needed. Most at the time I paint with the pure stuff that I got from step 1. Mix the colors untill you think you get what you want.
Then I paint undiluted the whole area. Let it dry for 15 minutes and then I go with a flat brush removing the paint untill I got a equaal amount of paint on the figure with no brushstrokes. You get more off then you think.
After that I go painting on the high and shades. I pick up a small brush W&N 7 number 1 and for example with white I put some small dots on the highest point that should be highlighted. With a small flat brush I feather the white into the basecolor.
For shading I do the same.
I never dilute my paints in this step.
Then in a drybox (60 W bulb in a wooden box) I let dry the paint overnight.
The next day I paint the high and shades more vissible and then I dilute the paint till it is workable. Let's say" Milky "
Feel free to ask. Remember that Rome isn't build on one day. You have to practice alot, as you have to do with acrylic.

Marc

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Steven, if you wish to study references and painting guides,.. may I suggest this. ... it is very good and covers all mediums of paint!

Regards,

Mark

 

[Steven]

Steven, if you wish to study references and painting guides,.. may I suggest this. View attachment 139261 ... it is very good and covers all mediums of paint!

Regards,

Mark

Hi Mark,

that's great! but where can i get this book? do you have scanning FDP copy?

regards
Steven

 

[Steven]

A very small lesson.
First: take a small amount of paint out of the tube on a index card. Let it sit there for a 15 minutes. The oil is then out of the paint and transfer it to your palete. I use a white till.
Second: I use Liquid and White Spirit for diluting the paint if needed. Most at the time I paint with the pure stuff that I got from step 1. Mix the colors untill you think you get what you want.
Then I paint undiluted the whole area. Let it dry for 15 minutes and then I go with a flat brush removing the paint untill I got a equaal amount of paint on the figure with no brushstrokes. You get more off then you think.
After that I go painting on the high and shades. I pick up a small brush W&N 7 number 1 and for example with white I put some small dots on the highest point that should be highlighted. With a small flat brush I feather the white into the basecolor.
For shading I do the same.
I never dilute my paints in this step.
Then in a drybox (60 W bulb in a wooden box) I let dry the paint overnight.
The next day I paint the high and shades more vissible and then I dilute the paint till it is workable. Let's say" Milky "
Feel free to ask. Remember that Rome isn't build on one day. You have to practice alot, as you have to do with acrylic.

Marc

Hi Marc,

first of all, thank you for your patience explain. in your this lesson. i have 2 questions.
1. in the first step, what color that you using for the base color.
2. in the last step, why you paint the high and shades again after dry the paint overnight. is it for more highlights and shadows?

best regards
Steven

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Hi, Steven try this ..

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Mark