My god, that is one hellva good figure - I thought that image was a photograph. For realistic models, this is exceptional work, and should be applied widely - even for more fantastical styles, in model making, this can be so useful, too, as background knowledge!
Fantastic tutorial, it will come in very handy for a figure I'm working on (I have it base -coated in black at this point). I love that you show the various Vallejo paints by their number. Very well done!
Very nice work, great finish on that bust. Very informative and easy to follow along. Have to say I'm really liking the longer form vids of recent. Thanks for doing this and sharing.
Superb job !! I am looking at turning my hand to figure painting very soon and videos like this are going to be very useful! Thanks for posting, stay safe & well.
Another beautifully painted and completed project, stunning! Great commentary.....informative, lots of techniques described and terrific visuals to complement the whole process. Thank you!
Honestly ... i painted two busts now and its really easy just do it.. my first bust was a pirate so really complicated colour scheme took a few sessions to paint but it was super easy ... go for it son
Great video, thanks so much I find these really helpful. With the jacket could you handpaint using a Vallejo glaze medium instead of airbrushing or is it best just to airbrush to keep the low and highlights?
Sorry, taking a while to respond to comments Phil, I just find the airbrush quicker and easier, giving a nice smooth flat base. But ultimately, I end up brush painting on top, so you could certainly go down that route and the Vallejos should brush paint down nicely, especially with additives like the medium. Make no mistake, ditching the airbrush and brush painting is 100% doable and that's probably what the "real" figure painters do, I am just an AFV modeller imposter who enjoys painting busts, as they are a quick way to get some modelling in and get to a finished result quicker!
It's Ebay basically as they are no longer made. They come up quite often, but you need the transformer too. Proxxon do a lovely one, but that is seriously expensive and a shame to clog up with resin dust. These Minicraft tools, although discontinued, are cheap second hand and perfect for basic modelling tasks. See our video on a recent Minicraft haul.
Tend to use Iwata Eclipse HP-CS, Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH and Harder & Steenbeck Evolution Silverline mostly. Colour of paints should be in the video but the base is the Brown Sand 876 by Vallejo. Pressure is usually 1.5 bar but it's hard to tell as we use Mac valves on a lot of airbrushes. Otherwise the paints used were in the Vallejo face painting set. www.scalewarmachines.com/allcontent/vallejo-face-painting-set
Generally yes, when you're scared of damaging work done so far, always good to add some varnish or a protective coat periodically - not too think, just a light coat.
Hiya. Currently I don't have enough time to handle my own modelling needs or complete my massive collection of unbuilt project shelf queens, let alone someone else's! Thanks for the enquiry though!
You can do, but inevitably the mix is also diluted with water (possibly not always visible in the video). It's quite rare to use retarder as a diluting fluid on its own.
@@scalewarmachines ah ok so it is diluted with water. I assume a lot of water so you do thin layers of each color? I need to force myself to go slow and do very thin layers.
Excellent tutorial...I miss, though, some more subtitles pinting out the paint references used at each stage, like at the beginning. Thank you, hope you post some more bust painting vids!!
Miguel We can’t put every single mix in but we tried to put most main references. As the film goes on, if the references are visible in the shot, we didn’t subtitle. But we might put more details in the description. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@scalewarmachines Would you recommend one method over the other and if so why? It annoys the crap out of me that I want to buy a bust of Brad Pitt now.
This time it seems you painted the eyes in quite a different way, since you marked the pupils first, and then the iris, instead doing it in opposite order, like you did with the Airborne bust, why? Thank you
Yes, quite right. There is no one perfect way to paint an eye. In a way the pupil first method is easier. It certainly was on this figure. You'll see us try different variations and techniques for the fun of it. The iris first, pupil second method is probably the most preferred and used the most often though.
