Introduction to Painting Miniatures
Face and Skin 1
A course by Angel Giraldez , Painter
About the video: Face and Skin 1
Overview
“In order to better teach you the process, I have decided to show you how I work the figure in parts. However, I usually mount the figures before painting them. I invite you to do what works best for you. I'll start by painting the face and skin. ”
In this video lesson Angel Giraldez addresses the topic: Face and Skin 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Painting Miniatures. Learn painting, volumetric, and color techniques to bring small-scale figures to life by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Face and Skin We're now starting on the final project. I decided to paint a barbarian. His name is Rekno and, if you want to learn his story, there is a PDF in the downloads section. To better teach you the painting process, I will paint the figure in parts. However, when I'm not recording, I usually paint the whole figure, so you can choose to paint the whole figure or in parts. As you can see, the primer is already applied. I used a black spray. It is very important to apply a primer before you start painting your figure. In this lesson, I'll teach you to paint the face and skin first, so...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Painting Miniatures
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Decorative Painting, Fine Arts, Sculpture

Angel Giraldez
A course by Angel Giraldez
Ángel Giraldez started painting more than 20 years ago, and became a professional painter not long after. Over the years, he has colored models of heroes, villains, monsters, machines, and an infinite number of other characters for display. He has collaborated on hundreds of campaigns to boost the visibility of his products, as well as participated in innovation projects, creating new materials and tools alongside some of the most renowned companies.
Throughout his career, he has also had the opportunity to publish his own books on the subject and work with big industry names including Games Workshop, Privateer Press, CMON Limited, and Mantic Games. His YouTube channel has been listed as the number one Spanish-speaking channel, and recognized internationally in the top ten for miniature painting.
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