Elevate your figure-painting skills with FineScale Modeler's all-new special issue, Paint Award-Winning Figures. Dive deep into the world of miniature artistry with top-notch guidance from renowned experts. Featuring a diverse range of projects, this issue is your gateway to mastering the art of figure painting in any scale and genre.
Paint your best figures!
Paint Award-Winning Figures
MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS
Build a 3D-PRINTED SUPERHERO • Parts prep makes all the difference
ALIEN SKIN, LEATHER, AND METAL? No problem! • Base coats, washes, and an airbrush bring a large-scale figure to life
How to GET AHEAD in modeling • Convert a bust using a 3D-printed head
A clear CHALLENGE • Simulating transparent lenses with paint
Change TACTICS for a SUPERIOR FINISH • Combine airbrush and hand-brushing techniques for realistic cloth, skin, and eyes
GRIMDARK in a hurry • Painting fast doesn’t mean sacrificing quality
GO ALL THE WAY WITH Judy Jetson • Leave no task undone in the pursuit of an award-winning, 1/5 scale figure
GET IN THE GAME • Painting miniatures and dressing up bases makes games more immersive
SET the MOOD • Use object source lighting to put a figure in its place
Have fun making a fantasy figure ONE OF A KIND • Parts prep and painting are one thing, but modifications and a custom base make this dwarf unique
At the WATER’S EDGE • Blend colors and fine lines to depict realistic hair on 1/35 scale figs