Figure Painting Improvement Tips
Zenithal highlighting Spray dark color from below for shadows and light color from above for highlights.
Glaze layers of appropriate color for base coat.
A few good brushes A good, well cared for ‘1’ or ‘0’ brush will last a long time and meet most requirements.
Airbrush Include the airbrush in your paint work as much as practical.
Wet palette
Experiment Try new techniques and methods to expand your skills.
Research
Time Set time expectations realistically.
Determine how much effort you want to put into the project at the start. What is your goal with this figure, model, unit, etc. ? Contest entry, general build, practice? Spend your time accordingly.
Project variation Keeps you fresh and keeps your desire alive.
Doesn’t let skills atrophy.
Paint what you love Don’t let the effort become ‘work” instead of ‘fun’.
Organization You’ll be able to work faster and with less frustration.
Happy, Never There is no end to your modeling journey, only more learning Satisfied and experimentation.