Stelios Demiras
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Dear friend I am pleased to inform you that our New Book, Painting Guide Vol.1 Is OUT!
CONTENTS PAINTING GUIDE Vol.1
4 Chapter I - Preparation and Assembly
6 Chapter II - How to Paint with Water Based Acrylics
• Brief History
• Beginners’ Start Up!
• 10 Mistakes to Avoid when Painting with Acrylics
• The Light Source is Important
• The Planar System (Design)
12 Chapter III - “Painting by Numbers”, a Step-By-Step Guide to Painting a
German Panzer Commander (LM-BS001) in 1/10 Scale
• Flesh Tone Painting System
• Painting Hair & Eyebrows
• Painting the Eyes
• Painting the Cap
• Painting the Parka, Shirt & Sweater
• Painting the White Inner Lining of the Parka
• Painting the Iron Cross, Ribbon & Binocular Straps
32 Chapter IV - Painted Colour Chips of the Equivalents
for Vallejo Model Color and Jo Sonja’s Basic Hues
• Model Color Series by Vallejo
• Artists’ Series Tube Acrylics by Jo Sonja’s
• Equivalents of Vallejo Model Color & Jo Sonja’s Acrylics
• Figure Acrylics Series by Ak-Interactive
• Lifecolor Acrylic Paints by Astromodel S.A.S (Base Color Series & Federal
Standard Series)
• Scalecolor & Warfront Series by Scale75
• Scalecolor Artist Series by Scale75
• Kimera Kolors by Kimera & Pegaso Models
• Andrea Color by Andrea Miniatures
40 Table for Basic Colour Hues for Flesh
41 Table for Painting Mixes for Flesh
42 Table for Basic Colour Hues for Eyes & Uniform
44 Tables for Painting Mixes for Cap (Black Colour), Parka, Shirt & Sweater
45 Table for Painting Mixes for the White Inner Lining of the Parka
46 Chapter V - Appendix
• Relevant Colour Sets for Flesh and How to Use Them
For more information and orders click HERE
We must thank the participating companies who, without their support, this work could not have been realized: AK-Interactive (Fernando Vallejo), Andrea Miniatures (Alexandra Fernandez), Vallejo Acrylics (Alex Vallejo), Scale75 (Jose Mendez), Jo Sonja, Kimera Colors (Luca Marchetti & Pietro Balloni), Lifecolors (Alessandro Balbo & Benedetto Lezzi).
Special thanks must go to Sang-Eon Lee of Life Miniatures who provided us with all the necessary material from his tutorial guide on painting so it could be extended and made available in printed form.
Editor / Publisher
Stelios Demiras
CONTENTS PAINTING GUIDE Vol.1
4 Chapter I - Preparation and Assembly
6 Chapter II - How to Paint with Water Based Acrylics
• Brief History
• Beginners’ Start Up!
• 10 Mistakes to Avoid when Painting with Acrylics
• The Light Source is Important
• The Planar System (Design)
12 Chapter III - “Painting by Numbers”, a Step-By-Step Guide to Painting a
German Panzer Commander (LM-BS001) in 1/10 Scale
• Flesh Tone Painting System
• Painting Hair & Eyebrows
• Painting the Eyes
• Painting the Cap
• Painting the Parka, Shirt & Sweater
• Painting the White Inner Lining of the Parka
• Painting the Iron Cross, Ribbon & Binocular Straps
32 Chapter IV - Painted Colour Chips of the Equivalents
for Vallejo Model Color and Jo Sonja’s Basic Hues
• Model Color Series by Vallejo
• Artists’ Series Tube Acrylics by Jo Sonja’s
• Equivalents of Vallejo Model Color & Jo Sonja’s Acrylics
• Figure Acrylics Series by Ak-Interactive
• Lifecolor Acrylic Paints by Astromodel S.A.S (Base Color Series & Federal
Standard Series)
• Scalecolor & Warfront Series by Scale75
• Scalecolor Artist Series by Scale75
• Kimera Kolors by Kimera & Pegaso Models
• Andrea Color by Andrea Miniatures
40 Table for Basic Colour Hues for Flesh
41 Table for Painting Mixes for Flesh
42 Table for Basic Colour Hues for Eyes & Uniform
44 Tables for Painting Mixes for Cap (Black Colour), Parka, Shirt & Sweater
45 Table for Painting Mixes for the White Inner Lining of the Parka
46 Chapter V - Appendix
• Relevant Colour Sets for Flesh and How to Use Them
For more information and orders click HERE
We must thank the participating companies who, without their support, this work could not have been realized: AK-Interactive (Fernando Vallejo), Andrea Miniatures (Alexandra Fernandez), Vallejo Acrylics (Alex Vallejo), Scale75 (Jose Mendez), Jo Sonja, Kimera Colors (Luca Marchetti & Pietro Balloni), Lifecolors (Alessandro Balbo & Benedetto Lezzi).
Special thanks must go to Sang-Eon Lee of Life Miniatures who provided us with all the necessary material from his tutorial guide on painting so it could be extended and made available in printed form.
Editor / Publisher
Stelios Demiras