lower parts of the figure are now pre shaded like the upper parts in preparation for the final painting of highlights.

the bright highlights are continued on the lower part of the figure just like on the top but keeping in mind that the upper part of the figure will shade the lower part a little so I am careful to not make the highlights quite as bright as the shoulders and arms.

the smaller the figure the more the contrast, here is the beginning of a Mig 15 pilot in 1/48th scale from the monogram kit.


the contrasts are stark but they give depth.

I filled the googles with clear five minute epoxy

progress on the Mig pilot

mig pilot done, note the deep shadows and bright highlights.

Super stuff Doug

I sincerely hope EVERYONE checks out your work.

It is so good seeing you contribute this SBS.
It has to be a major help to everyone on the Network.

Thanks for sharing.

Paul.

Superb work, Doug! And also VERY helpful! It certainly takes away some of the mental block I have towards figures

One question, tough.. the blending/highlighting is done applying paints wet-in-wet?

Thanks!

I do a wet on dry blend, but I paint pretty fast so it is probably more like wet on kinda wet, the trick is to work in small areas like one leg or sleeve at a time and keep your mixes simple so you can replicate them, I try not to use more than three colors at a time.

Lovely work, thankyou.

wanted to post a picture of the complete figure on the base simulating a carrier deck

a black and white shot

Doug, thanks so much for sharing how you paint figures. This is an area that most of us have difficulty with. I grew up drooling over Shep Paine's dio's and the figures that populated his work. But, mine never really looked even a third as good. After getting back into the swing of modeling I've been experimenting with several processes and I will definitely give yours a go. Thanks again and keep up the great work it's work like yours that make a person like me want to improve to your level.

WoW...that's a very Good SBS thanks!!

Very helpful! Thank you for sharing your skills Doug!
Kind regards,
Steven

Excellent tutorial!

Will definitely use in the future.