TrystanGST's WIP thread

Elly3438

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Maybe I'm just dumb, but I don't really get what's going on in that pinup model. I looked on Andreas site and there's a dog that is tugging at her, but she has groceries and her panties are down? Was she popping a squat in the park because she couldn't make it to the bathroom? ;)
It's a great model, as usual per Andrea, but I just wanna know whats going on! hehehehehe

Sooooooooo Tryst.... Cang is done right? Stop holding out on us! :)
 

TrystanGST

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Maybe I'm just dumb, but I don't really get what's going on in that pinup model. I looked on Andreas site and there's a dog that is tugging at her, but she has groceries and her panties are down? Was she popping a squat in the park because she couldn't make it to the bathroom? ;)
It's a great model, as usual per Andrea, but I just wanna know whats going on! hehehehehe

Sooooooooo Tryst.... Cang is done right? Stop holding out on us! :)

Don't think on it too hard. I tried to figure it out, and all I got was a headache.

I mean, who walks a dog, with a bagful of gorceries, and decides to make a potty stop behind a tree on a windy day? Especially if they're a female?
 

marjedi

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Its not her panties...its the dogs leash thats wrapped around her legs and it makes her stumble

And Trystan...take notes when u paint, because i will be...so stop stalling and start painting
 

TrystanGST

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Its not her panties...its the dogs leash thats wrapped around her legs and it makes her stumble

And Trystan...take notes when u paint, because i will be...so stop stalling and start painting

Mar - the leash is up around her knees.

Her undergarments are indeed at her ankles.

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TrystanGST

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Not sure if I'm going to do an article, but I can try to document the process.
First thing I learned - at this size (and all sizes really) surface prep is king. no mold lines, no gaps, no rough spots. Once you prime, they'll become OBVIOUS.
Second thing I learned - getting a smooth primer coat is also really important. And harder than I thought. Again, thin paint won't hide your mistakes.
Which leads me to my thrid thing - it takes several thin coats to get a smooth, strokeless cover. And there's a lot of surface area. So take your time, and look around to make sure you've got a good base coat.

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As you can see, I goofed on at least number two, if not number one. But I'm not going to strip and redo, so I'll keep going and see if I can at least camoflage some of it.
 

TrystanGST

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So far it's just a base coat of P3's midlund flesh. It's actually a bit more of a bronze/copper tone than you see in the pic. But as I shade it up it will get a lot lighter.
 

kathrynloch

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heh - you guys are too funny.

Trys - the problems that arise on the small minis are going to be magnified exponentially on a larger one. Your best bet? Get some of the Vallejo brush on primer. When you trip over a seam, remove it then apply the brush on primer and keep on truckin'. Gesso will work in a pinch but you really and I mean REALLY have to thin it and apply in several coats if the area is larger than the bristles of a 4/0 brush.

Your next situation will probably be the blends, remember what armornv went through, it's not the colors but the range of the transition. ;)

Hope that helps!
 

marjedi

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I painted a 1:6 scale anime figurine a few years back, and fought to get the blend correct. I really want to paint a pinup, but my blending skills are not good and i havnt done any in a looong time. Andrea miniatures models are finely cast, so im worried that ill muck it up
 

TrystanGST

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God I haven't wanted to paint this much since I picked up my brush in April. But I have company coming over for the season opener, so the word of the day has been deep cleaning ><

Anyways, I am sneaking in painting where I can. Here I've put the first shadow down, a mix of P3 midlund flesh and P3 sanguine base. I tried using tallarn flesh, but some paints have a nast habit of separating when diluted (I've seen it with GW's tallarn flesh and come to think of it, P3's greatcoat grey). I'm doing things a little differently than I have before, but I credit that to some of the tips I've picked up from watching Jen Haley's dvd.

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Back to cleaning. Grrrr.
 

Elly3438

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Wellps, judging from the pics it's coming along well so far! Keep it up ;) And btw that Zombies game was hella fun tonight!! YeeeeaaarrrrrrGGGG!!!
 
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