By eNVy117
Jan 02, 2022
Good Day and Happy New Year ALL!
First post of the year for me!
In this post, I would like to share something a little different. These are some of the supplies I use for my craft. A lot of what I am going to share is quiet standard and obvious to most people who work on customs.
***DISCLAIMER*** I am not an expert or professional when it come to making custom figure. I do this for fun as a hobby and I do not claim to be any good. Just showing what I have learnt through my experience thus far.
Now that I got that out of the way; On to the review!
Paint: I mainly use cheap acrylic paint I find at dollar stores and ross. I am able to find bundles for a really good deals such as the Metallic paint, which works great for visors and dry-brushing. I like using the iridescent paint for Covenant armor and weapons, as it gives an nice "glow" effect. The regular acrylic is great for mixing and matching colors for any customs.
Brushes: I have Brushes galore. new ones, old ones, soft, rough, fine ends for precision and mop like for washes. Each have there one use for the job at hand. You will eventually figure out the strengths and weaknesses of each brush as you continue your custom making career.
Toothpick/Needles/nails: They are mightier than the sword. I use them for very fine detailing for armors and weapon when smaller brushes fail to do the job. the great thing about using a toothpicks is that once the edge wears out and starts fraying, you can use it as a tiny brush.
Make up: More specifically eye shadow. This works great to give a mud/dirt/rust/burnt surface to figures and weapons. What I love about eye shadow is that it comes off much easier than paint.
Sponges/ Qtips/ Nail File: Sponges and qtips work great for "dry rubbing" paint to the figure. The effect works like the eye shadow, but it's not as "temporary" as the eye shadow. Paint won't come off as easy. The nail file works great to buff out and polish messy paint jobs. The one I have in the pic has multiple grits and surface for different uses.
Jeweler's loupe: This is a jeweler's eye piece that I retrofitted on a pair of safety glasses. The only reason why I fit it onto safety glasses was for comfort. It would get quiet uncomfortable squinting the edges of the eye piece around my eye LOL. I rarely use this for very fine detailing. It is quiet difficult to use as you need very very very steady hands. Any minor movement translates to large movements with the eye loupe on. Definitely comes in handy from time to time. The last 2 pics shows examples of the eye loupe used on figures.
Let me know what you guys think. Please feel free to share some of your tips and tricks!
Thank you ALL and may this be a great start to a new year!
First post of the year for me!
In this post, I would like to share something a little different. These are some of the supplies I use for my craft. A lot of what I am going to share is quiet standard and obvious to most people who work on customs.
***DISCLAIMER*** I am not an expert or professional when it come to making custom figure. I do this for fun as a hobby and I do not claim to be any good. Just showing what I have learnt through my experience thus far.
Now that I got that out of the way; On to the review!
Paint: I mainly use cheap acrylic paint I find at dollar stores and ross. I am able to find bundles for a really good deals such as the Metallic paint, which works great for visors and dry-brushing. I like using the iridescent paint for Covenant armor and weapons, as it gives an nice "glow" effect. The regular acrylic is great for mixing and matching colors for any customs.
Brushes: I have Brushes galore. new ones, old ones, soft, rough, fine ends for precision and mop like for washes. Each have there one use for the job at hand. You will eventually figure out the strengths and weaknesses of each brush as you continue your custom making career.
Toothpick/Needles/nails: They are mightier than the sword. I use them for very fine detailing for armors and weapon when smaller brushes fail to do the job. the great thing about using a toothpicks is that once the edge wears out and starts fraying, you can use it as a tiny brush.
Make up: More specifically eye shadow. This works great to give a mud/dirt/rust/burnt surface to figures and weapons. What I love about eye shadow is that it comes off much easier than paint.
Sponges/ Qtips/ Nail File: Sponges and qtips work great for "dry rubbing" paint to the figure. The effect works like the eye shadow, but it's not as "temporary" as the eye shadow. Paint won't come off as easy. The nail file works great to buff out and polish messy paint jobs. The one I have in the pic has multiple grits and surface for different uses.
Jeweler's loupe: This is a jeweler's eye piece that I retrofitted on a pair of safety glasses. The only reason why I fit it onto safety glasses was for comfort. It would get quiet uncomfortable squinting the edges of the eye piece around my eye LOL. I rarely use this for very fine detailing. It is quiet difficult to use as you need very very very steady hands. Any minor movement translates to large movements with the eye loupe on. Definitely comes in handy from time to time. The last 2 pics shows examples of the eye loupe used on figures.
Let me know what you guys think. Please feel free to share some of your tips and tricks!
Thank you ALL and may this be a great start to a new year!