Hello everyone, this is my current work in progress. The figurine is nicely detailed, so should be fun to paint (sorry for the French titles...).
I created a scene under Blender to have a reference for lighting from above right as I wanted to challenge myself on some different lighting. Not exactly the same soldier, but the main purpose was to get an idea of where to put highlights and shadows. I plan to create a portion of a bunker wall behind the officer.
I did an initial sketch with acrylic colors (Atom). The result does obviously not look nice, but helps me get a rough view of shadows. I will then go with oil paints for the final, smooth layer. As you can see, the right side and the back of the uniform are darker than the left side.
Same for the head
Couple reference pictures
I created a scene under Blender to have a reference for lighting from above right as I wanted to challenge myself on some different lighting. Not exactly the same soldier, but the main purpose was to get an idea of where to put highlights and shadows. I plan to create a portion of a bunker wall behind the officer.
I did an initial sketch with acrylic colors (Atom). The result does obviously not look nice, but helps me get a rough view of shadows. I will then go with oil paints for the final, smooth layer. As you can see, the right side and the back of the uniform are darker than the left side.
Same for the head
Couple reference pictures