I have a Robert E Lee bust from Verlinden and I'm a little bit taken aback to starting it! I'm a novice at this-How do you do a beard of this color? Thx
Young Miniatures of Korea. Is that North Korea? I seamed to have noticed a hammer & sickle over a five point star molded into the resin on the base of the Templar Knight in Jerusalem kit I recently received. Just saying, I think some true blooded Americans (non antifa/non anti Capitalism/non I hate America types) may have a problem with that little trick. I sure do! Phil F.
No, you are correct. It is a South Korean company, there is a S. Korean flag on the box. I was kind of shocked to see the Communist symbol on the base. I wonder if it's on all the kits. Perhaps I am a little bit more sensitive to something like that now with all this shit going down. Onward Comrade: Workers of the world Unite! Down with the Establishment. That's what the hippies said back in the sixties, when I was a kid. The revolution goes on.
Thanks for your advice. We also accept direct payment, donations, gifts, Western Union etc. Will also work for food or board...anything to recompense the 12 hours work put in on post production alone and 6 hours at least put into figure painting and filming, logging, digitising and so on. All so you could see it for free.
True that! Although I've been to the Vallejo factory in Vilanova i La Geltru, Catalunya, Spain and met the owners, plus I speak Spanish, like they do! Luckily, I used the correct pronunciation when I met them! But anyway, the choice is entirely yours of course. However, I like using the Spanish pronunciation in the videos, because those in the know, know!
This is, by far, THE BEST figure painting video I've ever seen.
I've had mornings where I felt the way this looks at 6:19
Excellent work. I think Brad himself would be impressed. Really amazing work.
My god, that is one hellva good figure - I thought that image was a photograph. For realistic models, this is exceptional work, and should be applied widely - even for more fantastical styles, in model making, this can be so useful, too, as background knowledge!
I have seen, many, And I mean many Videos on this topic, and I can say you are the best when it come to teaching how to do this process!!
You are very welcome
Brilliant! great artistic skill envolved here. Your hands are steady, and without a bench roll. Cheers from America!
This is one of the best tutorials on the subject. Thanks
Absolutely brilliant detailed tutorial. Thank you
Fantastic tutorial, it will come in very handy for a figure I'm working on (I have it base -coated in black at this point). I love that you show the various Vallejo paints by their number. Very well done!
Very nice work, great finish on that bust. Very informative and easy to follow along. Have to say I'm really liking the longer form vids of recent. Thanks for doing this and sharing.
Superb job !! I am looking at turning my hand to figure painting very soon and videos like this are going to be very useful! Thanks for posting, stay safe & well.
Just got this paint set deliverded today. What a great tutorial.
Super job mate looks fantastic!!.
Another beautifully painted and completed project, stunning! Great commentary.....informative, lots of techniques described and terrific visuals to complement the whole process. Thank you!
STUNNING RESULTS! The narration is clear, concise and very informative. THANK YOU for sharing your considerable artistry.
Thanks for this tutorial. Excellent work!!
You're very welcome!
Really great video and very well described. I'm forever trying to improve my painting and this really helps thanks!
Stunning job. One day I'll brave it and attempt to paint faces.
Honestly ... i painted two busts now and its really easy just do it.. my first bust was a pirate so really complicated colour scheme took a few sessions to paint but it was super easy ... go for it son
Very nice work and thanks for this tutorial. Is it possible to do a similar tutorial but with a 1/48 figure please?
Outstanding paint job and filming.
Beautiful work! Gotta say though, when you first put the red around the eyes it looked like the zombies got him in WWZ. Turned out gorgeous. Nice job.
Thank you for the videos. You do outstanding bust and a pleasure to watch
Wow! Fantastic work! Thank you for sharing your skill.
FANTASTIC!!!
Fine work ❤
Thank you very much for a lesson for a truly great Artists
Masterfully done as always with important gems of instructiom, best online
Superb work, thanks.
Nice job!
Great video, thanks so much I find these really helpful.
With the jacket could you handpaint using a Vallejo glaze medium instead of airbrushing or is it best just to airbrush to keep the low and highlights?
