Graham
A Fixture
This is my next project and it could be a disaster from the start as I will explain in a bit.
The bust is another one I got from Nap ages ago and produced by Zona 72 Spain (thanks Kirk for info), it is 1/12 scale. It is actually a nice sculpt and cast. Very little clean up apart from a load of surplus resin on the underside which I milled away with a Dremel. The hat is nicely sculpted as is the tiny pipe (not pictured) that goes in his mouth. His right hand is moulded to the pick which all fits nicely giving a dynamic pose.
When I decided to start this I also decided it would be all painted in oils apart from the primer (this is why it may be a disaster....).
I want his shirt to be a buff/unbleached linen colour possible heading to a soft ochre colour. The neckerchief will be something brighter to add contrast. I started with a yellow primer to give me a more sympathetic tone to paint over.
From then on it will be oils. I started, on the shirt, with an earthy colour which I applied little dots into the shadow areas which I then blended out. This is followed by Naples Yellow applied the same way to the none recessed areas and again blended out. This second colour has only been done on the right hand side of the shirt as you look at it in the photo. This ‘dab and blend’ technique leaves the paint very thin which allows the primer to shine through a bit. Have to say it is not as obvious in the photo as in real life but it will as the paint layer builds up. I have no idea if this technique will work but it is looking promising at the moment.
The head has also been started with oils but using a similar ‘dot and blend’ technique which means I am not getting the build up of paint that I usually get. Always trying something new (to me) so we will have to see how it turned out or stripped
The bust is another one I got from Nap ages ago and produced by Zona 72 Spain (thanks Kirk for info), it is 1/12 scale. It is actually a nice sculpt and cast. Very little clean up apart from a load of surplus resin on the underside which I milled away with a Dremel. The hat is nicely sculpted as is the tiny pipe (not pictured) that goes in his mouth. His right hand is moulded to the pick which all fits nicely giving a dynamic pose.
When I decided to start this I also decided it would be all painted in oils apart from the primer (this is why it may be a disaster....).
I want his shirt to be a buff/unbleached linen colour possible heading to a soft ochre colour. The neckerchief will be something brighter to add contrast. I started with a yellow primer to give me a more sympathetic tone to paint over.
From then on it will be oils. I started, on the shirt, with an earthy colour which I applied little dots into the shadow areas which I then blended out. This is followed by Naples Yellow applied the same way to the none recessed areas and again blended out. This second colour has only been done on the right hand side of the shirt as you look at it in the photo. This ‘dab and blend’ technique leaves the paint very thin which allows the primer to shine through a bit. Have to say it is not as obvious in the photo as in real life but it will as the paint layer builds up. I have no idea if this technique will work but it is looking promising at the moment.
The head has also been started with oils but using a similar ‘dot and blend’ technique which means I am not getting the build up of paint that I usually get. Always trying something new (to me) so we will have to see how it turned out or stripped
