Saturday, February 06, 2010

Wrinkles in 15mm - some pics









Some pics here should illustrate the general concepts of the wrinkles noted in the previous post. I picked a few figures of 15mm Spanish figures from Battle Honors and AB (white and yellow coats make the patterns more recognizable), and in due fairness, some of the clothing folds are sculpted into the figs. I've posted both infantry and cavalry figures, although the folds are going to be very similar. Most of the folds are not sculpted, which should demonstrate the fact that if one wishes, the folds can be painted in instead.

For really fine work, like the inside of the knees and elbows, I use a size 00 brush with an extremely fine point on it. I carefully drag the brush from the inside of the knee/elbow out, allowing just the very tip to drag and make a sharp "V" to the knee/elbow joint. The rest of the sleeve or pant is painted so that the color is more or less solid in the stressed part of the fabric (the anterior of the leg, posterior of the arm), and the wrinkled part is painted in in a more or less diagonal fold pattern. If anyone is interested, I could do a step by step, but until then, these pictures should show the general idea. Happy painting!

8 comments:

Max said...

Mark, would be very interested to see a step by step! Still trying to make my figs look like yours!
~Max

John said...

Always excellent work! Do you have any projects on the work bench?

Mark Case said...

Yes, I've had a bunch of French figures on the bench forever - I'm thinking of doing an article on the brief white coat experiment of 1808.

Galpy said...

very nice work i remeber painting a rather large Spanish commisson earlier in the year lots of fun
your colours are perfect
Cheers
Galpy

John said...

Mark, I am thinking of putting out an "APB" for you. I hope all is well.

Mark Case said...

O.k., John, you have me dead to rights. I'm moving to Fort Myers, FL for professional opportunities, and have had all manner of side-tracks over the last (I don't know how long). I'm posting a comparison of AB and Battle Honors figs today out of consideration for my cyber-gaming buddy. Thanks for the note!

Mark Case said...

Hey Galpy: I'll put it up as a followed blog. My colors are exaggerated due to the small scale, which is to say that I make them brighter for 15mm than I would for larger figures. Keep with the brush strokes, and I'll hope to hear from you or see more on your blog.

Anora said...

Thanks for sharing this article and all steps in detail.. All steps are very interesting and disciplined...

Tank Top