Giving bust painting a go...

[Redfinger]

This is my first attempt at bust painting and I am not sure what I am doing here. I am looking for a little advice on the skin. I am trying to go for a leathery weathered skin kind of look. I feel that it is a little to red. Any suggestions on what I should do to change?

Also, when painting larger scale (this is 1/9) is it necessary to paint all the shadow and highlight? I wonder if that is the problem here is that I am trying to paint every little nook, cranny and shadow.

As soon as I posted these pics I could see a problem with the eyes...I need to fix that.

Any thoughts?

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[Webmonkey]

on larger scale pieces,.. "smooth and subtle" is worth more then "forced contrast". I'd say that you need another coat or two of lighter skin tone on the "upper" surfaces (ie: upper cheekbones, just over the brow, down the bridge of the nose,.. etc)

 

[Redfinger]

So I was not totally happy with the face, I too was thinking his gaze looked a bit soft. So I set things aside for a few days, went back to it and I have pushed some highlights a little further, lowered the eyebrows, and added some red into the brow area to add to the stern appearance, I like this version a lot better. All the oils are sealed at this point and now I will move onto the rest of the bust.

 

[Dragonsreach]

A couple of things to think about for busts is that texture is something that is very noticeable in larger scales, in the initial picture the face looked kinda a rough casting and seemed as if it needed a wash of "Milliput Milk" to smooth out.
But the reworked face doesn't look anywhere as rough.

Where's this bust from?

 

[Zab]

Wow, like night and day between the two. Much improved