A Face Painting Tutorial

[Richard48]

A real almanac for all to enjoy.I for one hope that it inspires others to have a go.Another cracker for the cabinet my friend.Very enjoyable to read and refer to.
Whats next they all cry?
Richard.

[Guest]

A big round of applause for a super well written and easy to follow SBS Peter :smiling2:.

[Guest]

I also wish to thank you Peter, I have four figures in the offing to do, one of which was my ww1 gb machine gunner, he's been stripped back as wasn't completely happy with it.
Your sbs how come along at the right time, so again many thanks..
(it'll take me days to do what you probably do in a couple hours)

[Guest]

Many thanks chaps. You're all more than welcome.

[Peter Gillson]

Peter

Excellent blog, really useful and a nice rinish to this bust.

I found one in my stash so tomorrow I think I will givie it a go ...

Peter

[Si Benson]

Superb Peter,
Even seeing it broken down has me in awe....you are a true gentleman to share your technique with us:smiling4:
Well done sir:thumb2:

[yak face]

Thank you peter for a superb step by step . Easy to follow and invaluable tips for us plebs wot cant do figures! Its something i really would like to get better at (well i cant get much worse!) and ive now got a great reference . Its also good to see you using nothing more fancy than some vallejo paints, a few good quality brushes and a big dollop of talent , Ive got the first two so with this guide maybe i can improve a bit. Is the technique basically the same for smaller scales (im thinking 1/32 ,1/35 )? or do you adapt it to the smaller size ? Cheers tony

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Another superb bust, and nothing "cartoon" about it at all.

I have PM'd my friend, Guy, a link to the SBS, he has seen the 4 original "Day" busts I have and wants to see how they are created.

As for bad habits?

I wish all my modelling bad habits turned out so good!

3 days to recover, my son is now all organised and sorted out.

More finishing the unpacking than DIY.

Time to dust off my desk, paints and figures.

Your SBS and busts are a real inspiration, time to paint.

What's next?

Have a good weekend

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Thank you very much people. I'm overwhelmed by the kind reception of this thread and am pleased that it will be of use to some of you. Of course, in hindsight, there's so much more I could say about the process, but I suppose it's best to keep these things simple.

One point I didn't mention is about brush-control; making the darned thing do what you want it to do. That, unfortunately is just down to practice. I've painted all my life and been to art school to study illustration and I still have enough trouble.

Next Steve, some new busts for Sarnia (at last, says Peter G).

[Jim R]

Hi peter
A superb result and a real big thanks for taking the trouble to share your methods.
Jim

[Jim F]

Hi Peter,
Thank you for posting this great thread,
I now have to build the courage to have a go myself.
Thanks again Jim

[Neil Merryweather]

Peter thank you so much for this very generous gesture of sharing your techniques with us.
I shall be trying them out very soon
Neil

[Guest]

Thanks the Jims and Neil.

[Guest]

I forgot to add, that of course any questions are more than welcome.

[Steve Jones]

What is the capital of France?