Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

[MGibster]

So it looks like the head was repositionable on the neck?

No. The bust was a solid piece while the base was detachable. It would have been easier to paint had the head been a seperate piece.

 

[MGibster]

My wife is out of town, so you know what that means! Me and Gilman are going to party!

This is the largest model I’ve ever worked on and the most airbrushing I’ve done for a single project. These are just the base colors. I’m running into some issues with the brush clogging. I hat I suspect is happening is paint is clumping or sediments are forming because the clogging happens after I’ve been painting for a while and then it all clears up after a few more minutes. I’m thinking of adding a filtering step to my paint mixing.

 

[trappedslider]

I would so love to paint something that large. Put some music on and just zone out painting.

 

[MGibster]

Time to let the varnish cure before moving on with to detailing.

I would so love to paint something that large. Put some music on and just zone out painting.

My wife was like a little Palpatine evilly telling me to “Do it!” while I contemplated spending a small fortune.

 

[trappedslider]

Time to let the varnish cure before moving on with to detailing.

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My wife was like a little Palpatine evilly telling me to “Do it!” while I contemplated spending a small fortune.

airbush,airbursh shading, use an actual brush for the eyes

What shade of green did you use?

 

[MGibster]

airbush,airbursh shading, use an actual brush for the eyes

What shade of green did you use?

Next step will be the claws, and oil wash, and once everything is dry I'll use a regular brush for the eyes. I used Badger paints for the first time and the greens were Gremlin Green, Pestelince Flesh, and Fresh Grass darkned or lightened a bit with other colors.

 

[trappedslider]

Next step will be the claws, and oil wash, and once everything is dry I'll use a regular brush for the eyes. I used Badger paints for the first time and the greens were Gremlin Green, Pestelince Flesh, and Fresh Grass darkned or lightened a bit with other colors.

What will do with the base and the name plate?

 

[MGibster]

What will do with the base and the name plate?

He's coming out of water, so I'm going to try to a pool there surrounded by a rocks. I wish there was a bit more separation between the pool and the edge though.

 

[MGibster]

Oil wash applied to the arms and excess removed. It’s going to take a few days to cure I think, so I’ll wait until next weekend to take care of the torso.

 

[MGibster]

It's fun to learn new things. Oil paint can take up to six months to fully cure. It'll feel dry to the touch after about two days, and should be safe for some light touching, but it could take months to be completely finished curing. I used a wash, so it's not going to take six months, but it'll be a while before I can varnish it. So I'll finish applying the wash this week and wait until Christmas to varnish, paint the eyes, and complete the base.