1/16 German officer pics

[noble]

Hi all here is a side project i've been messing with, it is Tamiya's 1/16 German officer, the uniform was painted in tamiya acrylics and the flesh tones were painted in oils. This was built primeraly in an aid to better my figure painting as i feel i can do much better in this area, so all comments welcome be they good or bad and any advice is more than welcome so i hope you like it.

scott

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[noble]

final pic

Here is the final pic of my german officer that i had trouble downloading.

scott

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[Bunkerbarge]

Just a couple of points that may help, firstly the eyes look a bit startled, which I think is partly due to the white area being a bit large and secondly because you have used a very bright white. Toning the white down with a spot of beige or tan would help. Don't worry about the white being too big, we all struggle with eyes and that is precisely why I don't do figures bigger than 1/35th as I can get away with not doing them!

Next the highlights on the clothing looks a bit harsh and would have been a bit better if you could have blended it that bit more gently. Some figure painters use two or three levels of highlights and blend them on gently to give a much less contrasty effect and more of a gentle graduation. Even if you are using dry brushing you can use two different levels and do a soft effect slightly lighter then another one on top a little bit lighter.

Apart from that it's a cracking looking figure and you should be very proud of it. If you want to tone the eyes down a bit a clear coat with a spot of pigment in might help.

 

[noble]

Cheers Richard i've been waiting for someone to help me in my figure painting and this is a huge help, thanks for the comments these will be taken on board for future reference.

scott

 

[Bunkerbarge]

If you can improve on that Scott you are going to be producing some superb figures. I'm looking forward to seeing them.

 

[backonthecase]

Scott this is looking good - I'm in a fig painting rut too! See my "back to school" thread, but you seem to have taken the lead. I will agree with Richard's comments regarding the highlights. I used lightened field grey rather than a different colour and then blended it with a filter. Then after the filter had dried, painted it with thinner in an effort to "spread" the filter even further. I'm now stumped by the flesh tones, but I may just steal what you've done if that's ok as I like the face on this guy! Except mine's 1/35th... Damn!!

Good work

Stuart

 

[Sky Raider]

YouTube - ‪Kelly's Heroes - Oddball Needs a Bridge‬‏

Not sure if this will work but it is the clip to Stuarts quote. a classic clip from the film. lol.

Andy