Adam Jusyk

I spent a few last days on painting the figure for a diorama with KV-1.

First, I sprayed the figure black and then white from the top. To create first layer I use glazes. To make a glaze you need to thin a water based acrylic paint with water to wash consistency. Then I painted the figure with it using several thin coats. Doing that, make sure there is very little paint on the brush.

After that I emphasised shadows. I used very dark paint mixed with base color and thinned like a glaze with water and paint retarder (sometimes with a matt varnish, it also works). Then, I applied it with fine brush on folds and shadows of the figure. The same method was used on highlights, but with light paint. Paint retarder makes blending easier so it looks more realistic. To paint skin tones I use medium skin color glaze and then use a brown wash to bring out details. Next, the skin tone was lightened with highlights with light skin tone glaze. I painted eyes the easiest method, with toothpick.

This whole progress was made in about 9-10 hours. What do you think about the finish and my painting approach?