Sorry, taking a while to respond to comments Phil, I just find the airbrush quicker and easier, giving a nice smooth flat base. But ultimately, I end up brush painting on top, so you could certainly go down that route and the Vallejos should brush paint down nicely, especially with additives like the medium. Make no mistake, ditching the airbrush and brush painting is 100% doable and that's probably what the "real" figure painters do, I am just an AFV modeller imposter who enjoys painting busts, as they are a quick way to get some modelling in and get to a finished result quicker!
Thanks a lot, it was an incredible tutorial.
Brilliant tutorial and quality video too.
Best wishes,
Hugh. 👋
Great advice thank you. Sir
Great tutorial, thanks for that - just subbed, cheers
excellent tutorial....what size brush are you painting with?
Amazing job.
Awesome tutorial!
was there a step where you detailed the eyes? I didn't see it in the tutorial
04:02 onwards will do it.
Great job on the bust
Amazing!
Hello! Awesome video! Do you think the same method works for 1/12 figures as well?
It should!
Wow, fantastic job
Subscribed. Thank you.
Great thanks matey
Great work.
Hola en vuestra página no esta considerado el español como subtítulo. Gracias
Amazing work, keep them up
Great work.....Can you tell us in real time how long it takes you to do a face please.
Thanks - I think this one was about 7 hours if I remember correctly.
Hi can I ask what is the price electric sander is and can you still get them cheers
It's Ebay basically as they are no longer made. They come up quite often, but you need the transformer too. Proxxon do a lovely one, but that is seriously expensive and a shame to clog up with resin dust. These Minicraft tools, although discontinued, are cheap second hand and perfect for basic modelling tasks. See our video on a recent Minicraft haul.
13:29 tune's getting me hyped!
Hi! May I enquire as to which airbrush you use, what nozzle size, psi, and colour of paint for the flesh base? Thank you!
Tend to use Iwata Eclipse HP-CS, Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH and Harder & Steenbeck Evolution Silverline mostly. Colour of paints should be in the video but the base is the Brown Sand 876 by Vallejo. Pressure is usually 1.5 bar but it's hard to tell as we use Mac valves on a lot of airbrushes. Otherwise the paints used were in the Vallejo face painting set. www.scalewarmachines.com/allcontent/vallejo-face-painting-set
I may have missed it but, what did you use as thinner for first airbrushed skin tones?
Probably Vallejo Airbrush Thinners.
Do you use any waterproofing or varnish? Thank you.
Generally yes, when you're scared of damaging work done so far, always good to add some varnish or a protective coat periodically - not too think, just a light coat.
Thanks sir 🙏
Love it, very helpful indeed.🙏
Do you take commissions to model specific faces for Warhammer 40k figurine size?
Hiya. Currently I don't have enough time to handle my own modelling needs or complete my massive collection of unbuilt project shelf queens, let alone someone else's! Thanks for the enquiry though!
@@scalewarmachines thank you
I am from Philippines sir, may i know what kind of paint do you use on those models? Thank you!
This one was Vallejo Model Color acrylic paints (acrylicosvallejo.com/en/).
@@scalewarmachines acrylic paints. Thank you sir.
So you just use retarder and no water to thin the paint so you can apply it transparently to the model and blend it on?
You can do, but inevitably the mix is also diluted with water (possibly not always visible in the video). It's quite rare to use retarder as a diluting fluid on its own.
@@scalewarmachines ah ok so it is diluted with water. I assume a lot of water so you do thin layers of each color? I need to force myself to go slow and do very thin layers.
Very informative, thank you!
isnt airbrushing requires a respirator?
Yes
Excellent tutorial...I miss, though, some more subtitles pinting out the paint references used at each stage, like at the beginning. Thank you, hope you post some more bust painting vids!!
