When I first started making customs so many years ago now I never thought I would able to paint eyes. Painting eyes is by far one of the most intimidating task to tackle when customizing especially when you are first getting into customizing. I hope that this helps out those that are getting into customizing.
I'm glad that you found it helpful :) I have a few more tutorials that I need to shoot, and more on the channel. And there are tips in the weekly customizing streams as well.
Curious if you've done eyes on 1/18 (3.75" scale) scale figures before? Any tips / advice for that line? They are smaller for sure and I wonder if they'd take the details you do here. Prob would need micro brushes and sniper steady hands with mag glass + the secret weapon of the reading glasses!! LoL
I haven't done many only a few at that size. It was pretty much this method, but it was difficult for me with my hands and my eyes aren't as good as they use to be.
I've been using Testors Model Master acrylic paint for decades, but now that brand has been discontinued. I'm in search of new flesh-tones as well. Citadel does have a lot of shades of flesh tones I've tried "Kislev Flesh" which looks pretty good for Caucasian skin tones. If you have a gaming store locally a lot of them carry Citadel for paint miniatures it really helps to see the colors in person.
I took a photo of a 1/6 female head sculpt with the iPhone, then zoomed it and noticed that the eyes were too perfect to be painted. I think they use a photo decal then put clear gloss over it.
If you have a good enough printer you can make custom waterslide decals and do something similar I've experimented with it after making this current tutorial.
hi.. i am just starting to paint a head sculpt. but if you mind asking, whay brush should i use? i see you had many brush but i didnt know which comes first to use? thank you
It really depends on the size of the head that you are painting, but most cases the smaller the better. Detail brushed for miniatures work great for fine detail painting like for eyes. They don't have to be expensive brushed either. I have a set of these brushes for $7.68 and they work just fine amzn.to/3zk8fOO
With testors model master acrylic it was ready to go right out of the bottle, but occasionally I would thin it with a little water. With tamiya paint I always used some tamiya thinner.
I use the smallest from this Fine Detail Paint Brush Miniature Painting Brushes Kit on Amazon amzn.to/3kTJqFn They work great and cheap enough to not worry about replacing them when they get old and worn out.
This paint last permanent? Cuz I am new in painting and I tried model color and comes so quickly off🤦♂️ I thought you knew some permanent paints for plastic.
Testors model master acrylic paint is great for plastics. Just be sure to clean the surfaces first. For joints you will need to sand the joints down for clearance. After you add paint to the joints they will be thicker, so without clearancing them it will rub off.
Another tip would to be use a spray that seals / protects the paint (e.g. Mr Hobby Clear Matte or Gloss, etc.). Lookup Acrylic spray sealers...maybe helpful. I've also used Mod Podge matte and their gloss to brush in specific spots (when I can't spray).
@@rubensandoval8528 I give you a example I have the new no way home jonah. The only thing I want to paint is the hair. But that means I need to paints on sculpted hair. And with vallejo paints don't stays there permanent.
@@tophottaboy5556 got it...you'll need to do some light sanding on the hair then bro...give the paint something to hold onto, if that makes sense. Then after thats dried use a sealer to protect your new hair color.
I don't really plan what I'm going to do throughout the year. I just have an idea of characters that I would like to eventually make. I don't have any plans for any power ranger customs, but I have done some paint work on some power ranger monsters.
