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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9737491" data-attributes="member: 4534">Let’s talk about your equipment.  Get your mind out of the gutter, I'm talking about painting here.  I'm working on Luke Skywalker as he appeared in The Empire Strikes Back and I'm going to try my hand at some fancy object light sourcing to simulate the glow of his saber.  You can't see it very well from this photo, but the right side of his face is quite a bit brighter than the left side because I plan on applying several layers of blue glaze to build up the glow effect.  Here's something to remember; You've got to replace your brushes once in a while.  No matter how well you care for them, they wear out eventually.  Maybe the tip won't stay pointed, the bristles start to fray, or you start shedding bristles, but whatever it is it'll affect how well you can apply the paint and sometimes it happens so slowly you might not even notice it at first.  I was a little unhappy with some of the faces I ended up with on my Rebel Troopers, and since Luke is a center piece of my forces, I thought I'd spend a little extra time on him.  I switched to a #2 brush from Monument Hobbies that I bought last year but never got around to using and it really made applying details to the face a lot easier.  [ATTACH]415451[/ATTACH]Pictured Above:  A guy who definitely didn't tongue kiss his sister.</blockquote>