Latest bust just finished from H&V in 1/12. I modified a bit, removing the collar insignia and adding a fouled anchor to the helmet badge to denote France’s colonial troops who fought on the Western Front in the Great War. Painted in oils and acrylics:

Very nice piece, the skin tones are good, not always the easiest to paint, great job.

Cheers Simon

Those are some of the best black skin tones I may have ever seen. Really well done! Nice work.


Steve

Very nice painted

Mobo

Thanks everyone for the kind comments - much appreciated!

Cheers,
Brian

that is looking fantastic,I love the texture that you see from wool,I have no idea how to paint that
a wool effect??? but very beautiful,the whole bust

Mario

Excellent flesh tones, and overall great job.

Malc

Great flesh tones, Brian, most excellent!

Really impressive skin tones set this one off. Great work.
Gary

Thanks Mario! In terms of making a wool-like texture, used a Size 0 brush with a good tip to stipple tiny dots of paint along the tops of the folds, occasionally putting some into the odd shadow area next to the highlights as well. The first set of dots are in a tone that is very close to the highlight colour but slightly lighter. Once that dries, I’ll mix a slightly lighter tone still and focus these dots on just the very tops of the folds.

Thank you very much to explain this,gonna practice this on a old figure,because I have 2 busts now and they have
a jacket on that is normally wool,and didn't have a idea how to do that,it's the first time,but like I can see ore read,NOT to much in the darker shades
if I understand it good,
thanks a lot,appreciated this
Mario