Acrylics Painting the box art for the midshipman

[Diegoff]

I was anxious for to paint my last sculpture: The midshipman of Miniaturas Fortes.
Let's start preparing the base and placing the figure. I always use wire to secure the figure onto the base.



I decided to mount the body and head with the aid of epoxy glue and cyano. Left the arms and dirk aside to glue them later.



After masking the base, I primed the figure with Citadel black spray:

 

[Edward]

Looking forward to seeing this progress Diego.

 

[T-34/85]

I will also follow this as well. I was thinking about painting the head separate and having the arms on first.

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Eager to see how this project develops

 

[Diegoff]

Thanks for looking!

I was thinking about painting the head separate and having the arms on first.

As a general rule, I try to glue as much as possible. The only rule is not to obstruct the brush work.

The problem of being sculptor, caster, photographer of my figures is that there is much time between painting. Sometimes I feel my painting skills a bit oxydized .
I grab my paints and try to remember some adequate mix . The paint was so old that I have had to use pliers to open some bottles. Fix a piece of paper palette and start the painting...



As usual, I aply a general flesh colour and paint the eyes:



This time I have made all the mixes on the palette. Some would say that it has been an instictive tecnique, others would say a bit caothic
But I'm quite satisfied by the moment:







Tomorrow I will refine some details. It's enough for today.

 

[Nap]

Now this is going to be so good .............

Love the young face ...looking forward to seeing more on this

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[T-34/85]

My thoughts exactly Diego. I don't have a level of skill as of yet to paint the face when its so close to the collar. Yours of course looks fantastic even at this early stage. I'll have to try this when mine arrives.
Tom

 

[MCPWilk]

I usually paint in enamels/oils, using acrylics to block in large areas. I undercoat using white or light grey and occasionally desert sand (either Humbrol or car primer from an aerosol). Why do most users of acrylics (my son included) undercoat in black?

Mike

 

[fabrizio1969]

like the skin tone

 

[Diegoff]

Thanks for the comments.

I usually paint in enamels/oils, using acrylics to block in large areas. I undercoat using white or light grey and occasionally desert sand (either Humbrol or car primer from an aerosol). Why do most users of acrylics (my son included) undercoat in black?

Mike

I have been an oil and enamel painter too. Years ago.
When I begun to paint in acrilics used to prime with Citadel Skull white. It is a good base to paint. I have found some advantages priming in black, the main one is that you have the hard to reach zones painted in black in advance. On the other hand, the painting seems to show the results more quick than when painting in a light base.

 

[swralph]

looking good

 

[Diegoff]

This morning I'm going with the trousers. I have painted a base coat wich is roughly a medium shadow:

 

[Jazz]

Looking great already. What a nice tidy workspace too. Wish mine was like that.

 

[Diegoff]

First highlitning in the trousers. Let's go for some shadows:

 

[Diegoff]

Trousers and waiscoat painted. I start to put some blue on the coat.

 

[Edward]

The trousers look great. Just out of interest, can they be painted any other colours?

 

[Diegoff]

The trousers look great. Just out of interest, can they be painted any other colours?

Yes, Edward. The trousers were usually dark blue or off-white.

 

[Jeff T]

Nice work!

Looking good.


Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[housecarl]

Excellent progress Diego.
Carl.

 

[Edorta]

Excellent progress Diego.
Carl.

I agree.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia