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you can do oils, or modern acrylics such as Vallejo. Get a book on painting figures, dont matter which or what subject, there are many out there and you can learn from all of them.
I learned in oils, but after 20 years using oils switched to acrylics. Currently I use Vallejo and Reaper gaming paints and have not touched my oils in several years other than for painting large scale anime eyes. I learned a lot of techniques at the Vallejo site on how to apply acrylics in super super thin layers. the layers let me build up the color the way i want it and use a filter effect. On a 54MM i may have 10 micro thin layers. One of my larger figures I have close to 30 layers, so thin it does not obsure detail.
One of these style manuals (There are many of these on the market, all with different opinions on painting) that will guide you.
http://www.aviationsupermart.com/store/p/16538-Modelling-Painting-Figures.html
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tissy Try using oils. Thy have a longer working time that allows you to get a better blend. Also take a look at a color wheel for artists. It may help you with blending. Stay away from black and white for shading and highlighting.
Try using oils. Thy have a longer working time that allows you to get a better blend. Also take a look at a color wheel for artists. It may help you with blending. Stay away from black and white for shading and highlighting.
Agreed with the above ^^^
In the process of painting a Ultracast 1/35 scale WWII late war Canadian tanker.
Am posting pictures now so stop by and check out the thread. Not saying my techniques are the best yet somehow i seem to get decent results. He is wearing a canvas coverall suit so with the lighter color is a challenge to get a realistic look.
If you're painting in acrylics, try covering the uniform in well-thinned coats of the base color. This should help tone everything down some.
tissy
Can you post a pic with an example?
Likely get some more useful advice that way.
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Define "garish and unnatural." Sounds like you are going a little too heavy on the shadows and highlights. Subtle is better.
go buy and try using oil paints. They blend VERY well and the edges are easy to blur, making it look realistic.
Also, dont try to use black, use a darker color then the base
Im having some trouble painting figures. I dont seem to have any issues with painting the faces, but cant seem to get the highlights/ shadows on the garments right. It always looks garish and unnatural. If anyone has any tips or links for advice, that will be greatly appreciated
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