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O.K...Jay... I'm steal'n too....before you get too involved.....still searching for that "just right basic flesh"and from the pics it appears you have nailed it for me;....don't want to push the envelope, but would you mind... please...please..Recipe for flesh.:)
See....That's what happens when you're good.....Sooooooo many questions.
Regards,
Wayne
 
Wayneb said:
O.K...Jay... I'm steal'n too....before you get too involved.....still searching for that "just right basic flesh"and from the pics it appears you have nailed it for me;....don't want to push the envelope, but would you mind... please...please..Recipe for flesh.:)
See....That's what happens when you're good.....Sooooooo many questions.
Regards,
Wayne
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Wayne, sorry to disappoint, but there isn't no recipe, it's just Scale 75 basic flesh.
I do usually make a mix of light skin, basic flesh, pink flesh and pale skin (all Scale75) and alter quantities to suit the subject, but in this instance basic flesh suited. It all changes when I start on the oils anyway.
 
Thanks Jay... No disappoint here....most of us do use some sort of mix ..but this question answered.....Can't wait to see how you use oils on top.....No pressure;...we're all friends here.......Keep up the good work.:)​
​
Wayne​
 
I've done a bit of work on the uniform, but something is amiss and I can't put my finger on it (apart from historical accuracy on the colours)

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Still shiny with the oils. This is my third attempt in correcting whatever is wrong, but it still is, so any advise would be appreciated.

Plus I still don't know why the image are sideways, I have rotated them three times.

Cheers for looking
 
Jay colour looks okay, I would be more concerned about the sheen, hopefully this will die down once the oils have dried out, I also find that the colour changes when the oils dry so I would let this dry and then go in again and deepen the shadows etc, the weathering (dusty sand effect) could be used to dull down any sheen.
I dont tackle WW1/WW2 because I always get a sheen and have not worked out how to get rid of it altogether so this is why I am watching other guys painting with oils to get the tips, we will all get there at some stage.
TERRY
 
TERRYSOMME1916 said:
Jay colour looks okay, I would be more concerned about the sheen, hopefully this will die down once the oils have dried out, I also find that the colour changes when the oils dry so I would let this dry and then go in again and deepen the shadows etc, the weathering (dusty sand effect) could be used to dull down any sheen.
I dont tackle WW1/WW2 because I always get a sheen and have not worked out how to get rid of it altogether so this is why I am watching other guys painting with oils to get the tips, we will all get there at some stage.
TERRY
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Terry,
I'm not worried about the sheen, that will go when I spray dullcote over it all.
 
I think that some outlineing will do a lot. With this I mean a dark brown or even black in the seams, tec, and a very light colour, sometimes even white next to it. This will bring the details out and make the figure "pop" more. I hope this will be of some help. In my humble opinion, but that is a matter of taste, i would push my highlights much lighter and shadows much darker.

Cheers,

Gino
 
gforceman said:
I think that some outlineing will do a lot. With this I mean a dark brown or even black in the seams, tec, and a very light colour, sometimes even white next to it. This will bring the details out and make the figure "pop" more. I hope this will be of some help. In my humble opinion, but that is a matter of taste, i would push my highlights much lighter and shadows much darker.

Cheers,

Gino
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I'm not a big fan of the extreme contrast but will give it a go on this.

Looking at him, the shadows appear to have a lot of purple in them, so I enhanced the shadow with Green Shade Raw Umber, to counteract the purpleish and happier with the results.

I'll post pics when I have a bit more done on him.
 
Looking good Jay, can't wait to see your next steps.
Gino hits the nail on the head, the pockets can be outlined, the shoulder patches,...and to get that hot desert feeling I'd go for deep shadows and strong highlights.
I'm sure you'll make it rock. Have fun brotha.
 
Guy Van Ginneken said:
Looking good Jay, can't wait to see your next steps.
Gino hits the nail on the head, the pockets can be outlined, the shoulder patches,...and to get that hot desert feeling I'd go for deep shadows and strong highlights.
I'm sure you'll make it rock. Have fun brotha.
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Cheers AG, I di push the contrast a bit more, but as I said, not a huge fan of the high contrast and outlining

Wings5797 said:
Amazing work Jay.
I like your work here
Keith
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Cheers Keith
 

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