I think I'm getting better at faces and other things :)

[Alan 45]

I've started a 1/16 scale praetorian guardsman from mini art and I've painted the face


I think it's my best one so far even if his eyes are , one looking at you and the other looking for you a bit


This is the close up pic View attachment 107516

and this is the normal view View attachment 107517

it's much better at the normal view I think

 

[Lee W]

Very good Alan, wish mine were as good as that!


Lee

 

[john i am]

Looking great Alan Graham Norton will be pleased

 

[Paul P]

looking good Alan was this done with acrylics ???

 

[dougie]

looks ace mate

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks guys I appreciate it

looking good Alan was this done with acrylics ???

Hi Paul the base colour and eyes are acrylics the tone and shadows are oils , once it's dry I think I'll give it a dry brush of flesh but a very dry brush I only want the very top of the detail touched

 

[Robert1968]

Ok I'm sending all my heads on mofels and dios to you in a box for you to paint Alan.!!!!


Robert

 

[takeslousyphotos]

That is really good Alan.

 

[monica]

very nice Alan,this one is looking good,


and easy fix with the eye,just a steady hand thats all,nice shading and shadows as well,

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Great job, something I can only dream of.

 

[Plastickitbasher]

Alan great work, dry brush some Vellajo light flesh but make it a very dry brush you just want a small amount, then mix up a very thin black/grey filter for a bit of a five o clock shadow try something like 3 or 4 parts thinner to one small part oil(s). Also with a very dry brush use this filter on the eyes, you just want to knock back the white of the eyes a tad, otherwise it's looking very good.

 

[Polux]

Nice one Alan!!!!!


I'm doing mine (knight and Season's dare diorama) and I think is the most difficult part on a figure


Looking very good so far

 

[tanktrack]

I can paint tanks paint uniforms build dioramas BUT faces scare me :eek:

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys I'm pleased you like it

Alan great work, dry brush some Vellajo light flesh but make it a very dry brush you just want a small amount, then mix up a very thin black/grey filter for a bit of a five o clock shadow try something like 3 or 4 parts thinner to one small part oil(s). Also with a very dry brush use this filter on the eyes, you just want to knock back the white of the eyes a tad, otherwise it's looking very good.

so basically it's rubbish and I should start again lol :D


I'll remember that for next face David this one has a big helmet on and chin strap so there's not much point in doing it as most of it wont be seen but thanks for the tips

 

[Alan 45]

I've started on the body now and instead of starting a new thread I thought I'd stick it hear


This is the chest armour for the figure , I put a thin line of black oil paint under the plates of the armour to give a shadow then used a flat brush to push it into the crease , this removes most of the paint and fades it out


View attachment 107563

So you can get an idea of the difference here's the back untouched View attachment 107564

 

[Alan 45]

This is where I am , it's not great but not awfull View attachment 107587

I've got a bit to tidy up on the feet

 

[monica]

looking good Alan,armor i find a bit tricky as well,as to how worn it should be,

 

[Polux]

Nice look Alan.


I like this armour

 

[Paul P]

Hi Alan this is looking the dogs, there are a number of ways to paint armour, the first is to paint it black and the using a sponge, lightly sponge the area with silver, this will give a mottled effect that looks very good, another is to use humbrol metal coat steel, this is amazing stuff as you paint a black base coat let it dry for 24 hours and then apply the metal coat, when that's dry you buff it up with a soft cloth and it gives a very realistic steel finish, contrary to popular believe armour, from most eras, wasn't shiny and polished


this is the effect you get from the humbrol metal coat


View attachment 107630

 

[monica]

i do real like the look of that one Paul and thats what i do try to get the look off as well,ta for the info, :D