Painting face camouflage

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  • September 27, 2020 at 2:03 pm #181953
    Jacob Carter
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    Hey guys, I’m about to paint an SS sniper and want to have him look like he had applied either charcoal or some other material to darken his face like the picture below.  I’m torn between either just using normal paints to do this, or whether I should use a wash or glaze.  How would you guys tackle this?

     

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    September 28, 2020 at 1:24 am #181958
    SteveT
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    I wouldn’t use a wash or that will seep into the recesses, whereas the camo should deliberately cover the ‘sticky out bits’. I would simply  use straightforward painting, since this also mirrors the application process.

     

    October 6, 2020 at 8:57 pm #182181
    Findo
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    The picture looks like it might be axle grease.  I would try experimenting with some powdered graphite and white glue mix (alternately just  thick charcoal color paint) on other figs before tackling the main one you want to paint.  You should be able to mimic the kind of grease paint used in the era.

    The trick is to get an asymmetric application.  It is counter intuitive to paint but also how camo works.WWII camo face

    October 7, 2020 at 6:58 pm #182220
    Ghettotech
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    The first picture looks like a Motorcycle driver. The goggles looks like that, too.

     

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