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Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 02:53:17 PM

Title: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 02:53:17 PM

Hello,
i will show you here how I paint figures and anyone can.
First, we need a figure.
These ones:

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 02:55:29 PM

First glue everything and then primed.
The figure looks like this:

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 02:57:28 PM

Then all the parts with color paint as it should look like:

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 02:59:07 PM

The eyes and eyebrows are the next step:

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 03:04:37 PM

Now comes the most important, the whole figure is are brushed with diluted black oil paint.
So you have the shadow on the figure:

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 03:06:40 PM

The final step is dry brush with light gray:


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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: OLVAR on June 08, 2015, 03:10:46 PM

That was about it.
The figure on a plate set and ready.
I hope you like it.
The soldier is on his way to Paris .......

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Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: Kiteman on June 08, 2015, 03:51:07 PM

Thanks for the tips Oli, ...I now know your secrets ;)

Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: zak on June 08, 2015, 03:52:30 PM

Thank you for the lesson in figure painting.

Title: Re: German Infantryman 1:32/ Easy to paint
Post by: Wizzel on June 17, 2015, 08:38:56 AM

Thank you Oli.  I will try this on my next figure.  Very easy to follow and I hope I can do a good job as you have.   :)