Tip needed for Sexy Blonde

djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Tip needed for Sexy Blonde

Posted by djmodels1999 on Thursday, June 12, 2003 2:36 AM

Hello,

I'm building/painting a 1/16 figure of BatGirl (Hasegawa kit). No problem with the BatGirl suit ( Tongue [:P]

) but I'm not so sure about how to represent her nice blond hair. How should I paint it? I normally use enamel or acrylic as base coat then artist oils Blush [:I]

Thanks!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:36 PM

The subject line definitely caught my attention...

No idea how to help with the hair, but I'd sure like to see the finished product...

Later,

Murray

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:12 PM

The oils will definately give you the tonal depth and sheen of hair.

Mike

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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RogueJ

Member since
March 2003
From: Right Behind You

Posted by RogueJ on Sunday, June 15, 2003 10:13 AM

Here is a link to a website that has a nice tutorial on doing blond hair.

http://www.antsnest.net/Garage.php

Good Luck
Rogue

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, June 15, 2003 10:37 AM

Thanks for that link, Rogue.

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Mark McGovern

Member since
June 2003
From: USA

Posted by Mark McGovern on Monday, June 16, 2003 7:40 AM

djmodels1999,

I use standard wash and drybrush techniques to bring out the detail in the hair of most figures. Before adding that last application of clear satin or gloss, I drybrush a slight touch of the appropriate hue of metallic paint over the hair. Gold or brass would be the obvious choice for your Batgirl. A little metallic paint goes a long way toward making hair look like hair.

Test it on an old model and see for yourself. Good luck!

Mark McG. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

McGovern's Models.com

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, June 16, 2003 8:34 AM

Thanks for that, Mark. It sounds like a .. sound advice!

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