What step do you dread when painting figures?

[Aveleira]

Flesh is somethig that always scare me, yet I have the will to do it, even if I spend hours and hours around it, until it turns out good enough for me.
Other thing that dreads me is goldbraids and that sort of stuff. I stop the work on a figure and leave it, for some long time, until I come with absolute confidance to do it.

Regards
Pedro

 

[FigureLover]

For me its finding the amount of time I need to sit down and do the next step, if I don't have the time needed, I wont do the next step, and it drives me crazy!!!!
That and finding references
Ben

 

[kewdo]

I hate it when I have painted something as near perfect as I can get it then I have to make the decision to distress or battledamage it. Once the decision is made I'm ok doing the painting..It's the decision I dread.

 

[Blind Pew]

The eyes. I dread it. As Tony correctly says - they make or break any figure. In fact now, I'm not too bad as I tend to do them first. That way, if it all goes bent, I can easily strip it, without having to undo anything else.

And I've always hated doing hands. A gloved hand I can do, but bare hands.... always struggled. Figure that out...

 

[Blind Pew]

Come think of it, I am guilty of putting pressure on myself to paint the 'perfect figure'. Silly really.

 

[kewdo]

The perfect figure is why we strive. What would be the point otherwise?

 

[T-34/85]

The eyes for me as well. Its a continuing lesson in breathing exercises. To a smaller extent, Tartans. I have one on the bench that just needs that hurtle taken care of. But it's all still better than work,

 

[montythefirst]

ok so I thought as flesh tones are my nightmare that I would do some practice tonight this is what I got



Any advice or comments very welcome

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Nothing figure related but the pronoun I in lower case is somewhat irritating.

i Must irritate you more

 

[housecarl]

Nothing wrong with that Monty.
i have my i on you Ron.

 

[montythefirst]

Nothing wrong with that Monty.
i have my i on you Ron.

thanks

 

[MENTAL DENTAL]

For me its finding the amount of time I need to sit down and do the next step, if I don't have the time needed, I wont do the next step, and it drives me crazy!!!!
That and finding references
Ben

Yep!

 

[MENTAL DENTAL]

Come think of it, I am guilty of putting pressure on myself to paint the 'perfect figure'. Silly really.

Agreed!!

 

[MENTAL DENTAL]

The perfect figure is why we strive. What would be the point otherwise?

Very true

 

[MENTAL DENTAL]

Keep trying to use acrylics...............Ok on small stuff but awful on any larger areas..........out come the oils!!

 

[theBaron]

I'm with Tony, painting eyes. That includes the difficulty I have painting the right eye--I'm right-handed, and so it's easy and feels natural for me, when painting the left eye. For me, to paint the right eye, I have to paint in the opposite direction, and it feels funny. I usually turn the figure upside down to do it.

Suggestions to paint each figure with the right eye shut will not be entertained.

Prost!
Brad

 

[garyhiggins]

The thing that I absolutely loathe, is that terrible, gut wrenching, agonising struggle to get the paint box open in the first place. Heeeelllllp!
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[kewdo]

the trick is ...don't close the paint box

 

[Waterman]

Eyes definatly Eyes, I can't get all the colours in and I just end up with dots. By the look of that head in the pic I don't think you have much to worry about.

 

[LVM]

Groundwork! I absolutely loath having to do landscaping, in real life and in miniature. As a consequence, I have a couple of finished figures awaiting a suitably landscaped base

The same for me. I really don't like to do groundwork ... So I have actually 4 figures that are waiting to be placed on a groundwork.

Laurent