You know its funny about computers and art.Why is it that I have endless patience doing models and none at all when it comes to computers?
I can, at the drop of a hat,learn a whole new artform and think nothing of it and yet with computers I shy away from even learning the simplist task.
I remember ,even in my aviation days,I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into filing flight plans or obtaining weather info on the computer.Maybe it is because in those days they were not too user friendly and that somehow turned me off.Then again,maybe it is because I have offically reached old fart status.(The first old age pension cheque is due in November)Whatever the cause I guess I will have to work on it or get left behind.Wish me luck!
Dioramawise,I was reviewing Shep Paines section on painting faces p 57-60 because i have another figure to paint for the Jenny diorama.If I havent been doing something for awhile ,I like to review my notes and books again before I start.Of all the books I have on painting faces ,his step-by-step illustrations work best for me.Shading and highlighting and the stop sign rule are good keys to a good paint job.I use acrylics and have even experimented with a little pastels on the face.Pastels can almost eliminate airbrushing for blending if the object you are painting will not recieve rough handling (such as in a diorama setting)
Well its now back to both my workshops,the full scale and the 1/16th! Cheers! John.