My first paint job

[Zombiekel]

Yesterday was my first attempt at painting (New month, New start)
After watching some YouTube videos last month I finally made a start yesterday and did this in about 3 hours.
Small 2" Resin casts from eBay which I primed last week ready.
Treated myself to some Citadel brushes and a starter kit of Vallejo Paints & Washes.

All in all I'm really please with how it came out and looking forward to doing another this week.

Was my first attempt at using washes and also dry brushing

Any feedback & advice massively appreciated

Andy

[Tim Casey]

Well, for starters, your first attempt at painting looks light years better than my first attempt at painting.....

This is a great paint job.

I'd say you're well on your way to being a master of the brush! Say goodbye to any money you may have saved up during your lifetime.....

[Dirty Harry]

If this is the start, all I can say is we are in for some fine paint slingin' down the road.

[Stewart Jackson]

Tim and Harry are absolutely right, this is an excellent start and I too will greatly enjoy watching your work and progress. I will also have to chuckle a bit as well as you come under the spell of the resin vampire siren! Just the looks you'll get from family when you tell them what you would like as a birthday gift will be golden!

I can highly recommend Dave Fisher's how to DVDs as an excellent resource for ideas and techniques. Next would be to go to kit shows where you will really lose your mind. Closest to you would probably be north of you in Cheshire, the UKGK show.

[Warped Speed]

That's a very good start in my opinion. You have a good eye so you should progress well. The only critique I may have is the brow highlight is a bit too stark. Others may disagree but I lean towards the subtle side. You'll find how much fun this hobby is and how rewarding a good paint job is (as you've found out!).

Keep up the good work.

Carl-

[Tiger2]

Excellent start Andy! You've got the right idea, work dark to light, build up the shadows with washes over a base tone, then add your highlights with gentle drybrushing. Great to see another UK modeller here too, I'm not that far away, based in Bristol, although the lock down in Wales and here now
will put the anchors on crossing the bridge for a bit. Gutted, a lot of my teaching is for art groups in South Wales.

I also use the Vallejo paints for the bulk of my paint work, they are very good and designed with the modeller in mind, not drying too fast. a stay wet palette can also help keep the mixes wetter for longer, very useful for skin tones.

I also find oils very useful for skin tones on larger pieces as the paint stays wet for hours and allows for very subtle blending. I use the water soluble brand, behaves just like oil but wash up with soap and water!

Pastels are also very useful for fine blends, eye shadow, beard growth. Grind them up on fine sandpaper and add a little with a fine, soft dry brush. Feather it out like make up (not that I wear make up!!) Take off anything you don't like with Blue Tack!

Keep at it, it's relaxing and a great way to stay cool under lockdown!

Take care and keep out of the way of this virus nightmare,

All the best,
Paul

[Scooke123]

Pretty nice job for a first attempt - looking forward to further work from you.

[Paintingrod]

Hey super start on Frankie and I see you got Randy Lamberts magnets they very cool and well done fun to paint

[LOBOREX]

Very cool.

[frankzilla]

You’re off to a good start at painting models

Frank

[Zombiekel]

Thanks so much for your kind words guys, really means a lot.
It was a lot of fun to do and am eagerly looking forward to the next one.

I've bought some bigger resin kits already and have 1 for Christmas from the life too

[Zombiekel]

I can highly recommend Dave Fisher's how to DVDs as an excellent resource for ideas and techniques. Next would be to go to kit shows where you will really lose your mind. Closest to you would probably be north of you in Cheshire, the UKGK show.

Fantastic, i'll certainly look out for that DVD's and also keen to check out and actual show now too!

[Zombiekel]

Great to see another UK modeller here too, I'm not that far away, based in Bristol, although the lock down in Wales and here now
will put the anchors on crossing the bridge for a bit. Gutted, a lot of my teaching is for art groups in South Wales.
All the best,
Paul

Thanks for all the bits of advice and also nice to have someone so close too.
Keep me in the loop if anything exciting happens in Bristol and i'll pop over.
Used to spend time at the Comic Cons over there and alway sup for a pint too

[Zombiekel]

Hey super start on Frankie and I see you got Randy Lamberts magnets they very cool and well done fun to paint

Yeah what a great eBay find.
Spoken to him already and when he's got time free he's gonna cast one more for me too as I'd quite like to do a set of Franks in different styles/colourways.
What a talented sculpture too!