WIP Vampire head - fridge magnet

[milbenplage]

This is my new little project. Since I recently did better pictures of the Gasmask Zombie, I decided that I need to paint this head right now. Also: I got this as a gift, because I painted another one of those fridge magnet head bust thingies and it is laying here for ages.



Here's a little summary of the steps so far. Note that this an underpainting. It will define some colors and values. It will be painted over in the end. Maybe you see a spot that is left in this stage.



1. Primer with Wraith Bone (Citadel)
2. Just some thin layers of Raven Black (Minim), Purple Rain (Minim) and a mix of Raven Black Purple Rain. The brighter black tones are a mix of Raven Black and Emerald (Minim, beware: looks different than normal Emerald). I tried to cover everything, also parts that won't be much darker. For those rather bright parts I used very thin layers to get some contrast and textures.
3. I added pure Black Red (VMC) to his gums, ears and eyes.
4. I used Emerald (Minim) to add a greenish/tourquise tones to the skin. You can see that this Emerald does not look like normal Emerald, but it is named Emerald.
5. I used Raven Black in thin layers as glazes for the darkest parts and a mix of Smoke Black and Light Blue (both Abteilung502 DAC) in glazes for everything else.

Next important thing will be the eyes. I'am not sure what I want to paint. But I tend to red. The third picture is a nice reference for the eyes.

 

[Briggsy]

Interesting, I've seen people paint some pretty odd things to great effect and this is right up there, will be interesting to watch.

Cheers Simon

 

[snik]

very nice vampire head! and very nice tutorial!!! red for the eyes!!!

 

[Nap]

Hi there

Nice idea to paint up this , never guess it's original use !

Liking the effects your getting , got to either red or maybe a purple for the eyes

Thanks for sharing the tutorial and colour details

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Oda]

You have managed to capture the effect of suspended putrification most successfuully.

Oda.

 

[milbenplage]

Thanks guys.

They eyes will be red, at least the iris. Not sure whether I paint the eyeballs black or rose.

@Oda: It will look brighter in the end. Next step is building up highlights. The underpainting is just a dark surface for further work.

 

[NigelR]

Nice work. And what a hideous fridge magnet!

 

[milbenplage]

The painting took like 2min. Photoediting and this post r.a. 90mins.



1: I painted the Iris with Black Red (VMC) and the eyeball with Smoke Black (Abteilung 502, DA).
2: I tried to paint a half circle with Dark Vermillion (VMC). You can also just paint half the surface of the circle, since we the half circle will show once the pupil is painted anyways.
3: I mixed Dark Vermillion with Sunny Skin Tone (VMC) and painted a smaller half circle. Again: You can cover less surface of the circle instead.
4: I added a glaze of Primary Magenta ink (Amsterdam All Acrylics, looks more like blood). I pulled the brush from bottom to top.
5: I added a glaze of Reflex Orange Ink (Amsterdam ..., Flour Color). I pulled the brush from top to bottom to build up a bit more brightness at the bottom.
6: The pupil is painted with smoke black. If you painted steps 2 and 3 as plane surfaces this step will form the half circle.

You can use other inks. You need a vibrant red ink and a flour orange ink f.e from Schmincke. The flour ink will make everything pop even more.