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Ok then, let’s give the face a little life by adding a five o’clock shadow.
To do this I use a stain technique. Basically very dilute paint, but using inks because they are more translucent. These are the inks I use..
I use 1 drop of the blue and the black, six drops of medium, and six drops of water. Using the same number 1 brush as before, dampen it, dip it in the stain, then remove the excess off of the brush. I use a sheet of cartridge paper and draw the brush across it.
You can see how thin this is. You can dilute the ink with water, but again it will bead up and not wet the surface as you want. Some medium helps it act like you want It too, improving controllability.
When you paint this onto the surface, remember that the direction of the brush stroke matters. The thinnest paint will be left at the start of the stroke, and the thickest at the end, so for the shadow paint from cheekbone downwards to the neck.
More in a minute, need to clear the iPad cache so I can post images again...Comment
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OK, here we go again.....
When painted on the face it needs to barely tint the surface. If it’s too strong you could get this......
It shows the placement very well, but well, it is a bit strong......
You can see it here, but only barely. It’s all you really need.....
As alway, ask away if you need any more information....Comment
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Very, very informative Tim. Thanks for sharing your secrets.Comment
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Hi Andrew. You can do the shadow with paint. Just use a blue/grey (Prussian blue and black, mixed on a wet palette) and dilute it with medium alone. The trick is to unload the brush first on the cartridge paper so you don’t flood the area. You want to paint it, not wash it. I use inks because I have them and their translucency makes it easier to hit the “sweet spot” in dilution, but they are not essential..Comment
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And these guys are what size again?
:surprised:
Amazing!
NickComment
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Hi Nick. They are 20mm high. They are standing on golf tees. So far I would say that there is only ten minutes total painting time been used on all four figures. What I am trying to show is that acceptable results can be achieved by using the right techniques and materials. It doesn’t take super talent and laser vision, just application.......Comment
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Hi Tim
That is a very clever and very effective way to paint figures at this scale.
JimComment
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I am learning a TON of information and yes........my shopping list is growing also. 5'0 clock shadow in this scale.........remarkable Tim!
Rick H.Comment
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Lovely work on the mini men TimComment
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