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Brian

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Re: Hair in the soup
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2013, 04:34:51 PM »
A little bit more and it's finished  [ Guests cannot view attachments ] more brown on the face and hands with a little white and yellow for the highlights.

Green jacket shaded with blue and the light in yellow again, buttons in ochre and yellow, cap a mix of brown and green and shaded with brown and white for the light.
The beard was first a brown and blue mix followed with white, pipe the same

 
So why when I'm a oil painter? soon down my local club I will be showing how to paint flats, acrylics is the chosen medium so I thought better have a go, but just one more thing this figure was painted with just 5 tubes of paint, titanium white,yellow ochre,phthalo green, ultramarine blue,cadmium yellow and one 0/3 brush      [ Guests cannot view attachments ]   So if your told you need loads of paints and special brushes just smile as you know you don't ;D

I'll go back to oils now but have a go at mixing and not straight from the tube or pot  ;)   

Nicholas Ball

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Re: Hair in the soup
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2013, 03:19:16 PM »
What Ho Amigo  ;D

Not looking too bad, but if you will use the Devils Paint ;D ;D ;D ;D Youre going to have trouble!!! ::)

Third Amigo will be disappointed in you, you had better come up with a good excuse ;D ;D ;D ;D

Brian

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Re: Hair in the soup
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2013, 11:01:49 AM »
OK! next basic flesh white, red, yellow and brown mixed till a rough colour is made and applied to the figure, yep looks a mess  ::)  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
But after a little work with brown for shade, white and yellow do the highlights it all starts to come together, and tiny bit of red and it will do for now, acrylics!!! I thought it was a good idea at the start  :o  [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
 

Brian

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Hair in the soup
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2013, 09:26:41 AM »
Amazed by Dirk's painted figures I'm going to have a go at acrylics!
This is the figure I'm going to try and copy,  it's one of Jupiter miniatures  ::) [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
First trim the flash from the figure then we undercoat with white acrylic, no washing or vinegar baths  and leave for a few hours to let dry.