discussion Verlinden Swiss Grenadier Officer (bust)

[Alan 45]

with the relative success of the Dredd figure ive decided to have a crack at this , it was given to me by Si(eddisolo) so thanks mate, at the moment it is in a bag covered in oven cleaner as Si had started it View attachment 102367

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[john i am]

Oooooooo liking this Alan freebie to boot look forward to it

 

[Alan 45]

Glad to have you along John


Now the majority of the old paint is removed ive put the two coats on the parts I'll start with , if I was adding an acrylic wash I would have just put on one coat of base then a wash then a dry brush in the base colour but as I'm using oils it best to put two coats on then leave to dry properly as oil paints can remove acrylic if it's not cured fully


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[eddiesolo]

Nice to see you doing it Al. If Paul pops in he will pleased to see someone having a crack at it.


Si

 

[john i am]

Great start Alan I'll be watching as I've never used oils on a figure before and have seen great results with them good luck mate

 

[Alan 45]

Nice to see you doing it Al. If Paul pops in he will pleased to see someone having a crack at it.
Si

I hope I don't screw it up lol

Great start Alan I'll be watching as I've never used oils on a figure before and have seen great results with them good luck mate

don't forget mate this is only my second figure and it has a full face but if I do what I did on Dredd it should look ok ish lol

 

[eddiesolo]

So what if you do Al, you can only do your best.


Si

 

[john i am]

Don't worry Alan no pressure just enjoy and have fun we've all made mistakes that's half the fun I've stripped many a face back cause I wasn't happy with it.And you don't need us to tell you if you screw up as I'm sure you'll notice yourself but I have great faith and I'm sure you'll do a great job. I've completed about 18..1/16 figures and I'm still improving so don't worry keep calm n carry on good luck

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers chaps , I'm allready having problems ! I decided to do the face and what I do is paint the whole eye the colour the iris is then put a dab of white either side it's easier than white then trying to paint the iris and pupil in but the paint was a little thin and it spread so ive had to clean it all out and Waite for it to dry then start again View attachment 102516

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[Snowman]

Interesting!!


Nice start!

 

[Steve Brodie]

Love these Verlinden Busts, and this one is looking very good

 

[john i am]

You don't have to wait Alan get yourself an hair dryer one of the best weapons I've ever acquired in the battle to get things done quickly especially useful in figure modelling.Go watch an eye painting tutorial on you tube I always paint the eye 1st with white mixed with the base colour of the flesh so it's off white.The iris and pupil could then be filled in with paint or a fineliner pen depending on the size of the eye but I always try to use paint before a pen but when you are happy with you work brush on lacquer which will seal it and give the eye a glimmer but be careful when doing this as if you use a cheaper pen the ink will run.

 

[john i am]

Two great DVDs here Alan if you want to get ahead in figure painting both highly recommended but if I was pushed for a favourite out the two then it would be with Rob Henden.I think John as these in the media section of his shop.I watch them back now and again as a refresher they really are a big help View attachment 102527

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[Alan 45]

Glad to have you on board folks

You don't have to wait Alan get yourself an hair dryer one of the best weapons I've ever acquired in the battle to get things done quickly especially useful in figure modelling.Go watch an eye painting tutorial on you tube I always paint the eye 1st with white mixed with the base colour of the flesh so it's off white.The iris and pupil could then be filled in with paint or a fineliner pen depending on the size of the eye but I always try to use paint before a pen but when you are happy with you work brush on lacquer which will seal it and give the eye a glimmer but be careful when doing this as if you use a cheaper pen the ink will run.

Two great DVDs here Alan if you want to get ahead in figure painting both highly recommended but if I was pushed for a favourite out the two then it would be with Rob Henden.I think John as these in the media section of his shop.I watch them back now and again as a refresher they really are a big help View attachment 112621

Cheers John I appreciate it , I'm not too happy with using a hair dryer on resin mate knowing my look I'll melt his face , I'm not one for reading or watching how to do things I'm a sort of cock up builder and like to find my own way but saying that I'll give it some serious thought , thanks for going to the trouble to help me out with advice and the DVDs mate I really appreiate it

 

[john i am]

Also Alan I keep looking at you last photo and I can't help myself from wanting to grab an axe and start shouting here comes Johnny as you Swiss officer at the moment as a stark resemblance to good old Jack Nicholson from the shinning.Hope you don't mind me pointing out this observation sorry John

 

[Alan 45]

Also Alan I keep looking at you last photo and I can't help myself from wanting to grab an axe and start shouting here comes Johnny as you Swiss officer at the moment as a stark resemblance to good old Jack Nicholson from the shinning.Hope you don't mind me pointing out this observation sorry John

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Jack Nickleson !




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[Guest]

This is looking good Alan

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers terry glad to have you on board


I've now coloured the eyes in and put a wash on the mustashmustash and eyebrows and I will leave to dry and make up a flesh colour to do a dry brush of his cheeks and nose View attachment 102535

is it just me or are those eyes wonky ?
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[Guest]

It would appear that way

 

[john i am]

I think that's just an expression