AHHH i cant decide!!!! i have got a practice head that i used to get the sculpt right, i could test the colors on that one first, il trhink il try gold first as it may look real nice. if it looks bad il test the bone!
white would be great(like the white skull on the shoulderpad) but probably a challange to make the white look good.the white would need a special "touch" to make it stand out and give a good contrast to the face
yeah sounds good, im goin to start the main head now and i will try and use a range of color for the shadows and washes. i will try and photograph it in steps but im a bit jumpy with faces
i have undercoated the face with 70% Tallarn Flesh 30% Dwarf Flesh, i have used it in thin layers and i have left the white undercoat coming through on the areas i want the lightest, even on this first step to help the overall contrast.
This is the first time i have tryed this technique so lets see how it goes.
let the undercoat shine through is a preety neat idea i have to say.
ive seen a tutorial on faces that has a very dark purple after the first layer of tallarn flesh.around 50& of the face(darkest areas) were purple and then highlighted to a "normal" skin tone.pretty decent on an ultramarine.
any plans for the teeth already?bleached white or some sort of toned down natural white-ish?
I have finnished the skin, i may touch it up a little more after i have painted the mask . The last 2 pictures were taken outside in natural light wich shows what it looks like better. i will leave the teeth and eye's untill i have finnished the mask
Beautiful, both the bakcpack and the face are excellent, I like the smooth painting style you are exhibiting here. Am looking forward to seing more of this project.
the purple looks great and the highlights came out great.
just wondering about the thing over his right eye.i know its some kind of honor thing for space marines and usually its metal.yyours looks like its under the skin which is fine.just curious ^_^