Hey guys,
I’m working on another project for the column in Fine Scale and this one will be of a Tuskegee Airman. I will show how I paint Negro/African American skin. Here is a primed picture of the kit. I’ll post some in progress shots of the figure but will not be able to share the flesh until it is completed.
Thanks for looking and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Joe
Always happy to watch and learn!
Thanks for another demo. [t$t]
Thanks! Hope it’s helpful!
Joe
Here is a little work on making a weathered leather jacket. As with everything it is painted with Vallejo acrylic’s.
That’s just insane man! That’s really all i can say[:D[
Do you have to thin the Vallejo acyrlics or can you use them right from the bottle? Will defiantly be following this one.
Sorry to not get this answered quicker. I use Distill Water to thin all my paints. The Vallejo Game Air paints are pretty thin and you do not have to thin these because these were designed to use in the airbrush. I hope this helps.
Joe
Sorry to not have posted much but here is the finished figure. This will be a SBS on painting the dark skin in a future issue of Fine Scale. I hope that you like it and that you can get something out of the article. My goal was to make the pilot look like a seasoned veteran.
Joe
That looks really good. Far better than I have ever done.
I do, however, have one question, and hate to bring it up at this point.
I’m curious…
Are you sure about the color of the uniform hat and pants? What I’m seeing is a pair of pants that looks to be a sort of gray/green color and a hat that has a red brim, brown chin strap, a tan area above that and the same gray/green for the cloth top.
I thought the hats had a black brim and strap with a shade of O.D. for the top, and the pants should be a shade of O.D., green, or even tan. My Father’s flight suit was/coveralls are tan and I’m pretty sure his wheel cap was much like I have described.
Hey, thanks for the kind words. I’m sure you could do a great job.
As far as the uniform and cap go, you may be right but I did a lot of research on former Tuskeegee pilots, museums and compared them to movie stills about the pilots. I have found several variations on the cap color but all of them had the reddish brown bill color. Here’s a few of my examples along with the trousers too.
Hope this helps with why I chose the colors I used.
I also saw in a black and white picture, last one, where the pants were darker which I would think would be too dark for the tan/khaki color which I had seen on a few dress uniform.
Joe
Nice work…what scale is this? The colors all look correct to me…
Thank you. It’s 100mm.
Joe
AHA !
You do dis nice job .Then you make it better , Darned , you’re good . T.B.
Wow that’s fantastic work, really looking forward to my next issue of FSM so I read more details on how you work your magic. [Y]
Sorry to be late but thanks for the kind words!
Joe
Thank you and I’m glad you like the column! I hope it helps to answer some questions for you.
All the best!
Joe
Joe, you have done a fantastic job on this figure. There wouldn’t be a Tuskegee Airman that wouldn’t be proud of your work.
Will the article discuss how you painted the clothing? The jacket and Mae West look awesome
Thank you very much! I hope they would like it because I am planning on donating him to their museum next year after I take him to one show.
Joe
Thank you. Unfortunately the article will only be on the flesh but if you have any questions , I’d be glad to try and answer it for you.
Joe