| THE MUMMY, step by step |
| This is my basic work area. It's messy and not as large a work surface as I might want, but hey, it beats the kitchen table right? |
| This is the GEOMETRIC kit of Karloff's MUMMY after cleanup and priming. Its an excellent kit with minimal seam work to deal with. I've used a simple Krylon grey primer to give the paint something to 'bite' into and to highlight any flaws that I may have missed |
| First I start with a basic wash to bring out the nice skin details. I use oil paint for all my washes. The primer coat is now dry and a basic undercoat of acrylic paint has been applied. The oil paint will not react with the acrylic, nor will the odorless turpentine that I use to thin the oil paints |
| Another wash applied. I use raw sienna and also mix in a wash or too of sepia extra |
| More washes applied. After a short time to dry I hit it with TESTORS flat. Then a light dry brushing starts to bring out detail and add some additional color and shading |
| I keep adding more washes and then dry brushing to build up layers of color and depth. I use various shades to make the hair stand out and the exposed skin on the nose 'pop'. Its not really a long process and relatively easy to do. Try it!, you'll like the way oils are forgiving to mistakes and how easily they make a beautiful wash- and its cheap too! |
| The finished kit |
