Painting Tutorial: Preparing the Figure

You must now begin the preparation for painting the figure, and this means priming it, the very first layer of paint to be added. (Fig.1). The items you need to use. Using a soft brass bristle brush, lightly dust the figure and parts again. Your choice of primer colour depends…

Painting Tutorial: Base Coat

Painting is often a very individual style so your style may vary but this is how I work.. (Fig.1). The instructions that came with the 80-series figure plus the box label for references. Attach the figure to a board so you are not handling the figure while painting. This avoids…

Painting Tutorial: Painting the Face

Today we concentrate on painting the face of our 80- 54mm figure. We are using the Acrylic paints from Vallejo. Part.1: Since we already primed the figure in grey we must add a base coat to begin this process. Make sure the face is clear of any dust first or it…

Painting Tutorial: Final Touches

Today we finish the painting of our 80- 54mm figure. We are using the Acrylic paints from Vallejo. Part.1: We have the basic uniform painted already and the skintones. Now we move on to the smaller areas. If any paint is difficult to squeeze out of their containers it may be…