Stranger JD
Yellow (Part 1):
One of the big reason for picking this model was the challenge of painting the yellow which was what I started on next. For the first part I’ve started off with a brown that has a lot of yellow in it. This has then been mixed with some white to give it more of a ‘yellow’ feel. I’ve done a number of layers to try and build up an overall smooth feel. Or at least that is what I was trying to do with this bit. On the servo harness I didn’t mind if I covered everything in yellow but for the main body I wanted to keep things nice and neat. But because I didn’t trust my skill with the airbrush I used an old lens cloth to mask the rest of the body. I find that he ones with the crinkle cut edges work best.
Once I done a few layers I switched to using a brush and used a dark grey for the joints which will get highlighted later. At this stage I just wanted the contrast to help me work out how much highlighting I need for the yellow. I’ve also started to mix in a darker brown to the yellow mix to use in the shadows which I’m hoping will make the highlights appear even more yellow. All of this is being done in very thin layers, probably to thin if I’m honest, but I’m being extra cautious.
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