I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it. I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.
I began by painting his head and hands with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh". I then painted his lab coat with Americana "Dove Grey", and his pants with Americana "Zinc".
Next, I painted his shirt with Americana "Salem Blue", his tie with Ceramcoat "Opaque Red", and his hair with Americana "Light Cinnamon". After everything had a chance to dry, I gave his head and hands a wash with Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade". When that was dry, I gave the rest of his body a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil ".I then painted his eyes, and then the rims of his glasses with Ceramcoat "Black". After that, I highlighted his face and hands with the base "Flesh", his hair with Americana "Sable Brown", and his tie with the base "Opaque Red".
Next, I highlighted his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue", and his lab coat with Americana "Snow White". I then highlighted his pants with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and painted his shoes with the "Black". When the shoes were dry, I highlighted them with Citadel "The Fang".
Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".
I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then, when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote". After the Dullcote dried, I went back over the lens of the glasses with Americana "DuraClear Gloss Varnish".
Well, I'm happy. He was the perfect fast and simple figure to get done during a busy holiday week; and I don't think he looks too shabby.
Those eyes are great! Seems like a very useful figure too.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I thought I'd try something other than the standard painting the lenses in the glasses silver or some such reflective color...
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