WPS
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Steve, thank you for checking up on this build. As you can see I'm not as brave as you for sculpting or re-sculpting faces is something I still have to try out.
Jamie, yep those horns were turned by me on a lathe (an old schaublin) and isn't all that difficult if you have the right tools. (it just takes time)
Both of you thanks for the comments.
Now here starts the painting of the figure.
There are still some parts that need to be made but they are all loose items and can be fixed in a later stage.
The figure is primed with Games workshop skull-white primer.
This is done for two reasons, the first being that I used different materials and the primer gives an even base-color and it's also the second reason for I use acrylic, enamels and oils to paint this figure.
As most painters I usually start with the face but in this case I found it safer to start with the black hat.
If I touch the face I can easily clean it with a white acrylic.
The hat is painted with black acrylic and when still wet re-done with a mix of black and dark sand to give some tonal differences.
After this I painted the pupils with a light blue and pre-colored the goatee, moustache, eyebrows and hair with a mix of natural leather / dark sand.
The face is done with my preferred method using oils.
I always start with burned sienna (straight from the tube)as a base making sure the layer is as thin as possible.
Even the eyes are done for this takes away the brightness of the white and make them look more natural.
After this I start blending in different colors to get the tonal differences I want.
Next, the facial hair will be done with oils. And after this I'll touch up the pupils.
I still am not satisfied with the pictures. In some cases they seem to be overexposed. The frustrating thing in this case is the fact I only get to see them full size on this computer (the screen on my camera is small).
So next time I'll try out other lights and some white paper for reflecting.
By this time I hope you'll be able to see the skintones better.
See you and groeten from, Willem
Jamie, yep those horns were turned by me on a lathe (an old schaublin) and isn't all that difficult if you have the right tools. (it just takes time)
Both of you thanks for the comments.
Now here starts the painting of the figure.
There are still some parts that need to be made but they are all loose items and can be fixed in a later stage.
The figure is primed with Games workshop skull-white primer.
This is done for two reasons, the first being that I used different materials and the primer gives an even base-color and it's also the second reason for I use acrylic, enamels and oils to paint this figure.
As most painters I usually start with the face but in this case I found it safer to start with the black hat.
If I touch the face I can easily clean it with a white acrylic.
The hat is painted with black acrylic and when still wet re-done with a mix of black and dark sand to give some tonal differences.
After this I painted the pupils with a light blue and pre-colored the goatee, moustache, eyebrows and hair with a mix of natural leather / dark sand.
The face is done with my preferred method using oils.
I always start with burned sienna (straight from the tube)as a base making sure the layer is as thin as possible.
Even the eyes are done for this takes away the brightness of the white and make them look more natural.
After this I start blending in different colors to get the tonal differences I want.
Next, the facial hair will be done with oils. And after this I'll touch up the pupils.
I still am not satisfied with the pictures. In some cases they seem to be overexposed. The frustrating thing in this case is the fact I only get to see them full size on this computer (the screen on my camera is small).
So next time I'll try out other lights and some white paper for reflecting.
By this time I hope you'll be able to see the skintones better.
See you and groeten from, Willem
