PaulinKendal
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This is by the same sculptor as Pirate #1 (Allan Carrasco), but (oddly) produced by a different manufacturer. It's a partner to the other sculpt - they're intended to be displayable together (or apart, of course). This was the model that attracted me - Pirate #1 is less impactful, but they're great as a pair.
This wicked, wicked man is much more flamboyant than Pirate #1, so I kept the colours on him low-key, to maximise the contrast between them. This guy is clearly the show-off.
In black primer:
And with a zenithal prime (of Vallejo Desert Tan primer, just because):
There's something oddly crabbed about his hands. His left hand should be sitting squarely on the sword pommel, but I think its OK resting on the wrist like that. The right hand looks suspiciously like it was originally holding something - probably a pistol - but when that idea was shelved, he kept the odd hand position. That's my best guess. I think it looks like he might be trying to conceal a stiletto in that hand, so I might add just the tip of a blade showing below his fingertips.
Got to say I loved filling with Milliput and IPA. Making a well in a little blob of Milliput and filling it with IPA gives a wonderful range of filler consistencies, from a thin wash to a very thick gloop, all ready to be used, all together. And a brush moistened with IPA really does work wonders with smoothing over surfaces. I can't see why I'd use anything else, now.
I used the external mac valve on my airbrush for the first time while priming. I thought it was good for switching from broad coats of primer to fine highlighting in discrete places. I'll experiment more in due course.
This wicked, wicked man is much more flamboyant than Pirate #1, so I kept the colours on him low-key, to maximise the contrast between them. This guy is clearly the show-off.
In black primer:
And with a zenithal prime (of Vallejo Desert Tan primer, just because):
There's something oddly crabbed about his hands. His left hand should be sitting squarely on the sword pommel, but I think its OK resting on the wrist like that. The right hand looks suspiciously like it was originally holding something - probably a pistol - but when that idea was shelved, he kept the odd hand position. That's my best guess. I think it looks like he might be trying to conceal a stiletto in that hand, so I might add just the tip of a blade showing below his fingertips.
Got to say I loved filling with Milliput and IPA. Making a well in a little blob of Milliput and filling it with IPA gives a wonderful range of filler consistencies, from a thin wash to a very thick gloop, all ready to be used, all together. And a brush moistened with IPA really does work wonders with smoothing over surfaces. I can't see why I'd use anything else, now.
I used the external mac valve on my airbrush for the first time while priming. I thought it was good for switching from broad coats of primer to fine highlighting in discrete places. I'll experiment more in due course.
) German camo black brown (love this shade), violet and a little bit of black, with lots of glazes of violet mixed with brown sand and bone white.
) - so many different shades and tones - two yellows, two oranges, a red and a brown, and blends between them. The only good thing about orange paint is that it's only good as a glaze, and if you treat it like that, and accept you'll need lots of layers to get any sort of smoothness, then it's fine.
