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Job's Modelling

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As I wrote before, for my new diorama Station Road I need some “top quality” painted figures. By top quality I mean the best I can achieve at this moment.

 

This is my second attempt painting a figure at my best at this moment.

I used artist acrylic paints, different branches. I uses opaque colours for the basecoats and half-transparent and transparent colours for highlighting. For shadowing a mixture of my base colour with Payne’s grey or black.

 

The base colours are diluted 1:1 with matt acrylic medium.

Washes are diluted 1:5 with Galeria flow improver.

 

I used the same method as for the girl in the yellow dress.

 

Figure analysing

Search for reference pictures.

Analyse where indirect shadows will fall on your figure.

 

My painting sequence this time:

 

 

1. I choose a colour scheme. I want the colours to reflect the identity of the character.

I used an undertone of Payne’s grey for mixing the colours of the clothing using a reverence picture. In this way I try to create a consisting overall appearance.

 

Certain parts of your model would naturally look shaded and darker. I used a mix of three colours: a basic colour, a highlight colour and a shadow colour.

 

2. I applied a grey primer from Valejo, keeping the coat light so I didn't obscure any detail.

 

3. Then I painted the basecoat for skin and hands and I tried to apply some shading.

 

4. Then I painted the shirt. After that the jacket, trousers and shoes.

 

5. At last I painted the details.

 

After I got some advice from a professional art painter I decided not to varnish my model. This because my model will be standing in a diorama behind glass and I don’t have to handle frequently. Using gloves I can keep it clean. By using acryl paint your figure is water resistant so you could carefully clean it up with a little water.

 

I used synthetic pencils from the Da Vinci. That was another advice I followed I got. This pencils are available with small points.

 

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Please your comments on this one.

 

 

Regards,

Job

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MikeOxon

Excellent work!  Figures are soooo difficult.  His pose is great for propping up a suitable lamp-post.

 

Mike

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Job's Modelling

Excellent work!  Figures are soooo difficult.  His pose is great for propping up a suitable lamp-post.

 

Mike

 

Thanks for the compliment.

That is exactly where he is meant for!

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scanman

Job -

 

I see you switched from 'Valejo' primer to artists acrylic.  Any reason?  I've been using 'Valejo' paints etc for about a year now & find them very good.  Saves thinning the tube acrylic??

 

 

Regs

 

Ian

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paulprice

I'm currently trying to paint some N gauge figures, and I can only hope to get such good results, though I think my eyesight is suffering as a result.

 

The good news is that if I go blind, I wont be able to see my colour blobbed people,....bonus

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Job -

 

I see you switched from 'Valejo' primer to artists acrylic.  Any reason?  I've been using 'Valejo' paints etc for about a year now & find them very good.  Saves thinning the tube acrylic??

 

 

Regs

 

Ian

 

At first I primed them with a acrylic primer spray. But I can do that only outside. Then I could buy a Valejo primer in the local model shop (gone now). 

And I had a lot of artist acrylic paints. There are also two brands that have the paint in tubes: Amsterdam Expert and Tri Art. The last one has beautiful colours.

I also will try out the acrylic paints for some other scenic possibilities for card building.

The other reason is I can buy them in a art shop in Amsterdam. Also a nice trip by train to get there.

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I'm currently trying to paint some N gauge figures, and I can only hope to get such good results, though I think my eyesight is suffering as a result.

 

The good news is that if I go blind, I wont be able to see my colour blobbed people,....bonus

 

For painting figures my domistic houselord gave permission to buy an Optivisor. This was a great help for me. Have a look at there website: http://www.doneganoptical.com/products/optivisor 

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Job's Modelling

Nice job, even looks like this youth has acne, well done...

 

Kevin

 

Thanks. The acne is because the white metal model is as flat as I thought.

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Oooh, a very cool bloke (or so he would like to think!). Looks great. The colour for his blazer is perfect.

 

Your idea about mixing in matt medium is interesting. Another thing I need to try. Thanks for all the good tips Job.

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Oooh, a very cool bloke (or so he would like to think!). Looks great. The colour for his blazer is perfect.

 

Your idea about mixing in matt medium is interesting. Another thing I need to try. Thanks for all the good tips Job.

 

Thanks Mikkel. Look at the shoes and trousers for the effect of  the matt medium. The shoes are doen with pure black acrylic paint  (without matt medium).

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Buckjumper

Hi-de-hi campers; perhaps in 'cool' terms more Paul Shane than the Fonze, that chap. Non UK residents may want to look that one up... ;)

 

Nice work Job.

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Hi-de-hi campers; perhaps in 'cool' terms more Paul Shane than the Fonze, that chap. Non UK residents may want to look that one up... ;)

 

Nice work Job.

I had to use Google for the Paul Shane and Fonze characters.

Holliday Camps with entertainment were unknown in the Netherlands in the late 1950's.

But for me it's more about the start of teenage subcultures and the way we look(ed) at them.

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