painting faces

Thats very true, everyone who looks at my models are most interested in the figures, and mine arent even that good!

QUOTE: Originally posted by honeywell Hi, I would like to know how to paint military faces. This is very hard and I am new at it. Any help - please. Thanks

I've been painting figures since the late 1970's. This is very hard and I am not at all new at it!

It's a part of the hobby you'll continue to learn forever. But it's one of the most rewarding when other people see your work and they tell you it looks real. A few people know what a particualr tank looks like, a most people know what a NASCAR racer looks like, but everyone knows what a human face looks like. Most of the stuff we work with is seen as toys by the general popupation, but when confronted with an excellently painted figure, they are wowed by the art.

A little trick for giving your (1/35) figs eyeballs, and even the WHITES of their eyes...I cut open a wire and pull a strand out that's thinner than a hair, then place a dot of black/brown, then a smaller dot of white using the tip of the tiny wire...VERY frustrating, my blood preassure is going up as I type this

Here are a couple of articles that may help you


http://www.track-link.net/articles/4
http://www.track-link.net/articles/96
http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/figures/mbheads/mbheads.htm