JamesOLeary
Master at Arms
I decided to try out some of Calvin Tan's new face painting techniques that use AK Interactive's QuickGEN and GEN 3 paints. To do so, I am going to slightly convert and paint this bust from Young Miniatures. Instead of him being from the 1st CAV, I am scraping away the 1st CAV patch and will replace it with the 9th Infantry Division patch. I am also replacing the M16 with the M203 grenade launcher with just an M16. The bust does not have any grenade bandoleers nor a grenadier's vest, just a bulge in one of the pockets of the M16 bandoleer that indicates a 40mm grenade, but that is not how a grenadier would have carried his rounds. I am redoing that particular pocket to eliminate that feature.
Here is the face the first day I worked on it. The Calvin Tan technique is working rather nicely, although I used a couple different colors than his formula called for since I did not have those particular colors.
Here is what the face currently looks like. I painted the eyes, hair, and 5 o'clock shadow. There are a couple spots I need to touch up, but I think he is turning out rather well.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
Here is the face the first day I worked on it. The Calvin Tan technique is working rather nicely, although I used a couple different colors than his formula called for since I did not have those particular colors.
Here is what the face currently looks like. I painted the eyes, hair, and 5 o'clock shadow. There are a couple spots I need to touch up, but I think he is turning out rather well.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
