WIP The Shadow

[Hobbychick]

I decided to pull this from my stash to work on next.

I was lucky to snare this back in 2013 from a gentleman on EBay who was selling his collection of The Shadow memorabilia.

I originally painted it gray sometime ago as I didn’t have any proper primer.

I’m doing priming and putty work currently.

I’ve already lined up the paints and made some notes on how I’ll work in other colors to accentuate the black coat, hat and cape.

 

[Warren SMITH]

Looking forward to seeing more..

 

[Nap]

Hi there

Great find on flea bay , what's the scale , looks fairly big

nice start so far

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

Nap, I believe it’s 12 inches tall

 

[balder]

I’m a big fan of the shadow and will be watching with interest.
-Gerald

 

[Hobbychick]

As I was doing some more priming and putty work I wasn’t sure about whether I needed to add in more putty where the arm meets the shoulder/body. Please see the pictures I’ve attached. Look forward to your feedback

 

[Nap]

As I was doing some more priming and putty work I wasn’t sure about whether I needed to add in more putty where the arm meets the shoulder/body. Please see the pictures I’ve attached. Look forward to your feedback

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Hi

Yes I would definitely fill the join at that point

Look forward to more on this

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

I sanded the spots by the arm and body and put some primer on. I feel like I need to go back in and put some more putty? Look forward to your feedback

 

[Steve Ski]

Looks like you are off to a great start, Ruck On! Ya, this is a reat start.

 

[balder]

The shoulders look ok to me. It’s a natural seam on a coat. It looks like some spots on the arms,
particularly the upper left arm could use a touch more putty/sanding.
Gerald

 

[Nap]

The shoulders look ok to me. It’s a natural seam on a coat. It looks like some spots on the arms,
particularly the upper left arm could use a touch more putty/sanding.
Gerald

Agree with Gerald .....it's certainly getting there , all credit to you

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

Thanks guys. I’m working on it tomorrow

 

[Hobbychick]

Worked on the face and flesh tones today. It’s a little rough, still working on it. Tried to do a darker tone on the left side of the face as the brim of the hat will have more shade on that side of the face.

 

[Hobbychick]

I went back and redid the left side of the face. I wasn’t satisfied with the flesh tone. Got the eyes done

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Very cool! Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of man?
Rick

 

[Hobbychick]

Hi All, I’m finally back and made some more progress on my model figure. It had taken me awhile to figure out how I can work on my hobby in a 1 bedroom apartment. I’m going to work on dry brushing the coat next. Need to get some pastels to try my hand at. I used a black leather paint on the gloves, not quite sure if I like it.

 

[KenBoyle]

Looking good Anne! One of my favorite characters...

Cheers,
Ken

 

[arj]

That looks to be coming along nicely Anne.

.... I used a black leather paint on the gloves, not quite sure if I like it.

Black leather is usually some form of brown which has been stained. Consequently, you tend to get some of the original colour peeping through as general wear.
I've painted one or two black leather items over the years. You'll find my method described in #15 in the following post:-
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/punks-not-dead-altores-studio.379798/
Hope that's of some use.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

Hi Anne

Great to see you back posting , your getting there ....remember no matter how big our benches are ...we all end up working on a 6" area ! ( Have a look at Nigel's thread "Is this normal" .....)

Sorted pics out on posts

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Hobbychick]

Looking good Anne! One of my favorite characters...

Cheers,
Ken

Thanks Ken, I forgot to mention that I still need to attach the cape.