Hello there,
How do you paint Busy Bodies figures? I'm a newbie in this kind of work. What are the paints and the brushes needed for these figures?
All your advices are welcome. Thanks by advance.
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Andrew
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Hello!
Personally I use acrylics for painting figures - the liquid craft kind, not the artist's squeeze out of a tube variety.
I start with an undercoat (car primer spray) then paint the figure from the inside outwards, starting with skin, then shirts, then jumpers/jackets. Finally, I add the details - eyes, lips, buttons etc. I think it's best to be subtle with facial details - just a little redder than skin-tone for lips (and maybe cheeks). Personally I don't paint in the whites of eyes, just a pupil and an arc over it to represent eye lashes/brows - if you look at a person from the sort of distance where they appear to be 16mm-sized you don't see whites of eyes, and if you paint them in they can look strange and staring. I sometimes use a dilute wash overt the top of the finished model (paint on then wipe off) to accentuate folds in clothing etc...
I use a variety of fine artist's brushes, and an old plate for a pallete.
Hope that's useful - happy painting!
Andrew.
Personally I use acrylics for painting figures - the liquid craft kind, not the artist's squeeze out of a tube variety.
I start with an undercoat (car primer spray) then paint the figure from the inside outwards, starting with skin, then shirts, then jumpers/jackets. Finally, I add the details - eyes, lips, buttons etc. I think it's best to be subtle with facial details - just a little redder than skin-tone for lips (and maybe cheeks). Personally I don't paint in the whites of eyes, just a pupil and an arc over it to represent eye lashes/brows - if you look at a person from the sort of distance where they appear to be 16mm-sized you don't see whites of eyes, and if you paint them in they can look strange and staring. I sometimes use a dilute wash overt the top of the finished model (paint on then wipe off) to accentuate folds in clothing etc...
I use a variety of fine artist's brushes, and an old plate for a pallete.
Hope that's useful - happy painting!
Andrew.
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