Miguel We can’t put every single mix in but we tried to put most main references. As the film goes on, if the references are visible in the shot, we didn’t subtitle. But we might put more details in the description. Thanks for the suggestion.
amazing
Could you dry brush the hair to pick out the highlights?
Certainly you could.
@@scalewarmachines Would you recommend one method over the other and if so why? It annoys the crap out of me that I want to buy a bust of Brad Pitt now.
great...
Great video tutorial. Very Informative 😎👍 #subscribed
Woaah.. Jenius..!
This time it seems you painted the eyes in quite a different way, since you marked the pupils first, and then the iris, instead doing it in opposite order, like you did with the Airborne bust, why? Thank you
Yes, quite right. There is no one perfect way to paint an eye. In a way the pupil first method is easier. It certainly was on this figure. You'll see us try different variations and techniques for the fun of it. The iris first, pupil second method is probably the most preferred and used the most often though.
@@scalewarmachines Thank yo. Hope you post more examples. I really enjoy it!!
I often see that people also cover the surfaces with paint where glue goes later on. Never understood that because it makes the connection weaker.
I have a Robert E Lee bust from Verlinden and I'm a little bit taken aback to starting it! I'm a novice at this-How do you do a beard of this color? Thx
We will be doing a video on painting beards soon! Hopefully that might help you. Stay tuned.
Wow top 😎👍👍👍
wow
I've just watched this whole video and I'm still convinced this is witchcraft.
I cannot confirm or deny involvement of witches.
fury?
Great video. The thumbnail sure looks like Brad Pitt!
This is the same expression I had when my wife caught me using her facial cream. 6:19
I was going to say, "gee, did they use brad pitt for the model of the bust", then I read the description lol
Jolie, Jolie Super! i'am French!
I feel difficult to paint human miniature 😭😭😭😭
Wonderful tutorial, I decided to buy this model to paint following you guide until I found they cost 37 pounds
Yep - not cheap. But good quality and nice to keep and cherish.
Excelente tutorial.¡ Ánimo y adelante!.
Un poco más de luz hubiese venido mucho mejor.
классный Бредли Купер
Young Miniatures of Korea. Is that North Korea? I seamed to have noticed a hammer & sickle over a five point star molded into the resin on the base of the Templar Knight in Jerusalem kit I recently received. Just saying, I think some true blooded Americans (non antifa/non anti Capitalism/non I hate America types) may have a problem with that little trick. I sure do! Phil F.
You're right! I Just checked. Most definitely South Korea, the freedom loving one, unless Seoul has fallen to the Communists...maybe it's a joke.
No, you are correct. It is a South Korean company, there is a S. Korean flag on the box. I was kind of shocked to see the Communist symbol on the base. I wonder if it's on all the kits. Perhaps I am a little bit more sensitive to something like that now with all this shit going down. Onward Comrade: Workers of the world Unite! Down with the Establishment. That's what the hippies said back in the sixties, when I was a kid. The revolution goes on.
No it's not on all, there are various different symbols on the underside of their busts. It's a bit like a watermark or signature mark I think.
@@scalewarmachines OK, thank you,
btw he looks so handsome
Again, painting Zombies (spanish school)
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To many god dammed commercials,shut it off
Thanks for your advice. We also accept direct payment, donations, gifts, Western Union etc. Will also work for food or board...anything to recompense the 12 hours work put in on post production alone and 6 hours at least put into figure painting and filming, logging, digitising and so on. All so you could see it for free.
Say it with me....vuh -LAY-ho
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@@scalewarmachines as the old man would say, "you sound like a manure salesman with a mouthful of samples"
True that! Although I've been to the Vallejo factory in Vilanova i La Geltru, Catalunya, Spain and met the owners, plus I speak Spanish, like they do! Luckily, I used the correct pronunciation when I met them! But anyway, the choice is entirely yours of course. However, I like using the Spanish pronunciation in the videos, because those in the know, know!
Hablo Español tambien. Nadie lo pronuncia correctamente.