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Perhaps a drybrush of Deepkin Flesh could get that more desaturated look too?

 Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:
Perhaps a drybrush of Deepkin Flesh could get that more desaturated look too?

Could work, allbeit i paint hand Times Pi, so be warned my advise on painting often is ,erm Shall i put it, subjective (and not my strength in regards to the Hobby)
It would certainly lighten up the protruding parts of the Face, which might be enough.

Hmmm, it's a subtle difference, but I think it helps somewhat to give a bit more depth to the face as a whole. Sorry for the grainy photo though!

Next on the list is the Quarantine Specialist. I did the yellow first: pink undercoats work fantastically to get a really good yellow. Which is good because I only own one yellow paint and that's the hyper-bright Flash Gitz Yellow. So pink undercoat (2 coats), Flash Gitz Yellow (2 coats), Nuln Oil Wash, reapply Flash Gitz Yellow on the raised areas, Sepia wash, then a light drybrush of Flash Gitz Yellow that I accidentally got some on the face, but tbh that's ok, it didn't ruin it imho.

I don't want to paint yellow again for quite some time, even though this yellow did come out really nice.

I would never have thought of pink as a base for yellow, but it came out really nice! Great job you’re doing with these pandemic minis!

It was a tip from a friend for painting orange, and I figured it would work just as well for yellow. It keeps the tones warm. If I had done zenithal priming I could have done thinner yellow layers, and thin translucent layers over pink has an orange tone.

Speaking of difficult colours, here's a white lab coat and a white work shirt. Apothecary White with liberal White Scar to get a really clean white look.

They are all coming along nicely, that's a great group of models!

Pandemic group is coming along nicely. That yellow hazmat suit is good stuff.

2/5 done! Quarantine Expert can join the Dispatcher and the Medic! Not sure exactly why she has a spare gasmask lens hanging around her neck, if you guys have a different suggestion for what that thingy could be I'm open. Shame she doesn't have the walky-talky from her picture. Her eyes came out very good in these pictures! Next I'm kinda doing all 3 of the remaining folks all at once.

The gasmask lenses did come out fantastic though, I think I've really gotten the hand of blue lenses now!

Front:


Rear:


With reference card:

I love those Pandemic models and you've done a great job on them. Where did you get them from?

I have some too, but they are very different to yours. I'll be using mine for Afterlife. https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-10667-48670_Afterlife.html I got mine via Kickstarter ages ago. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-So-Bored-Games-Outbreak-Miniatures-Character/dp/B07BBSS6YP

They're the 10th Anniversary special edition. https://www.zmangames.com/en/products/pandemic-10th-anniversary/

A bunch of friends and I got it for my flatmate for her birthday, and she asked if I would paint them up.

Good work on some less detailed models Gwyn.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks Captain Brown. Them being less detailed certainly makes them quicker, I can just slap on some contrast, quick highlight, wash, and done, for the most part.

Group shot so far!

remember how I said I was done painting yellow for a while?

One of the minis has a safety vest and a hard hat. Well, I got that out of the way at least! And I think the difference between the darker vest and the brighter safety stripes is pretty good, though could use maybe another layer of brightness.

That's a bold yellow! Which is of course quite fitting for a safety vest, well done.

Thanks! I think the deeper folds on this guy are really good for showing off why I love the pink undercoat. That warm orange tone in the folds it creates is to die for.

Jumping back and forth with these last minis. Have some blue jeans! A different recipe than the Dispatcher's blue jeans, to give a little variation. After all, your blue jeans aren't identical to mine! These actually are the same paints as I use for lenses!

Contingency Planner has boring pants. Lawyer pants.
*Checks chosen profession*
Oh

Nice I didn't know there was minis for pandemic.
It's always nice to see clean whites.
That Quarantine Expert looks like shes wearing a Breathing Apparutus like I avoid being trained on at work, so that third lense you see is most likely the pressure guage.
FYI, that setup and gas mask are not combabtible.

You wouldn’t happen to have a reference picture of that kind of pressure gauge would you?

The contingency planner! He's one of my favorites to play as. Sadly yes, his pants are bit dull, but your paint job is working well for them.

He hasn't got time for exciting pants, he's got contingencies to plan!

The Contingency Planner decided to opt for a splash of colour with a red tie! How fancy!

Shoes, belt, phone, and suitcase done. Realized I forgot his belt loops earlier, so did those up to match the pants. Next, eyes (alongside eyes for all the minis) and hair (alongside hair for the Scientist who has the same colour hair).

Power tie! He sort of reminds me of Ted Danson.

I see it! Once I paint his hair unfortunately he's a little more f***boi than Ted Danson.

Eyes! Eyes! Eyes! Some came out better than others. Tried to do blue eyes for the two going-to-be-blonde characters. Came out good on the Contingency Planner, less so on the Scientist but eh, acceptable. The Operations Expert's eyes are almost always shaded by his hat so I didn't put too much effort into them.

Scientist with Eyes

Contingency Planner with Eyes

Operations Expert with Eyes

And the Contingency Planner is done!

Quite happy with him, even though he's the farthest thing imaginable from fantasy or sci-fi.

And the finished Scientist! Blonde hair, with a maroon shirt to match.

You did some fantastic work on models that weren't really meant for this kind of attention. Hats off to you!

Thanks Josh! They may be “pre-primed.” but this soft board-game-mini plastic really scuffs ridiculously easily. I’ll have to go back over all of these guys later to fix them up and seal them in varnish, they’re already getting super chipped.

Anyhow, base coats down on the 6th of the 7th!