WIP with Oil (first time)

[shakes]

Hey everyone, it's been along time since I've posted anything but just yesterday I saw a video on oil painting for miniatures that brought me huge inspiration. Immediately after seeing the video I had to run out and buy some oil paint to see what it was all about. This is the first miniature I have tried them on and wanted to see what everyone thought as well as solicit any suggestions people might have on things I could do differently. I'm loving working with the oils so far but I feel some parts are a little ruff. I have always felt like I was fighting with acrylic paint, the oils however feel very natural to work with.

The skin is just about done and was worked over a base of solid tanned highlight (reaper master). I have only just begun the pants. Let me know what you think!

Cheers, shakes

 

[Milosh]

Oil paint is a lot of fun to mess with. I have done several fighres in it and go to it every once in awhile. I think this figure you are working on looks great for a first try, or any try. If you like the medium stick with it.

 

[Routaporsas]

It looks fine, though you could try to work those dark areas with bit darker tones to greate more contrast to the skin. The head looks nice, but you could add more darker browns/reddish browns to the rest of the skin. Since oils dry rather slowly, I'm not sure how and when you should add more layers on top of those already painted. If the paint is still wet, you could just mix them, as you most likely have done before. I'm just thinking the old rule; thick over thin. This is just to prevent possible cracking of the surface once all the layers are dry. Though hard plastic is a bit different material that canvas or cardboard, so at least in theory, the surface underneath shouldn't "live" that much. Or maybe you could just use somekind of wash to give a bit more volume to those shades, unless you personally feel that it is just fine as it is.

 

[shakes]

I have to get some proper pics once I finish the pants, the skin is a fair bit darker then it is appearing. I think it's because the oils are far glossier then the acrylics I'm used to shooting. There is a lot of light being bounced back. Also learned today that it is better to start (I think) with a lighter color of acrylic and do more shading then trying to land in the middle and highlight/shade. The oils seem to be very translucent and thus the highlights aren't popping how I had hoped.

Shakes

 

[KruleBear]

Kudos for trying something new. I like were you are so far.