Walter White (First 1/6 Head paint)

[philip]

Hi guys,

my name is Philip. This is my first post and also my first 1/6 head. I usually paint much smaller figures 1/9, 1/32 etc. I wanted to paint a 1/6 head for a long time and a few weeks ago I finally did it.

It's a Walter White head by Trevor Grove

More pictures are on Putty&Paint https://www.puttyandpaint.com/projects/3042

I am looking for some comments and critics to improve my painting.

What I want to do better next time:
Rounder pupils
Better gloss on the eyes
More control over skin imperfections like liverspots
A better finish on the skin (Some painters have a cool wax like finish, need to figure out how to do that)

Cheers
Phil

 

[Caine]

Welcome to the board! I think this is a magnificent paint job. I also looked at your other work through the link and its outstanding. Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[philmah]

Looks amazing

 

[ali032373]

Very nice work. Looks great.

 

[zenonithus]

Wow! One of the best i've seen! I think the eyes are great buy can do with being a touch bigger. Would you mind going through your painting process?

 

[Bender]

Great work, it looks real!!!

 

[Rambler]

That looks really good!!!

 

[mao86]

Fine work there!

 

[transhi100]

This looks really good!

 

[MisterToyNYC]

Awesome job. Welcome to the SSF!

Eric

 

[Hidden Jitsu]

Your paint work is stunning , love your miniatures also.
I have never been able to paint the miniature in that style and I love it.

Amazing work my friend

 

[philip]

Thanks for the compliments guys So I seem to be on the right way.
Are there any critics or suggestions what I can do better?

Since a few people asked how I painted the skin and what colors I used. Here is a little wrap up.

I mainly used Jo Sonja's Acrylics and some Scale75 paints, they are also acrylics. The base work was done using an airbrush.
The base skin tone is Burnt Sienna + Naples Yellow + some green or blue to tone it down. I painted some subtle highlights with my base tone plus Pale Skin by Scale75 and for the shadows some Indian Shadow (dark purple). For the 5 o'clock shadow I added green to my base.
I added rough skin variations with GamesWorkshop Baal Red and Ogryn Flesh washes and super dilluted Naples Yellow. Some veins with a rich red wash and a fine brush.
For the spots I went back to the airbrush. But with very low pressure and high paint flow. Spraying from far distance. I thinks it's called spattering.
It's just a very loose wrap up, I cannot remember the exact mixtures and process.

Cheers

 

[Der Bombo]

Told u they gonna like it buddy! A talented , friendly guy! Keep it uo ...!

 

[Mighty_Jabba]

Quality paint up

Some really fantastic work on the small figurines in your link as well.

 

[chubbyman]

holy damn. Top notch! Do you take commissions?

 

[nexus]

Looks fantastic. If you take commissions let me know. If not, you should write up a tutorial in the "hot to" section.

 

[Remy]

Excellent paintjob man.
Love the skintone.
I do think the eyes could get a tad bit bigger.

Also, if you ever figure out the waxy texture technique, please post.
I'm very curious how that is also done.

Again, great job.

 

[zenonithus]

Thanks for the compliments guys So I seem to be on the right way.
Are there any critics or suggestions what I can do better?

Since a few people asked how I painted the skin and what colors I used. Here is a little wrap up.

I mainly used Jo Sonja's Acrylics and some Scale75 paints, they are also acrylics. The base work was done using an airbrush.
The base skin tone is Burnt Sienna + Naples Yellow + some green or blue to tone it down. I painted some subtle highlights with my base tone plus Pale Skin by Scale75 and for the shadows some Indian Shadow (dark purple). For the 5 o'clock shadow I added green to my base.
I added rough skin variations with GamesWorkshop Baal Red and Ogryn Flesh washes and super dilluted Naples Yellow. Some veins with a rich red wash and a fine brush.
For the spots I went back to the airbrush. But with very low pressure and high paint flow. Spraying from far distance. I thinks it's called spattering.
It's just a very loose wrap up, I cannot remember the exact mixtures and process.

Cheers

Awesome! Will take this in when I get to my first head paint I think I need to get an airbrush too. Can you recommend a good one?

 

[MarfMaster]

That is absolutely incredible for a first 1/6 paint up.

 

[cozzie]

That is great work, welcome