Painting a custom 6" head can be a challenge. In this video I show you the steps I take to painting a head from ground up. The paints used in the this tutorial are citadel and vallejo acrylic paints
Great to see a Black Series painting tutorial without an airbrush! Not everyone can drop the cash for it (even if it is a good investment) so I really appreciate the tutorial using paintbrushes. Thank you so much!
Ever seen how they do it at hasbro? It's a closely guarded secret but I took a tour once in Indonesia. They print the paint ap on a roll and each one has 100 eyes or lines for a uniform on this thin plastic. They have a fixture that peels back the backer and they stick the head in an area where it's cut out for a head...it aligns the whole thing and they push a foot pedal and it smashes the paint on the face... they hold a plastic sheet over it and rub it down to make sure it's on there and throw it on a conveyor in the middle. It's awesome.
Thank you for this tutorial! I usually repaint dolls buy I'm going to try doing a realistic obi wan 1/6 head paint for my own clone commander version of him. I hope it comes out as good as I'm imaging. Thank you again he looks so much better!!
Have used this video many times was a big help I have found with more pinkish tone skin like padme palid flesh citadel small dry prush really brings that softer female tone
Everyone seems to forget that Obi-wan in addition to his Jedi braids (like Anakin in episode 2) also has a ponytail on the back of his head great paint work though!
Great job and it looks great! My black series Bespin Han Solo's white shirt needs a touch up. What kinds of paints and brush should I use? I'm not sure the types of paints Hasbro uses for their figures. Any help would be appreciated
Wish you had more.videos of these figures heads and what not.
3 года назад
Nice tutorial! Let me ask you, usually how long to let it dry between layers? Also I saw some people applying mate varnish between the layers of paint. Is that good or not? Thanks!
What do you use to paint lips of darker skin tones also what pen did u use for the eyebrows and eyes ? I'm currently making my own action figure and that would help so much
Nice work. Thanks for sharing. Should've painted the neck and the hands too, though, to make the head skin tone match the rest of his exposed body parts. IMO.
Use the same technique for dry brushing but instead of a messed up paint brush use a new/semi used brush an lightly brush it onto the cast. No need to use alot of force as one would use for drybrushing say on foam. Hope that helps a bit.
Do you use any kind of primer? Or is it not really needed with these kind of paints? I've had trouble painting on figures with acrylic paints being too slick (not adhereing well) to the plastic. I've just tried applying the paint to the head. What am I doing wrong?
Oftentimes for customs people combine Black Series and Marvel Legends so yes I'd assume you can do so without modification for most figures. I use a Marvel Legends Adam Warlock head (repainted) on a Kylo Ren body no problem to make a Darth Caedus/Jacen Solo.
