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This is an image of the figure that I am working on at present.The resin head is from a Model Cellar figure of Eddie R.The plastic body is from an Eduard figure of Baron von R.There was very little altering of this figure other than slightly changing Eddie facial features and giving him a carved in moustache.I had to do this facial surgery as I have already used this head before on another figure.
The body parts were glued together using ultra thin superglue and the head was glued on with A+B epoxy paste and trimmed with a power burr.
I cleaned the figure with an old soft toothbrush and Ivory detergent(99%pure soap)
Brown gesso was thinned with distilled water and a little flow medium and applied evenly with a soft cats tongue brush.Sometimes I will use an airbrush for this but a brush seems to work just as well if carefully applied in even coats.
One thing that I forgot to mention before is that the JoSonja brand of flow medium seems to contain a little varnish that can add a some shine to an otherwise totally flat finish .It is not advisable to use a hair dryer to force dry gesso unless you use very little low heat as the paint surface can leave little cracks .
As you can see I have begun to underpaint the figure using acrylics.The leather coat is an burnt sienna(sort of oxblood color) with thin burnt umber washes over top.The pants are an olive green with burnt umber washes.
This pic was taken using my scanner so the colors are very dark and the image a little blurry but it gives you a rough idea.When the figure is finished I will take some 35mm shots.
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