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

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

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

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The eyes and eyebrows are the next step:

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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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The final step is dry brush with light gray:


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

Thank you for the lesson in figure painting.

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.