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my first real figure experience
Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:16 PM
this was done for a group build at lem.  this is verlindin usaac pilot european theatre.








this is my first real figure.  i have stumbled through a couple of 1/72 and 1/35 but this is the first time for a real dedicated figure build.



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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:42 PM

Pretty darn good for a first time figure Thumbs Up [tup] I really like the dirty effect on the face, looks like he blew an oil line while inflight.

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Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, May 10, 2007 3:44 PM
He looks great.  I really like the dirt and soot on his face and the clean area from the goggles.  Great job.

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Posted by Wirraway on Friday, May 11, 2007 5:11 AM

Joe.

I like it !  The poor guy looks like he put in a hard day.

What colour did you use for his pupils ?  Looks a little red ? 

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Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, May 11, 2007 7:28 AM

Good work on your first real venture into the dark and arcane world of figures.

Interesting use of dirt on his face. I'd carry it over to the white straps. They tend to stand out.

His eyes, the bane of face painting, could use some work. His left eye is looking straight ahead but his right eye is looking to the left. A good way to test eyes while painting is to look at the face in a mirror. It was explained to me that doing this is the same as a barber cutting your hair while looking in the mirror, rather than right at you. Also, the left eye could use a bigger iris. It looks like he's a bit bug eyed. Under normal conditions, the eyelid covers about a quarter to a third of the iris.

Don't 'be afraid to punch up your highlights. (I'm still a bit timid there, too.I was just taken to task by a major painter for that this last weekend.) )

The wash could use some more blending on his shoulders. For shadows on green, try adding some red to the mix. I know it sounds weird, but it works. This is part of what's called color theory, which includes shading with complimentary colors.

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Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, May 11, 2007 8:30 PM

many thanks for looking in and the kind words. 

 

the eyes are definitely off.  one is larger than the other.  i tried to get an off center look so they wouldnt be crosseyed.  ajlafleche thanks for the pointers.  i will definitely put them to use next time.  i am a bit lost on how to pull out more highlights.  that was mentioned on another site and i still dont know how to do that.  i tried to give him a recently returned look.  thus the grime on the face.  i missed the straps.  

 

 

again thankyou for the kind words.  

 

 

 

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Posted by Buddho on Friday, May 11, 2007 11:01 PM
ANd you said you couldnt paint figures.....   ;)

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Posted by ajlafleche on Saturday, May 12, 2007 10:19 AM

.  i am a bit lost on how to pull out more highlights.  that was mentioned on another site and i still dont know how to do that. 

joe 

Go here and choose Miniature and Model Color then Model Color for a really good turorial on getting highlights and shadows with acrylics.

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Posted by m1garand on Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:36 PM

Joe,

Looks great!   

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