If you are content with applying to a figure the same techniques as those used for a vehicle, the result wwill be lacking in contrast and life. The hues, shadows and light must be enhanced to help define some features of “live” models : shades of skin, hair, folds of clothing, volumes, posture…
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE LIGHT
Ambiant light is zenithal: it is located above the figure. The more a surface faces upwards, the lighter it will be, the more a volume is prominent, the lighter it will be.
MATERIALS
Figures can be painted with all types of paint: oil, enamel, acrylic, or even poster paint. Each has its advantages and drawbacks. We shall use acrylics; far less toxic, they are odourless, can be thinned with water and dry very quickly.
Any acrylic can
