Kyle Reese 1:4 scale bust

[Roadrunner]

1st time posting here. 1:4 scale resin bust of Kyle Reese from the original 1984 Terminator movie, portrayed by actor Michael Biehn. Figure is produced by Goodfellas Resin in the US and was sculpted by Jeff Yagher. Finished in acrylics and oils

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Beautiful paintwork

Mobo

 

[Nap]

Hi Glen

Great to see you posting and a fine example of neat and tidy painting , liking the clothing , and the hair and those eyes

It’s a big sculpt so there’s no where to hide ...lol

Do you prefer Oils or Acrylics ?

Thanks for sharing

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Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Lovely paint job, really like the skin tones.

Cheers Simon

 

[Roadrunner]

Hi Glen

Great to see you posting and a fine example of neat and tidy painting , liking the clothing , and the hair and those eyes

It’s a big sculpt so there’s no where to hide ...lol

Do you prefer Oils or Acrylics ?

Thanks for sharing

Why not support the competitions see link below

Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

Thanks you all for the comments. I started painting in the 80's where it was humbrol enamels and oil paints so that it what I am comfortable with. Over the years I have seen the rise of acrylics and the fantastic results that have been achieved with them but try as I might I just can't blend them well enough, I like the flexibility that oils give me and the colour pallette available. I also believe that painting a larger scale figure requires a different approach with the transitions in colour being much softer, something I struggle with as I like strong shade and highlights.
The style I've developed is to base coat in acrylics then finish with oils. The flesh for instance on this figure is initially airbrushed with 3 or 4 shades of flesh creating shade and highlight then I go in with oil washes and filters, sometimes I go back and forwards a bit adding more highlight with the airbrush then back in with washes till I get what I'm happy with. What I like with oils is I can change the overall tonal value of the face just by adding a very light oil filter. The jacket was base coated with a brushed on acrylic green then coated with a green oil adding black and white for shade and highlight, once dry I can go back with various washes and filters to soften any transitions and get the tone I'm after. I have no real hard and fast rules but look to what I want to achieve and what technique gives me that result.
His t-shirt from as an example was brush painted a grey/green acrylic, I then drew the lines in with an ak interactive pencil, sealed with varnish and some pastels for subtle shading. I was trying to get what looked from the screenshots a faded Cotton t-shirt.
I've no idea if the way I paint is common or unusual by using both mediums along with pastels and pencils as well, but it's just what I've developed over the last few years.

 

[Briggsy]

We all paint in ways that best suit us, which generally is an evolution to how we started. When the results are this good one can only say 'it works', which is all that matters. Given the size of this piece (I do 54mm) your system works wonderfully well, can't wait for more.

Cheers Simon