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  • Member since
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  • From: ON, Canada
Spitfire Pilot
Posted by jgeratic on Friday, November 4, 2011 3:27 PM

Although not a kit in itself, it is part of Tamiya's 1/48 Spitfire Mk1 that I'm building for a current groupbuild.  Paint is acrylics, and also used some very sharpened coloured pencils for the facial details.

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regards,

Jack

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, November 5, 2011 2:03 PM

Eek2 Hail Beautiful work! Especially the face and eyes! Exceptionally realistic there! Can you explain how you painted the face?

 

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Posted by redwing on Saturday, November 5, 2011 9:02 PM

very nice the face is lifelike

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Saturday, November 5, 2011 9:29 PM

Wow, that is great looking work, esp the face. Normally I don't put pilots in my aircraft but if mine looked that good I might have to change that!

 

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  • From: Crawfordsville, Indiana
Posted by Wabashwheels on Saturday, November 5, 2011 9:40 PM

I'd leave the canopy open on this one!!!    Rick

 

 

  • Member since
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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Saturday, November 5, 2011 11:34 PM

Thanks all for the comments.

stik - I can oblige your request with the description I had posted in the Spitfire groupbuild:

Here's a sort of step by step account of how the face was painted:

- airbrushed a desert colour over the whole figure, utilized as both a primer and as a base coat for his face

-once dry I applied a fairly thin wash of raw sienna over the whole of the face, this wash is not as strong as one usually uses, really just want it to bring out details like the lips, brows/eyes, etc.

 -next are applied the highlights, I mix both Andrea's light and dark flesh together on some plastic card(or glass - whatever is handy) as well as a hint of red until i have the desired tone and apply it like one would use the dry brush technique (but with a very small tipped brush), hitting the following areas: forehead, bridge of nose, upper cheeks, small area just below the eyes, chin

-another wash is made of a shade red/brown and is applied only to the cheeks, lower lip and the end of the nose

-for the finer details, I sharpened up some pencil crayons and very carefully drew in eyes and eyebrows with a dk brown, a lighter red brown for a shadow line that extends from the inside corner of eye to cheek and a dk pink shade for his lower lip

-also added some highlights with lighter coloured pencils

-at this point if I feel it needs more contrast, I will repeat any or all of the above steps

regards,

Jack

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Monday, November 7, 2011 12:37 PM

Jack, thank you very much for the description of your technique. I will have to give it a shot. I use similar manner of washes and drybrushing on figure faces, but the colored pencils are a new aspect. I have only used them for things like instrument panels and such. I will have to give them a shot on faces now. Thanks again!

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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