Naps References covering PAINTING/MIXES & SCULPTING

[Nap]

Hi everyone

To make things easier for me I have started this where I will put any info or just pics that found useful .......there will be a lot of flesh references !

This from Roberto de Cima ...pics sequence painting female flesh

Colours for flesh using Kimera

Colours for NMM gold ( thanks Kurt )

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[Nap]

This is from John Belcher

Bust is the excellent Lord Cardigan from CGS

 

[Steve Ski]

Some great references Nap!

 

[Viking Bob]

Saved them all, double bookmarked as well (I lose things (marbles) a lot)

 

[NeilW]

That's great stuff... thanks a lot Kev.

Not sure where I got this link,but it covers various ETHNIC SKINTONES:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones

An example for one of your upcoming projects:

 

[Jed]

Great info but now I'm really scratching my head!!

 

[franck edet]

great post Nap !

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the comments , just something thought might be of interest and help

Here's a great mix from PF member Gregory on this Youngs bust thanks to the artist

Happy benchtime

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[Nap]

This is from the Spansh club Alabarda whose member threads on their projects are well worth looking at ...located in the "Miniature Clubs" part of PF

This is from Robert Ramirez

"As I always started with head painting, this time and starting from my usual base mix (Brown Sand + Roasted Red + English Uniform) continue to illuminate with Beige Red and this time finish the lights with Yellow Ice and Bone to produce in contrast to the darker shadows a very luminous face as well as contrasting"




Mixes from 2 busts I am doing

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[Nap]

This from Roberto de Cima

Very useful

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[Nap]

This from Jason Chetwynd-Chatwin


Main skin colours were Vallejo Game Air Dark Fleshtone (744) and Barbarian Flesh (771), plus S75 Sandalwood (SC-76).

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[Nap]

Great explanation on his guess mixes by PF member John van Pelt ..thank you

This is how i make my face pallet.

You see the 3 sample disposables.

I mix a medium tone a dark tone and a light tone. About 50% thinned.

On my wet pallet you easy get the 2 mid tones, that means you have 5 tones.

With one very light tone on the left side of my pallet with light skin and some ochre yellow glazes you have color 6.
On the right on the pallet you see some purple, deep red, track brown and english uniform.

These colors only come with the very dilluted glazes.

I dilute the glazes almost transparant. In some case to finish you need more than 20 glazes. Sometimes it is a stroke with your brush, if you want to highligt a line. If highlighted an area or a bigger spot it is better to stipple use your brush.

my mix for a basic skin tone is brown sand, beige red and basic skintone

Advantage of the sambal pots is that these 3 basic colors are consistent on a second or third pallet.
In the pot the colors are ready to use for weeks or even months, because they are dilluted and air tight closed.

Extreme highlights can be achieved with pure light skin tones but always highly dilluted.

Be aware in this case your brush is dry with just a tiny bit of paint on the tip.

This is to prevent the paint from running on your model.

 

[Nap]

This is from John Belcher

Gold lacing at it's best IMO using Acrylics

" I use non metallic colours. I used yellow, red ,burnt umber , green and white "

" The brass button I used metallic Darkstar Victorian gold and pale gold"

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[Noel Walker]

As a guy experimenting to make the switch from oils to acrylics I find this fascinating, confusing and awesome at the same time. Thanks for all this info

 

[samson]

Great stuff

 

[Nap]

This is from the lovely Olga Zernia

Using AK colours as you see and a #3 brush with sweeping movements to achieve delecate female fiesh work

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[Nap]

Hi everyone

Sharing this great SBS in pictures from JUNHO HWANG

Using these colours

To create this palette

SBS in pictures showing stages










Thanks to the artist for agreeing this share

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[Wayneb]

Great reference source Nap....thanks much....hope this stays a permanent resource....

Wayne

 

[Nap]

Hi folks

Couple more I saw on social and Pinterest n

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[housecarl]

Very useful.
I swear by this method.