Help with painting faces 1/35

[chris808]

Hi guys
I was wondering if some one might be able to help me ,iam having probs painting faces at 1/35 scale used to be able to do it reasonably well but have an issue with my right eye using my head magnify but it just seems to get worse and my eye looks an egg in a bucket of blood lol
Iam doing ok with the uniforms and other bits and bobs just struggling with the faces .
Sooooooooooo frustrating
Would any one be prepared to paint the faces on my figs i will pay what the rate is thats no problem its just i want to do a good job with some projects that i have on the go and i am planning and the figs are an integral part of it brings the dio to life so to speak .
If any one is interested in helping this sad Welsh man with a crap eye and and glasses he keep puting down and not being able to find just drop me a pm

Cheers Chris ...now were was the front door lol

 

[Sharkmouth]

I am by no means a great (or even good) figure painter but a technique I use for paintings on canvas it to put the project in front of a mirror. This adds a new perspective which allows me to see where attention is needed. It also forces my dominant eye to look at the areas my weaker eye 'mushed over."

Don't forget to post in the Post Exchange if looking for someone to paint your figures.

I hope this helps,

 

[AndyFettes]

Hi Chris what heads are you using ?

Am I reading this right but is it your eye thats not good or the figures ? 8)

 

[G Cooper]

Hi Chris.

One other thing that might help a little in finding the right person would be to post some of your work so we can see the level that you are at now. And one or two photos of the type of quality that you are looking for.

This is not to embarass you, but to make sure that if you are paying for something, you will get work that is at least better than what you could do yourself.

Gary B)

 

[Jenny Croft]

I actually find the head of the figure is part of the problem and solution. Heads like Hornet heads or any resin ones usually are easier to paint than say a plastic figure head . some are impossible as the detail is not there to start with . My simple advice is to wash the shadows but do so in subtle graduations and glaze (use glaze medium mixed with the paint) the highlights , thin layers of glaze and wash to create the rich hues . I mount my figures on a pedestal and rest my brush hand on the workbench (so it does not shake at all) for ultra fine details . Just take your time .

Jenny :kiss:

 

[moon puppy]

I found a liberal dose of coffee can compensate the shaking brush when holding the figure and brush in my hands...trick is to synchronize the shakes.

 

[Ozzie Jo]

Sometimes if I know I am going to struggle with a figure I paint the eye first after my flesh basecoat. That way any mistakes are painted over throughout the course of the rest of the face.
If they are helmeted you can even get away with blank dark sockets for eyes but the eye itself has to be quite thin and not so round you notice the eyeball missing. It all becomes part of the shadow under the headwear. So long as you put a darker wash into the eye to define it from the rest you can pass it off.

Also try it on a piece of paper at a larger scale so your hands get trained to the motions they are required to make when doing it for real. You will be surprised at how more confident you will feel once your hands know which line to follow.

 

[chris808]

Thanks guys for the replys i have been jammed up with work for the last week or so so i have been jumping on and off the site Hi Andy i have sent you a pm and my email .
Cheers all
Chris Edwards