superjedi
Sr Hunter
UPDATE: May 13, 2014
Right mandible is done. . . whew! This area takes me several sessions to complete.
There's such a wealth of tiny flecks and chips scattered through the silver and the
relation of each portion is important for the overall look.
Depending on which area of the helmet I'm working on, sometimes I apply the gray first, then go
back and add the silver. Other times I'll paint the silver first, then add the gray (and other colors as needed.)
With the mandible, I do the silver first to get the major damage laid in, then come back in 3 additional
passes to add the gray, the maroon, and a few key chips in the base red.
Here's a slightly closer look.
With this section done, the basic painting on the helmet is now complete! I'll begin the "effects" painting next.
This includes the fade beneath the killstripes, the white thumbprints, the "grease stains" on the back of the dome,
the contrasting gray, and the tan/rusty spatter over the front of the helmet. There will also be a bit of pastel
weathering around the dent, and on the inner cheeks. So there's still a little way to go yet!
In between the stages of paint work on the helmet, I have airbrushed the base colors on the ear parts.
They still need to be detailed, too. This will give me a variety of things to work on as the helmet nears
completion.
Right mandible is done. . . whew! This area takes me several sessions to complete.
There's such a wealth of tiny flecks and chips scattered through the silver and the
relation of each portion is important for the overall look.
Depending on which area of the helmet I'm working on, sometimes I apply the gray first, then go
back and add the silver. Other times I'll paint the silver first, then add the gray (and other colors as needed.)
With the mandible, I do the silver first to get the major damage laid in, then come back in 3 additional
passes to add the gray, the maroon, and a few key chips in the base red.
Here's a slightly closer look.
With this section done, the basic painting on the helmet is now complete! I'll begin the "effects" painting next.
This includes the fade beneath the killstripes, the white thumbprints, the "grease stains" on the back of the dome,
the contrasting gray, and the tan/rusty spatter over the front of the helmet. There will also be a bit of pastel
weathering around the dent, and on the inner cheeks. So there's still a little way to go yet!
In between the stages of paint work on the helmet, I have airbrushed the base colors on the ear parts.
They still need to be detailed, too. This will give me a variety of things to work on as the helmet nears
completion.