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03-19-2009, 08:43 AM | #1 |
Poetic Mercenary
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I'm noticing that I have a lot of Major Bludds laying around, and thought it might be time to try to make a battle hardened version.
I was inspired by TTT's custom thread, if you haven't seen these do so! I want practice on the "Zartan" Bludd, as he is the most replacable. Do any of you guys have a technique for painting on stuble? |
03-19-2009, 09:13 AM | #2 |
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This is the only stuble I've painted and I did it with a wash:
If you don't know what a wash is, You dip you brush in black paint. Then dip it a few times in some water to thin out the paint. then you brush it on the figure. The first stroke will be very dark. You can either wipe the brush on a towel before you touch the figure or you can add more water after the first stoke on the figure. It takes some practice to get it right. The first few times usually look like a mess |
03-19-2009, 09:18 AM | #3 |
Agent Orange
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That's actually a glaze, not a wash. But glazing is probably the preferable technique for painting stubble. You could also stipple it on, but unless your brush control is fine that's going to be messy.
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03-19-2009, 10:10 AM | #4 |
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Then what's a wash? I was under the impression a wash was mixing water and paint and painting it on the figure (Usually to get dark paint into the recesses of the mold, leaving the ridges mostly untouced)
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03-19-2009, 10:26 AM | #5 |
Agent Orange
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It is. But that's not what you've done there. Otherwise you'd only have the darker pigment in the recesses and it'd look like shadowy wrinkles, not stubble. What you've done is a glaze, which leaves a thin translucent layer of pigment over the entire surface through which some of the original color still shows. Hence the effect of stubble over skin. With a glaze you generally aim for more surface tension than with a wash so it doesn't pool or simply flow into the crevices by capillary action. Some added medium tends to help this, as well as increase the translucency without decreasing the pigment strength like water alone will do.
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03-19-2009, 10:56 AM | #6 |
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I have used a #2 pencil on a Exo Squad figure. The trick is the shaprness of the pencil and the angle that you use. Do not draw the stubble just make small strokes on and off of the area you plan to grow the stubble. If it is sharp it will leave scars in the custom. If it is too dull you will have to go over it a second time. It will last as long as you don't rub it off. I use a light clear coat spray to protect it though.
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03-19-2009, 11:06 AM | #7 |
Brooklyn style.
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I have not tried this on a figure, but if you remove the head, mask off the parts you don't want to be stubbly and spray some primer from a pretty good distance, you might get the stubble effect. I use a similar technique in paintings, but with a toothbrush dipped in paint, then bending back the bristles and flicking miniscule drips of paint on the canvas. That might work too, with only a tiny bit of paint.
If you're totally crazy, dip a toothpick tip in paint, and touch the to repeatedly to the figure. Might take awhile, but it would give you much better control than the other methods. |
03-19-2009, 11:14 AM | #8 |
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A method I have used is using Tamiya paints 'Smoke', which is a translucent black/grey in color; I thin it even more to make it lighter in color, but if you want him to look like he hasn't shaved in a few days, you can go with the straight paint (I would suggest testing to see the effect you want). Once it dries, you will want to use a clear flat, as the paint is naturally a little glossy...
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03-19-2009, 11:37 AM | #9 |
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It is. But that's not what you've done there. Otherwise you'd only have the darker pigment in the recesses and it'd look like shadowy wrinkles, not stubble. What you've done is a glaze, which leaves a thin translucent layer of pigment over the entire surface through which some of the original color still shows. Hence the effect of stubble over skin. With a glaze you generally aim for more surface tension than with a wash so it doesn't pool or simply flow into the crevices by capillary action. Some added medium tends to help this, as well as increase the translucency without decreasing the pigment strength like water alone will do.
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03-19-2009, 11:58 AM | #10 |
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We need pics of all the various techniques utilized, it's hard for slow folks like me to visualize.
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