New wip, just started this 1/12 bust. Sculpt and fitting is awesome, barely used any putty!
Using heavy body acrlylics this time from Scale 75. Have to be careful with it but I really like the versatility and tones you can get from them, the paints have a sort of lemon scent that just adds to the experience

Very nice start. I too love those Scale 75 paints, although that nice smell isn't quite as fun as the evil chemical smells of Humbrol and the like back in the 60s/70s........

I'm a big fan of the Scale 75 paints too, you get a nice flat finish.
Great start, the flesh tones and the graduation is seemless.
Do you use a retarder?

Malc

Thanks, I do not use any kind of retarder, I work with thin layers after the sketching phase and wait until the last layer properly dries, except when I do wet blending in some occasions.

That face is really nice.
Melanie

Love that face and aroma therapy paints sound interesting. I use quite a bit of SC75 paint but haven't noticed any particular scent, but then I'm raping while I paint so that's probably why.

Cheers Simon

hopefully nobody was raped while you were painting and possibly vaping

Superb start, as expected.

Bloody auto correct, it's going to get me in trouble one day!

Cheers Simon

Are you using the artist range with heavy body acrilics? Regular ones do not have any scent.

I so far only have the one tube of the artist range so relief it's not my olfactory function that's bust!

Cheers Simon

Face done - tried to emphasize the direction of light even more with the highlights and with the eyes. Now on to the hat (kalpak).

Really good face with a strong play of light that will be more visible once he gets some colour on the clothing etc.

Cheers Simon

Beautiful!

Adrian

Lovely. I'm storing this one away for future reference.....

Done the hat (kalpak), might alter the feathers later.

The fur looks lovely and soft, very well painted.

Cheers Simon