The beginning of the highlight stage
A detail of the face
Obviously a lot of work still to go, but I’ve started the highlight process.
My skin formula for this piece is as follows:
- Base coat with Vallejo Game Color (VGC) Dwarf Skin (041),
- First shadow wash (general) is VGC Tan (066),
- Second shadow wash (recesses and undercuts only) is VGC Tan + VGC Sombre Grey (048),
- Blend between the shadows and basecoat with a glaze of VGC Tan,
- Blend first highlight onto the skin with VGC Dwarf Skin,
- Highlight with VGC Elf Skintone (004).
There’s still a lot of shaping to do, as you can see. I’ll repeat this process on the skin all over the model.
The other areas of the model–cloth, metal, etc.–won’t get this kind of treatment, but I want the flesh to be as good as I can get it. Also, I’m enjoying this experiment with adding blue to the shadows.
I took the detail photo with my 100mm macro lens. The actual size of the photo is way bigger, but it seemed pointless to show greater detail with something this small. The focus is a tad off, because I didn’t bother with a tripod. I’ll take an appropriate photo with this lens when I finish the face.
Be sure to check this thread on the Rackham forums to see the other entries in this challenge. There are some incredible pieces in the works, including one oil painting.
