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STEP BY STEP
BY
PAUL BAKER
Below is a series of images showing the various stages of painting a single figure I go through to get to the end product. I have painted this figure mainly in Plaka Acrylic paints and the colours I have used are in italics.
THE FIGURE IS MADE BY REAPER AND IS
KYLA, BOUNTY HUNTER
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The figure arrives to me untouched |
The figure is filed to remove all mould lines and flash and pinned together. |
The figure is undercoated black by hand. (Humbrol Matt Black 33) |
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All white metal work is scratched from figure to show metal underneath. |
All flesh areas are painted with Plaka Redbrown. |
Lips are painted with Plaka Redbrown and White and highlighted with more White. |
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Eyes are inserted along with second flesh coat. Redbrown plus Yellow Ochre. |
Final flesh tone added Yellow Ochre and Flesh and leather work painted Yellow Brown. |
Second leather coat added using a touch of White. |
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Final leather highlight added by adding more White and Dark Brown painted to other items. |
Second and highlight coats added to Dark Brown by adding Yellow brown to the mix. |
Wood items are painted using Yellow Brown and Brown. |
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Second coat of wood is added by using more Yellow Brown. |
Highlight the wood by adding a little White to the mix. |
Paint Kyla's hair Dark Brown with a little Yellow Brown. |
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Second Coat to the hair with a little more Yellow Brown added to the mix. |
Highlight the hair with more Yellow Brown and paint shoes with the same colour mix. |
Add White for second coat on shoes. |
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Add more White for highlight of shoes and paint parchment with the same colour. Paint yellow metal work with Gold. |
Add more White for the parchment and add Silver to the Gold for the yellow metal Highlights. |
Add even more White to highlight the parchment. |
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Check figure to make sure all areas have been painted. |
Add final flesh tone by using Flesh. |
Gloss varnish the figure with Humbrol Gloss Varnish. |
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Matt varnish the figure using Blackfriars Matt Varnish. |
Create the base by using Tetrion, course sand and some larger stones. |
Paint the base with Humbrol Dark Earth Acyrlic. |
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Drybrush base first with Yellow Ochre and then White. Paint the stones Grey and highlight White. |
Add some static grass and highlight with Yellow Ochre, add a little bush, write text on parchment and paint the base Humbrol Matt Black. |
Figure completed. THE END |
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