Building a fish..
Re: Building a fish..
Good to see the progress. Seam can be a bit more tricky on the irregular surface of an figure. You can use a Scotch Brite pad to sand suc an irregular surface.
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Re: Building a fish..
Was looking at shark pictures to figure out how to paint this model. So far I am thinking a flat white bottom with a misting of camo grey over it for the underside. The RLM 66 as my main top color and 2 shades of lighter greys misted over that. The eyes will simply be black with 2 or three coats of future on them. The mouth will be flat white with a light powdering of red and pink pastels.
Picture examples:
As can be seen in the pics the upper surface can range from a light medium gray to a very dark gray. I think the dark grey has a more sinister look to it.
What I have been trying to figure out how to do the color break. As you can see in the above pics the color break is hard but very jagged. A simple feathered airbrush edge wouldn't be right.
What I came up with is to paint the bottom colors first then the darkest upper gray. Then I will dry stipple (similar to dry brushing but using a very stiff bristled brush and a stipple motion and not a painting motion) the edge on the dark gray.
This is a test of the idea on the model. I think it works great.
Picture examples:
As can be seen in the pics the upper surface can range from a light medium gray to a very dark gray. I think the dark grey has a more sinister look to it.
What I have been trying to figure out how to do the color break. As you can see in the above pics the color break is hard but very jagged. A simple feathered airbrush edge wouldn't be right.
What I came up with is to paint the bottom colors first then the darkest upper gray. Then I will dry stipple (similar to dry brushing but using a very stiff bristled brush and a stipple motion and not a painting motion) the edge on the dark gray.
This is a test of the idea on the model. I think it works great.
Re: Building a fish..
Looking good, WED. I can smell the salt air.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Building a fish..
Looking good, WED. So, it ate the Tu?
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: Building a fish..
LyleW wrote:Looking good, WED. So, it ate the Tu?
No it was Tu much for him...
Re: Building a fish..
Good one Warren!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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