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This is Shimuka's face part way
through the painting process. I used a pearlescent purple
color for the eyes because I thought it would match with her pink
hair. A very thin red color was lightly washed into the
mouth. I also sprayed a hint of pink on the cheeks to
provide a touch of color to the face. This can be difficult
as it takes fine airbrush control. The technique is to first
spray the pink color on the cheeks. This can be put on
heavier than necessary because you will then overspray with base
flesh color. The overspray hides the pink but some color
will still show through. |
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This is the face after it is
completely painted. I used a 0.005 micron black marker to
draw the fine lines around the eyes and to draw the
eyelashes. The eyebrows are easily painted with a brush as
they are molded into the resin. |
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The next step was to glue the hair
to the head. Working with the hair was actually quite
complicated. The hair had seven different pieces that all
had to be applied correctly if they were to fit. I used five
minute epoxy and was careful to ensure the pieces fit correctly
before gluing them down. I also knew that the seams would
require filling and the hair would need to be repainted, so I
covered the face with clear plastic wrap before gluing the hair to
the head. |
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It is perhaps difficult to see in
this picture, but many areas of the hair have been filled and
repaired. The hair pieces are quite fragile. I know
this, because I dropped a piece to the concrete floor of my
workshop and watched as tips and pieces broke off to fly across
the room. |
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This is the head assembly after the
hair has been repainted and the plastic wrap masking removed from
the face. I hoped that the whole complete head assembly
could be glued to the body as a unit, and fortunately this turned
out to be correct. |
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The leg assembly is put together
next. Once again, five minute epoxy is used. I am actually gluing the left leg onto the piece and it is important to
ensure that it does not quite touch the right leg, as the boot
assembly has to fit. |
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This is the leg assembly, from the
front. Much of the front is not visible in the model as it
is fully covered up by the skirt. The legs were lightly
sprayed at this time with a light gloss flesh tone to add color
highlights to the skin. |
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These are the boots after the wheels
have been glued into the skates. If a steel axle was
inserted the wheels would turn, but I didn't bother to do this. |
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