Bailey
A Fixture
After a recent trip to Italy (including stops at Rome and Pompeii) I was inspired to paint another Ancient Roman figure. I picked this beautiful 90mm Young Miniatures figure up from Wheels not too long ago, so it was an ideal choice. I've painted several of their busts but this is the first full figure from Young that I've tried. Officially the figure is called 'Roman Officer' (a little vague) so I'm going to paint him up as a tribune.
I'm still in the middle of cleaning and assembling the body, but I jumped right in and started painting his head. To start I focused on the eyes. I began by laying down the shadows around the eyes since I can be a bit sloppy at this stage. I'm using Reaper Master Series acrylics for everything so far. Mahogany Brown at the darkest sections and then Chestnut Brown for the rest. From there I covered the eye with a pink (mix of Violet Red and Rosy Skin). This in turn gets covered up with the 'white' but will still show at the corners. For the whites of the eye I used off whites, Weathered Stone and Leather White. I choose to do a blue eye... maybe not as common as brown for a Roman, but I feel like the blue shows up better at the miniature scale. I began with a dark blue to get the full iris and then filled that in with a lighter blue, leaving a bit of a dark edge. The last steps were to add a black dot for the pupil and a pure white dot for the catch light. To complete the look I made a fine dark line at the top of the eye (bottom of the upper eyelid) and, when I got to the rest of the skin, a light line of skin highlight along the top of the lower eyelid.
Colors for the eyes:
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For the skin I used the following colors:
The Mahogany Brown was used only right under the brow, in the nostrils, and under the chin. The Fair Highlight was only on the tops of the cheeks and the nose. So mostly I'm working with the middle three colors.
For the lower part of the face I mixed in a bit of a grey-brown into the Chestnut Brown, Rosy Shadow, and Fair Skin to get more of a stubble look. Just a little bit of grey-brown goes a long way. Lastly I laid on some black to create a base for the hair.
I'm still in the middle of cleaning and assembling the body, but I jumped right in and started painting his head. To start I focused on the eyes. I began by laying down the shadows around the eyes since I can be a bit sloppy at this stage. I'm using Reaper Master Series acrylics for everything so far. Mahogany Brown at the darkest sections and then Chestnut Brown for the rest. From there I covered the eye with a pink (mix of Violet Red and Rosy Skin). This in turn gets covered up with the 'white' but will still show at the corners. For the whites of the eye I used off whites, Weathered Stone and Leather White. I choose to do a blue eye... maybe not as common as brown for a Roman, but I feel like the blue shows up better at the miniature scale. I began with a dark blue to get the full iris and then filled that in with a lighter blue, leaving a bit of a dark edge. The last steps were to add a black dot for the pupil and a pure white dot for the catch light. To complete the look I made a fine dark line at the top of the eye (bottom of the upper eyelid) and, when I got to the rest of the skin, a light line of skin highlight along the top of the lower eyelid.
Colors for the eyes:
For the skin I used the following colors:
The Mahogany Brown was used only right under the brow, in the nostrils, and under the chin. The Fair Highlight was only on the tops of the cheeks and the nose. So mostly I'm working with the middle three colors.
For the lower part of the face I mixed in a bit of a grey-brown into the Chestnut Brown, Rosy Shadow, and Fair Skin to get more of a stubble look. Just a little bit of grey-brown goes a long way. Lastly I laid on some black to create a base for the hair.
