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Well, I Guess I'd Better Get Started!
- Thread starter Iron Mike
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negative vibes dude...
jknaus
Administrator
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
My opinion of painting figures hasn't changed, I still can't mater the faces, among other things. They look OK until I photograph them, then all the flaws jump out!!
I added a matte clear coat over them so I can apply the washes , but looks like I have more touch up work to do and need to fix three sets of eyes! Out of four heads, I get one that is passable (with a very generous grading scale!)
I added a matte clear coat over them so I can apply the washes , but looks like I have more touch up work to do and need to fix three sets of eyes! Out of four heads, I get one that is passable (with a very generous grading scale!)
AndyFettes
Master at Arms
Hi Mike,...
Eyes are extremely difficault to get right even for the most experienced figure painters
visit planetfigure and timelines for evidence of that
heres a quick tip that I got from our very own John Bowery
Give the illusion of an eye rather that painting it
Heres what I did and thats paint a very thin black line on the upper eye lid and make a sort of bulge in the centre downwards to simulate an iris
Use a lightened version of your base skintone for the eye ball as you dont want a popeye effect
use a tiny pinwash of a browny reddy colour around the nose and lower lip to simulate shadow
last tip and thats practise practise practise
You have done a great job so far my friend
Eyes are extremely difficault to get right even for the most experienced figure painters
visit planetfigure and timelines for evidence of that
heres a quick tip that I got from our very own John Bowery
Give the illusion of an eye rather that painting it
Heres what I did and thats paint a very thin black line on the upper eye lid and make a sort of bulge in the centre downwards to simulate an iris
Use a lightened version of your base skintone for the eye ball as you dont want a popeye effect
use a tiny pinwash of a browny reddy colour around the nose and lower lip to simulate shadow
last tip and thats practise practise practise
You have done a great job so far my friend
Uniforms look great, guess you get some practice in on the faces. When I did them, I think I washed the eyes out 6 or 8 times before I found a keeper.
Kreighshoer
Active member
good figure painting mike!
reminds me of a joke i heard recently:
"during the napoleonic wars the french noticed that the english were wearing red uniform jackets and after the wars a british officer was asked why they used red as uniform color. the british officer replied "well old sport, when a soldier is hit by a bullet and falls, his blood won't be seen on the red so his comrades won't be discouraged and keep on storming forward with 'horray' on their lips!"
the frenchs were very impressed about the psychological aspect and adopted this idea!
ever since the french officers wear brown trousers!"
reminds me of a joke i heard recently:
"during the napoleonic wars the french noticed that the english were wearing red uniform jackets and after the wars a british officer was asked why they used red as uniform color. the british officer replied "well old sport, when a soldier is hit by a bullet and falls, his blood won't be seen on the red so his comrades won't be discouraged and keep on storming forward with 'horray' on their lips!"
the frenchs were very impressed about the psychological aspect and adopted this idea!
ever since the french officers wear brown trousers!"
Good one Laura.
AndyFettes
Master at Arms
LMAO Laura I like that very much
panzerace007
Active member
:laugh: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh: Zing !! Great one Laura !!
Stick with it MIKE. You'll get it !! Maybe if you offer ANDY a few Pints , He'll swing by for a Figure seminar .... ???
ANDY great advice on painting th eyes !
ERIK
AndyFettes
Master at Arms
erm,,,,,,,,,,, one pint to start off with 
shawngehling
Active member
Looking pretty good. Nice weathering on the base.
Shawn
Shawn
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
OK, I have been plugging away at this thing for what seems like forever! Made a little progress today, paint drying really slow with our rainy weather, but I think the base is done. I made a frame for the foam base from a stick of molding, painted it with Valspar Satin Brown.
I made the grate for the basin from styrene angles and rod, painted it with Humbrol 133 and washed it with MIG Dark Wash. The "water" is Future, I poured some in the basin the other night and found that my well is not water tight!! The Future apparently sealed the gaps, because the second pour did not run out.
There's more in the works, hoping to post another update later tonight or tomorrow. Thoughts, critiques, questions always appreciated! 
I made the grate for the basin from styrene angles and rod, painted it with Humbrol 133 and washed it with MIG Dark Wash. The "water" is Future, I poured some in the basin the other night and found that my well is not water tight!! The Future apparently sealed the gaps, because the second pour did not run out.
There's more in the works, hoping to post another update later tonight or tomorrow. Thoughts, critiques, questions always appreciated!