ewahl Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) I was painting the face on another figure and I had way too much skin tone paint left. I prefer Windsor Newton oils because they stay moist and workable as opposed to the almost instant-dry of Vallejo paints. I decided to use up the paint on a fresh subject, so out came this resin bust figure that seems best described as a marching band majorette. I bought this at an MMSI show in the 1990s. This is a Rule 5 figure, so this is all I can show here (Photobucket would remove it anyway). Anyway, this is what came off the tips of my brushes. This was the original figure. http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/e-jwahl/LakeLady1_zps9ade3822.jpg Ed Edited July 16, 2013 by ewahl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Face looks real. Nicely done Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcorley Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 She looks more like a photo than a mode. Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewahl Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks, Dave and James, I was surprised at what I was seeing as the paint job progressed from monotone base color to this finished look. I deliberately left all parts of the clothing in natural resin color so I could shoot this photo emphasizing only face and hair. I really have to give credit to the sculptor for an incredibly rendered bust figure. The details that you can't see are just as remarkable. Believe me, it is much easier to put a great paint job on a well proportioned face that it is to put the same paint with the same techniques on a poorly sculpted face and make it somehow look better than it is. Blonde hair is also more difficult to paint than dark hair if you want it to look natural. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I agree with dave and james. The skin tone looks perfect. I would believe that it is a photo of a person except for some teeth and hair features. The eyes also look real. Fantastic job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hey Ed: Whose kit is it? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewahl Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi, Clare and Dave, For the eyes, I have a sheet of Archer dry-transfer eyeballs that I chose not to use. These eyeballs are painted with four colors--off-white for the "white" part of the eye, a tiny amount of blue spread thinly into a circle, a center pupil and outer iris edge in black with a 20/0 spot painting brush, and a white flash applied with a tiny wire that had been dipped into the paint. The eyelashes, eyeliner, and eye shadow are applied in the same way a lady would in front of her mirror, using the 20/0 brush again in an almost dry brush fashion. The bust figure is in a Nemrod box. No identification as to subject other than "NCO Historex" and a color photo glued to the front of the box. No instructions or painting guide. There is a handwritten code "BU08" on the end of the box. That's all I know about it. Thanks again for the kind words. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Everybody, This looks even better "in the flesh" as they say. Ed brought it to our meeting andit looks really great. Nice job, Ed. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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