Rainman Artwork 2013 NYC Cabbie "Driver"

[karamazov80]

Yeah, i hope so too. But i think 90-100 days turnaround time is reasonable turnaround time. Not a painter, but does anyone know whats the approx time needed to paint a head for proffesionals like silentsurfer, smallstudios, robbiethepainter etc.

I don't know how long it takes those guys, but I do know that many guys who paint (including amateurs like myself) don't do one sculpt at a time, but do many sculpts in stages. So, time for one sculpt is hard to judge that way. Considering his experience, going through the whole process in batches I could easily imagine him knocking out, say, 10ish high quality paint jobs in a day if that was all he was working on. But again, I don't really know.

 

[Hydeous]

He mentioned that weather also affect the painting process sometimes.

But that said, im assuming he'll need that long because thats how much time he need on his previous work - 25 to 30 heads with 30 days turnaround time.

 

[karamazov80]

Could be the bulk of that time is waiting for the tailoring to be finished. Seems to me that if it's one person doing the tailoring, that would take a heck of a long time to wrap up.

 

[Rdeezy]

Could be the bulk of that time is waiting for the tailoring to be finished. Seems to me that if it's one person doing the tailoring, that would take a heck of a long time to wrap up.

I would think she has other workers doing the sewing as well?

 

[karamazov80]

Who knows? Regarding the farming out of work, Rainman did say in the past that he didn't paint the accessories.

 

[Hydeous]

Could be the bulk of that time is waiting for the tailoring to be finished. Seems to me that if it's one person doing the tailoring, that would take a heck of a long time to wrap up.

Yeah, thats a possibilty as well.

I have a few headsculpts commissioned by a few painters, and im pretty sure they need at least 2-3 days to paint, though usually it takes a few months to receive them due to the painter's backlog.

 

[karamazov80]

If those guys really took 2-3 days to paint a single head, then we are getting deals of the century paying a measly $100-150 or so to get them done. It could take that long, but like I was saying before, they may be doing batches of heads where they do the base coat for all of them, then let them dry, then the base skin tone down, let it dry, then start applying washes, etc., or whatever their process is. I would like to see JOhnny chime in with his usual painting speed, since he's one that that frequents these threads with a lot of experience doing high quality head paint work.

 

[Rdeezy]

This is a guessing game..like charades lol

 

[qbomb71]

If those guys really took 2-3 days to paint a single head, then we are getting deals of the century paying a measly $100-150 or so to get them done. It could take that long, but like I was saying before, they may be doing batches of heads where they do the base coat for all of them, then let them dry, then the base skin tone down, let it dry, then start applying washes, etc., or whatever their process is. I would like to see JOhnny chime in with his usual painting speed, since he's one that that frequents these threads with a lot of experience doing high quality head paint work.

Exactly. It may take a few hours to paint each head if you add up the total time spent. The layers are done on several at a time (like assembly type painting). No way is Rainman painting one head for 2 -3 days then the next and so on. Single sculpt commissions will take a bit longer I would imagine, but not more than 4 or 5 hours of total time spent. I would like to hear what Johnny has to say also.

 

[Cheungkinmen]

If those guys really took 2-3 days to paint a single head, then we are getting deals of the century paying a measly $100-150 or so to get them done. It could take that long, but like I was saying before, they may be doing batches of heads where they do the base coat for all of them, then let them dry, then the base skin tone down, let it dry, then start applying washes, etc., or whatever their process is. I would like to see JOhnny chime in with his usual painting speed, since he's one that that frequents these threads with a lot of experience doing high quality head paint work.

That's what I actually do when I paint large batches to maintain consistency throughout the sculpts.

Spray base coat, then skin tone, then washes/blushes, paint hair, eyes, and so on and so forth on all sculpts at the same time. Doing 1 sculpt at a time will definitely be a drag and will get tiresome. As for speed, it's indeed quicker to do a big batch of sculpts this way, specially if they are all the same, I don't normally time myself as I alternate painting big batches with other work.

I can't imagine myself painting 1 from start to finish, then move to the other sculpt and do the same. It'll be a waste of time, materials and patience, haha.

But just 1 lone sculpt could be finished in 2 - 3 days no problem.

 

[karamazov80]

Thanks for the input JOhnny. . .we're just in that limbo of waiting, with nothing better to do than engage in idle speculation

And it's worse for me because I'm waiting on both Bickle and Rocky!

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[TurdFerguson]

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[qbomb71]

s waiting on Bickle, Rocky and The Cowboy

 

[karamazov80]

With Iminime, we end up having to wait so long that I just sort of forget about it until they start shipping

 

[qbomb71]

no kidding

 

[Indeedely]

Rainman def has help.

With google you'd see he is part of a renowned artist company and BJD supplier. I have heard of him long ago in fact. But I didn't think to put 2 and 2 together until I saw the email addy LOL

I have no idea how large those companies get, but they're reliable professionals. It explains the high quality and talent, for limited production figures. I would love for more sculpts (and hopefully lower prices someday, perhaps maybe).

 

[Cheungkinmen]

Rainman def has help.

With google you'd see he is part of a renowned artist company and BJD supplier. I have heard of him long ago in fact. But I didn't think to put 2 and 2 together until I saw the email addy LOL

I have no idea how large those companies get, but they're reliable professionals. It explains the high quality and talent, for limited production figures. I would love for more sculpts (and hopefully lower prices someday, perhaps maybe).

Yeah, he does doll sculpts for a company on the side, he also do statues for another. He is mostly a freelancer, and does his own work.

Rainman is a machine.

 

[greatlakes6]

s waiting on Bickle, Rocky and The Cowboy

Same three I'm waiting on.

 

[Ajkhunter]

Bickle, Rocky, Cowboy, Crossbow Hunter, Sheriff, Xenoviper Driver, too many haha

 

[dordor]

I am waiting on Bickle and Cowboy