New York Firefighter

Telsono

Nice job on a nice figure! Did the flash create a shine on a flat surface? I have had this happen many times and I now photograph my figures outdoors in natural sunlight to avoid that. What we think is DEAD flat will throw a shine with a flash.

The eyes seem a bit small, next time use a touch of grey in your white to reduce the whiteness of the eyes or even a drop of the flesh color, and make the iris larger. I find that by holding my figures upside down it helps me with alignment ( I used to do a lot of Phoenix Phollies 80MM girls and this trick really helped me!)  Letting the upper 1/5 of the iris fall behind the eyelid draws the viewer's attention to the face more and seems more "natural"

Keep up the good work! I will post up pics very soon of my 1/6 in progress fig that is almost ready for primer :)

David

Aj - thanks for the comments, this was a first for me in figure painting beyond 1/35th scale. I'll see if I can make the adjustments that you suggest. That was the flash under the chin.

Mike T.

Some thoughts.

Good start on a larger scale figure.

They eyes, bane of face painting, could use some additional work. The irises are not equal. Trust me, I know how hard this can be. I'm working on a bust of Joshua Charberlain as a gift for a friend. One thing I was taught was to look at the face in a mirror to get the eye alignment. It's like when you get you hair cut, the barber/stylist is looking in the mirror, not directly at you. I don't know why, but it works.

The demarcation between the yello and black could use a bit more attention. Just a quick line of black along the edges and you're home.

Hit the bust below the face with dullcoat. Everything looks quite shiny. Of course, that could be the flash creating excess sneen.

Finally, try to pick up the highlights and shadows a bit more. This can really bring a figure to life.

Keep up the good work.

Nice paint job! Congrats!

Steve