JamesOLeary
Master at Arms
Hello All,
Normally I model primarily Vietnam War subjects, but yesterday my Grandson wanted to learn some figure painting techniques so he could put some shadows and highlights on the figures he is building. We chose a figure that we had two of so he could follow along as I showed him some basic steps. The figure we chose was New World Miniatures NWM-35015 US Tanker Walking since it was a simple figure with only three parts, so we could build it quick and start painting. We started painting the bib coveralls so he could learn about applying a base color, then two highlight colors and two shadow colors for his beginner purposes (he is 12 years old and has built some models and dioramas, but hadn't done much with shadows and highlights until now). He really wanted to work on some WWII German figures, so after practicing on the bib coveralls, he started working on some of his German figures while I completed this one. This is the result of just four and a half to five hours of painting. Normally I will work on a figure for two to four days depending on the amount of equipment it is carrying, but decided to work through this one quickly to show my Grandson what I was doing as he was working on his figures. This is how the figure turned out. I have some things I want to touch up on him like a few spots where I want to change some of the coloring and where I want to add a bit of volume to the iris of the right eye so it matches the left. Overall, I think it turned out fairly well considering it was done in such a short amount of time and that I did not have my magnifying lamp nor most of my normal tools and paints that I would normally use. We used what was on hand at his house and worked at the kitchen table.
After I touch up the places that I want to fix, I will make a base for him so I can teach my Grandson that part of figure modeling, too.
Cheers,
James
Normally I model primarily Vietnam War subjects, but yesterday my Grandson wanted to learn some figure painting techniques so he could put some shadows and highlights on the figures he is building. We chose a figure that we had two of so he could follow along as I showed him some basic steps. The figure we chose was New World Miniatures NWM-35015 US Tanker Walking since it was a simple figure with only three parts, so we could build it quick and start painting. We started painting the bib coveralls so he could learn about applying a base color, then two highlight colors and two shadow colors for his beginner purposes (he is 12 years old and has built some models and dioramas, but hadn't done much with shadows and highlights until now). He really wanted to work on some WWII German figures, so after practicing on the bib coveralls, he started working on some of his German figures while I completed this one. This is the result of just four and a half to five hours of painting. Normally I will work on a figure for two to four days depending on the amount of equipment it is carrying, but decided to work through this one quickly to show my Grandson what I was doing as he was working on his figures. This is how the figure turned out. I have some things I want to touch up on him like a few spots where I want to change some of the coloring and where I want to add a bit of volume to the iris of the right eye so it matches the left. Overall, I think it turned out fairly well considering it was done in such a short amount of time and that I did not have my magnifying lamp nor most of my normal tools and paints that I would normally use. We used what was on hand at his house and worked at the kitchen table.
After I touch up the places that I want to fix, I will make a base for him so I can teach my Grandson that part of figure modeling, too.
Cheers,
James