Marvel: Crisis Protocol

Finished up Moon Knight. He was a complete joy to paint and painted up really fast. I was able to knock out the majority of the OSL with an airbrush and then use white and glazes to blend the OSL into the white. The idea was to go for a pink glow coming from the city below and a cool blue moon light coming from above, rather than just a traditional all white paint job. This of course was after I customized his base a good bit because the idea of a bit of rooftop on a sidewalk really irked me and I couldn’t abide by it. Luckily I had some cardstock and a sander on hand and could create a general rooftop feel for him to be looking out over. Not a perfect conversion, but gives the general feel really well.

While painting Moon Knight I would add some to it, really like how it looks and think I was done, then think of something else I could add, do that and start that cycle over again. Every time I would add something I would really like what I added, but I would also feel like it was done and could be put on the table. And that moment lasted until I looked at a portion and realized that it could be better. I think one of the lessons I learned with this model is that with every single model, you can continue painting it indefinitely, but at some point you have to be done with the paint job and the lesson is that wherever you choose to end it is purely personal preference. There’s no right or wrong answer to that question. So with that in mind I’m calling him done. Not my cleanest work, but was really fun to paint and I’m really happy with how it came out.