It's major Adolf Gallands face I've painted in 1/48 scale it's the first time I've done detail on a face this small View attachment 82266
Good or bad folks
Good or bad folks
I read that somewhere on here too Laurie. I think it makes them look like they have sat on a red hot poker or just one heck of a stare. Alan After the white I do the iris then get my good magnifier out and try to make the flesh tone take out some of the iris colour. it is easier said than done tough. It makes the iris less rounded.\ said:Adolf Galland had quite deep sunken eyes and due to that between the eyebrows and the top of the eyes was in shadow. It gave him like it or not a sinister determined look. His cheeks also were quite bulbous which gives a shadow under the cheeks.Just got to check but a member, sorry forgotten his name, thought that you should not have the eyes looking directly forward as it did not look authentic.
Laurie
Experts...pah! If we all where that good we wouldn't need forums like this. If it works for you then pass it on, a more detailed look may work for others. On larger figures I was told to make the white of the eye more a grey so it doesn't stand out.I once had the audacity to suggest this elsewhere, and was publicly really ripped to bits by an 'Expert', so be gentle, it's only my humble opinion......
I squint mostly when trying to paint the little beggers.\ said:A slightly different take on this Alan....I'm a firm believer in hardly any detail to eyes, in 1/48 and smaller.So many times I've seen the retinas sticking out like organ stops.. Stand well back and look in a mirror. How much eye detail can be seen? Next to now't!
So to take a small scale model figure, the detail is even less. I reckon just a hint of colour in the eye socket is enough. People tend to squint most of the time anyway!
I once had the audacity to suggest this elsewhere, and was publicly really ripped to bits by an 'Expert', so be gentle, it's only my humble opinion......
Ron
Yes but Terry. What are they thinking. Ok men what are we going to get from this joker. Blue or brown eyes, a squint !, a wobbly big nose, bright red lipstick and bags under the eyes as big as footballs.\ said:I squint mostly when trying to paint the little beggers.
Jeez...sounds like me!Blue or brown eyes, a squint !, a wobbly big nose, bright red lipstick and bags under the eyes as big as footballs.
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