discussion Tropical Groundwork Scene

[rtfoe]

Thanks Graeme, only way to get that done was for major surgery. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

First off in the figures painted is old Pak Cik. He has darker complexion due to his Northern Indian ancestry.



Base coats of pale yellow and white for his blouse and sarong.



Unfortunately I don't have anymore progress shots of him that would show toning of the blouse and tartan stripes on the sarong... nope it's not Scottish origin.



You can get a good glimpse of his sarong here...



And the blouse here...



Cheers,
Richard

 

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Love what you've done with old Pak Cik. What is your reasoning for using black primer on your figures?
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Hi Richard
Love what you've done with old Pak Cik. What is your reasoning for using black primer on your figures?
Jim

Thanks Jim, reason is I've seen figure painters use black as a base and then highlighting in white either by dry brushing or with an airbrush for the highlights. For me I used Desert Yellow sprayed from the top and angle to where I think the light source was coming from. This in turn helped with my shading. I've used this technique since for all my figure painting. You can see the sprayed DY catching the folds on the blouse and sarong in the first two images and thanks for asking.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Jim R]

Thanks Richard
That does make sense.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Alright Fellas, here comes the attack of the zombie aka shop fruit seller...



Apparently I didn't give him a watch, it came with the arm and I left it on.



The Pagoda brand singlet so affectionately worn by middle aged or old uncles until torn with holes. :smiling2:



Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi, the rest of the jokers being painted in stages...



The paint stands I used were from yogurt pudding container caps...



I was lucky that the figure head sculptures were smiling ones.



Cheers,
Richard

 

[minitnkr]

You never cease to amaze.

 

[rtfoe]

You never cease to amaze.

Thank you kindly, Paul.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Hi,
Base colors rendered for the camouflaged fabric and the webbing. I later feathered and pinwashed the webbing and creases on the tunic.



As you can see here the camo has been blended and the pinwash highlighting the webbing.



I think that sums up the whole build so if there are any questions I will be happy to answer them

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Mark1]

A snapshot of life caught beautifully, love it :thumb2:

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks Mark,
Best way to do a dio is to build one from a scene that's familiar and have first hand knowledge of including references. The fun part about this dio was to scratch stuff that has long been replaced in modern times and hear people remark that they remember seeing that when they were young and telling their kids this was what it was like during our time. Like the flask, altar and the hanging Milo tin to keep money in, bicycle tire and slippers on the roof and even the milestone marker.

Cheers,
Richard