Another masterpiece Siara! Your skill in finishing/painting is truly superb. BTW, I need a pair of specs, how much do you charge?
I can make the pair for you if you need them- no problem.
did you get the figure's lens prescription right, tho, or just use magnifiers?
Good one Wink. I have found the way to make the specs with the dome, not just the flat, clear disc.
Once the Krystal Klear is just getting clear, before it hardens for good, using the wetted tothpick push from the inside out, and let it harden that way. It makes the specs look like the real thing, with the edge of the glass being thin, and the cenral bit protruding forward slightly. Not much really, but another step towards the realism i think.
Superb painting on the figure Siara. Did you use oils or acrylics for the highlights and shadows? I have never gotten the hang of using acrylics for adding shadows and highlights; so I stick with good old artists oils. Again, superb work!
Ernest
I must admit i have experimented on this figure.
First i painted the face in the basic skin colr from Vallejo- which is the acrylic.
Then- instead of using oils only- as you normally would- i used much thinned acrylic paints to paint the shadows, and highlights. The paint was almost transparent, and i had to make few passes with the brush, before the effect was visible. Painting with very thin mix allows for better control.
After the acrylics i sealed the face with flat varnish, and use few tonnes of oils to make the harsh contrasts disapear.
Dark wash made of cigarette lighter fluid, and black oil paint and gloss varnish for chin, nose, forehead, and top part of cheeks.
Thats it- nothing dificult at all.