PAJJI's Trial & Error (Old Man Bruce, Urban Dredd)

[Pajji]

Well, finally had the courage to start painting some sculpts I bought unpainted a while ago. Seeing all the great work done here has always had me wanting to try and paint since day 1. Through the help of many freaks here and reading tons of tutorials, I finally felt comfortable taking a stab at it.

Thought I'd share some of my progress and growing pains. Critiques and pointers welcomed!

Still trying to figure out the whole "wash" thing...my paint applications still feel thick and some brush stokes are still visible. The eyes are what stopped me before...but it wasn't as bad as I thought...you really need a magnifying glass for help tho...think I went momentarily blind once or twice from squinting and straining my eyes so much. Really want to paint blood... So that will be my next adventure.

Logan25's Frank Miller Old Bruce Wayne:

 

[Pajji]

Re: PAJJI's Trial & Error (O Captain, My Captain)

Rocco's DREDD 3D:
This was technically my first ever paint job...had the guts to do it because I knew I didn't need to paint eyes ...and most of the face would be covered by helmet. Also sculpted his neck guard...rough..but it did the job

 

[chubbyman]

Great stuff Pajji! I've been learning how to paint too, how'd you wash out the paint? I occasionally see brush strokes for mine...I tried applying another coat and it somewhat gets better..

 

[Pajji]

Thanks Chubbyman!

You know what, I'm still learning too...I get brush strokes as well...what minimizes for me is I dip my brush in the acrylic, then dab the brush lightly in water before applying to sculpt...I do this for a few layers...sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't and I have to start over ...I also have the color mixed with water in the side as my "wash"...I put a few coats of that to my main base coat...smoothes it out

 

[Cheungkinmen]

Looks great man! I like both. Great job!

 

[Pajji]

Looks great man! I like both. Great job!

Thanks JOhnny! You where the one actually who pointed me to this amazing tutorial on OSW...using acrylics and pastels

Thanks for that buddy!

 

[Hidden Jitsu]

Your first paint work?
You lie!

Really great work and your flesh tones are spot on.
For brush stokes us flow aid to thin the paint , but don't use water as it dilutes the colour.
Flow aid makes the paint thinner without the compromise of colour loss.
And give it a few coats .
Will be very thin to begin with but just take your time and use a hair dryer.
Will give you a nice even brush stroke free result.

 

[Cheungkinmen]

Thanks JOhnny! You where the one actually who pointed me to this amazing tutorial on OSW...using acrylics and pastels

Thanks for that buddy!

Glad it helped. I used that tutorial when I first started, it was my bible, haha. Keep it up!

 

[Rdeezy]

That Dredd paint up looks great Pajji !

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[Pajji]

Your first paint work?
You lie!

Really great work and your flesh tones are spot on.
For brush stokes us flow aid to thin the paint , but don't use water as it dilutes the colour.
Flow aid makes the paint thinner without the compromise of colour loss.
And give it a few coats .
Will be very thin to begin with but just take your time and use a hair dryer.
Will give you a nice even brush stroke free result.

I swear...first 2 paint ups...never painted before. Thanks for the tip! I'm def gonna try that...can't wait!

That Dredd paint up looks great Pajji !

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Thanks Rob!

 

[Rdeezy]

Where did you get the sculpt and clothes? Did it come as a full figure?

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[Pajji]

Where did you get the sculpt and clothes? Did it come as a full figure?

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Sculpt was made by Rocco....I think he's still selling them...and no..not a full set...members here where selling bits and parts to make him...you had to find pieces on your own to bash him

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

Awesome work Paj!
I've been wondering when you were gonna start your own workbench thread.

 

[Pajji]

Hahaha! Thanks JP! Finally painted eyes!

 

[elar]

Really good job, mainly for first time it is amazing!

 

[Pajji]

So, doing last minute holiday shopping on Saturday, I stumbled across Hasbro's 12" Captain America figure for $9 that I saw Seb use for his amazing Capt Custom. I'm on vacation for the week so I thought "hey, this should be fun and try to repaint...will be good practice...and if I mess up, it's only 9 bucks". My wife had this look on her face when I threw in that figure in the cart She said one thing was collecting HotToys which is driving her crazy already...but another to be buying toys meant for 9yr olds...she was really worried

Well I got home, stripped the paint and went to work...really happy how it turned out...especially the skin tone and eyes...the hood, and symbols surprisingly gave me the most trouble

Special thanks to Jay (HiddenJujitsu) and David (8-Bit) for sharing great tips on painting and prepping Made this a lot easier and smoother! Thanks Fellas!

 

[Pajji]

Merry Christmas!

 

[8-bit commando]

mission accomplished buddy! fantastic results!

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

Great work there Paj!

 

[annihilate22]

Nice work man!