Oils Painting armour on La Hire bust

[Gary D]

Thanks for the heads up Einion. You are no doubt right where I've been too impatient. I'll take more time.

gary

 

[Meehan34]

Gary, I'll give you my simple simon approach I used on my La Hire and just about all painted resin armor. I base coat it with acrylic silver, I have a bottle of Andrea "gun metal" that I love so that is what I use. I then take some Vandyke brown (full strength) and push it into the darkest shadow areas with an old brush. I then begin to pull some of the oil out with the same brush and spread it out over the armor working it towards the highest points that will remain with the highest highlite. If some needs to be removed I put a little thinner on the brush (almost dry though) and dab off the oil I don't want. You can continue to tweak it as you see fit adding more oil or taking more away. I hope this helps some.

 

[Gary D]

Thanks Mike. maybe it's my monitor, but I actually thought your amazing version looked like a black mottled covering as opposed to a van dyke brown covering. Hmm, food for thought. I guess there's only one way to find out! Did you stipple the brown on or lightly wipe it?. I'd like to give it a go.

Thanks

Gary

 

[housecarl]

I'll have a play on the one I did with Alclad Gary. I'll let you know.
Carl.

 

[Gary D]

Ha! Up for a challenge are you Carl? I can't wait to see how you make out. This thread has been a learning experience on how to get an armoured metal finish on resin for myself and others for sure!

Thanks

Gary

 

[Meehan34]

A little of both actually (stipple and wipe) whatever it takes. I might add too that the van dyke I have is very very dark. I think it is a brand called Lucas (Lukas). I just don't like the look of straight black on silver armor. The bits of brown give it the rust apperance that the metal would get in those days while black makes it just look tarnished and oiled to me. Personal preference only on the way it looks.

 

[Gary D]

I like your way of thinking Mike. That makes total sense. I may mix a bit of black with my Van Dyke brown to darken it some. (Maybe the other way around).
I can't remember if my Van Dyke is WN or Grahams. As the sculpt shows dings and dents, having an aged look sounds right.

Thanks,

Gary

 

[housecarl]

This is burnt sienna and lamp black, doted on over a wash of white spirits.
Sorry about the crap photo, as my camera settings are beyond human comprehension.
I'll try some better ones tomorrow, but I wouldn't hold your breath,
Carl.

 

[Gary D]

Thanks Carl. Your basecoat is the Alclad chrome correct? And you have stippled it on with very little oils almost like drybrushing? the texture looks spot on.

Thanks,

Gary

 

[housecarl]

Alclad chrome Gary. I then wet it all over with white spirit, and applied small dots of colour allowing them to bleed into each other. As Mike said you can leave/remove the paint where you'd like the highs and lows to be.
Here's a couple of slightly better photos Gary,
Carl.

 

[Gary D]

looks the part Carl. 2 final questions if I could...

Did you mix the burnt sienna with the black and then let the dots bleed into each other or are the colours applied seperately and randomly.

And hopefully finally would you apply a dull coat after to get the shinyness down as to give the tarnished effect.

Thanks for all your help and the photo's. I really appreciate this.

gary

 

[housecarl]

I think the method is called pin washing by the armour fraternity. I just placed random dots of separate colour and let these bleed. I used two, but there's no reason why you can't use more to add a bit of variety. Blue would probably work, as for a matt coat hopefully it will dry matt. I'll have a go at the rest later.
Carl.