Sea Storm... Pirate Gal

[GlenP]

Sea Storm is a resin female pirate bust from Altores Studios in 1/9th scale. The piece is basically the head/body, the hat, pipe, and a loop earring. I replaced the earring with copper wire. Apart from some mold trash where the coat and torso meet, there were no major issues. Primed with my dwindling supply of Floquil Railroad Colors' Gray Primer and painted with Reaper acrylics.

 

Questions and Comments welcomed... ain't no secrets here.

 

Glen

[Glitterwolf]

Wonderful! 

I like how you recreated the texture of the clothing and the hat.

Great work!

[Iridil]

Gorgeous - texture on the hat and the lighting on the skin - and I can almost feel the fabric on her coat through the screen

[Chaoswolf]

Fantastic painting!

[Jay]

How did you do the textures?  They look fantastic.

[GlenP]

Thanks everyone!

 

The hat is a combination of the Bones browns starting with Charred Brown for the deep shadows and working up with Nut Brown, Saddle Brn, Rich Leather, and Polished Leather.  The last color was Tanned Leather (MSP). The paint was stippled on with an raggedy old oil painting brush. The idea was to depict worn leather.

 

The jacket was painted with the Highland Moss triad with Linen White added for the lighter areas. These colors were also stippled on with the oil painting brush. The idea was to create the look of worn, faded green velvet.

 

In both cases, the technique is similar to dry-brushing, but I used a stabbing instead of dragging or whisking the brush over the surface. The brush is also not fully loaded with paint, but has more that the typical dry-brush amount. I also rotated the brush as I stippled to avoid a /////// pattern.

 

The basic technique is also handy for weathering tanks.

 

No secrets...

 

Cheers.