This is what happens when you use a microscope to paint a 1/35th scale face.

[Chazman]

Microscope and talent!

 

[Chazman]

 

[Chazman]

The artist is Makoto Takaishi.

 

[fogie]

Crikey !! That's astonishing !

Mike

 

[Jeff T]

Amazing!

Jeez it looks good in front of that coin.

Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[MrBMB]

Amazing!!!
The problem for me is that even though I could see that small my brush/paint doesn't behave the way I want it to. You also need the microscope when you display this as well to show how good it is.

 

[OldTaff]

Totally natural skin tones and masterful application of detail. Miniatuarism par excellence

Alan

 

[fogie]

I thought at first that the microscope might be an amusing exaggeration, but I've just had a look
at Mr Takaishi's FB page and sure enough he does use one - a stereo thing with 4x magnification.
I won't be at all surprised if starts a a trend............

Mike

 

[Babelfish]

Outstanding results. Assuming of course that it hasn't been "electronically enhanced" in any way.

- Steve

 

[Chazman]

Amazing!!!
The problem for me is that even though I could see that small my brush/paint doesn't behave the way I want it to. You also need the microscope when you display this as well to show how good it is.

Very true!

 

[Ferris]

I understand the microscope part of the story. What mesmerizes me with these (often Asian) super-detail painters is how they miniaturize their brush and paint behaviour. Let alone fine motor control of hand muscles.... Magic.

Problem I have with such micro-detail painting is the paint loses its flow before I am near the surface. I am puzzled how these guys can make such fine lines and sharp points....

Just wow.

 

[Steve Ski]

Wow, but the younger I get the more I prefer large scale figures, HA! Incredible work, love it.

 

[Chazman]

I understand the microscope part of the story. What mesmerizes me with these (often Asian) super-detail painters is how they miniaturize their brush and paint behaviour. Let alone fine motor control of hand muscles.... Magic.

Problem I have with such micro-detail painting is the paint loses its flow before I am near the surface. I am puzzled how these guys can make such fine lines and sharp points....

Just wow.

Exactly! It's one thing to see that, it's another to get your brushes and paint to do that.

 

[Ferris]

Or it is just a very large 100¥ coin... :-D
Except the finger print on it confirms its small size... it really is 1:35th scale. Wow.

Question to all: how do we recruit these people to PF? There is a lot to learn.

 

[fogie]

Apparently Mr Takaishi has issued some painting guides - they'll probably be available from Amazon or somewhere.
It seems he specialises in German Tanks, but as far as I can tell the books may be in Japanese......

 

[Chazman]

I asked him what he uses for brushes and paint. He said Vallejo and WN Series #7, triple 0.

 

[Ferris]

I asked him what he uses for brushes and paint. He said Vallejo and WN Series #7, triple 0.

This is about as informative as Michaelangelo explaining he used marble and a chisel.. :-P
I don’t know who it was but one of the greats supposedly said it’s easy to sculpt a horse; you take a block of marble and chisel away everything that doesn’t look like a horse! Right.

Joking aside, it would be great to have some form of SBS about this kind of work. I’d be happy to pay for a book (not for a Japanese course though).

 

[yellowcat]

This is about as informative as Michaelangelo explaining he used marble and a chisel.. :-P
I don’t know who it was but one of the greats supposedly said it’s easy to sculpt a horse; you take a block of marble and chisel away everything that doesn’t look like a horse! Right.

Joking aside, it would be great to have some form of SBS about this kind of work. I’d be happy to pay for a book (not for a Japanese course though).

Please check this out. Sculpting/carving figure from a block of wood.

 

[Mirofsoft]

Superb, want to be be in Guinness Recrd Book or what ?
Other guy :
http://pushkin-cci.narod.ru/microcosm/indexeng.htm


Remember; basicaly we paint figures and overdoo shadows and highlights enough to give the illusion when seing a 54mm at 30cm that is the same as seing a real person at 3m
Here it's paintinga 54mm to see it with a magnifying glasss compare to looking a real man under the nose

Now with the magic of the computer this is what you realy see without magnifying glass

I admire very much the painting just as I admire the astonishing hyperrealist works and the miniaturist painters fot their skills and talents