Tried a bunch of alcohol based inks which gave me a saturated look but it was getting too dark. I resprayed with a light flesh but then it looked bleached out and I lost the texture. Swabbed it off. Seems like I’m going round and round – either getting the shading or losing the texture.
Finally I redid the veining and the spotting, then put some fine mists over. It’s the best compromise I can find. Not much contrast generally. I’m accepting that he wants to be red, like a bloody Hulk. Hope the skin textures add interest. Will stop using my airbrush now. I’ve been trying out a Sotar 20/20 which I bought in the Badger birthday deal. It feels cheap, like a Ford Econoline brush, but I actually quite like it and it worked well for fine lines.
The blood spatter was a risk but I felt it needed some drama. Now at least he looks like a butcher. Think I'm pretty well ready to move on to the next kit.
