Agriamodeling Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone, I got a request from a colleague to paint her fresly 3D printed Baby Yoda figure. It was a surprise for me that such a 3D model can be downloaded but nowadays everything is possible. So she passed me over the figure which was originally full clean "snow white". Just like a Snowman (with funny ears, obviously) or like a sugarcone, but I liked it. When discussing about the paint process "just simply paint it to green and sandbrown please" I pointed out that the 3D printer she used has a low resolution therefore massive sanding and filling will be required to have an acceptable result. And this painting project will be a bit longer than she thought. Finally we got the deal and I took the figure home. As a first step, after some 2-3 hours of sanding over the back of Yoda's head, his nose and the letters on the stand, I have applied a full cover of 1500 grade Gunze Black Surfacer / Primer from a rattle can and left it drying for one day. Next morning I checked the result and realised that the figure and letters are still not smooth enough, so it was fully re-primed with 500 Grade Surfacer hand applied and sanded after drying. Finally it looked OK to start the painting process. To get a uniform shade, a new layer of black 1500 grade Surfacer was applied and let dry for a day. The first colour I used was Mig-023 Protective Green mixed with Mig-247 Hellblau. Highlights were applied using overdiluted Mig-247 Hellblau. After some drying time I enhanced the lower areas of the head and the palms of Yoda’s hands with light layer of Mig-023. Now it looks like a faded crocodile but looks OK to me. The only thing missing is the diffuse “hair” he has on the head but that is not what I am able to apply. The back of the head is OK and way more smoother than the original 3D printed surface was. After taking the photos, I have observed some minor holes on the top of the head which will be addressed in the next step – filling-up and some hand painting to complete the head.There are other very structured surfaces all around the figure but as I could not attack them with any sanding stick, I decided to live with these structures. Anyway, Baby Yoda is a strange alien life-form so his skin can be very structured just like a crocodile, cannot be? The plan to follow is to mask off the head and the hands, then paint the haircloth he wears. I will likely paint first the deep shadow using Mig-043 Shadow Rust and than apply the main color using Mig-025 US Moder Vehicles and Mig-027 German Sand Beige (for some specific areas as color variation) and finish the haircloth using Mig-036/037/038 wood colors (highlights). More to come soon! Tamás Edited March 9, 2020 by Agriamodeling Minor typos 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Cool subject! Look forward to seeing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) This week I had a little progress again painting the haircloth of Yoda the Kid. First I masked all around the head, hands and the base. Than the first layer of deep shadow was applied using Mig-043 Shadow Rust and than the main color using Mig-025 US Modern Vehicles and Mig-027 German Sand Beige (for some specific areas as color variation) and finished the haircloth using Mig-036/037/038 wood colors (highlights). It sounded more impressing than it came out so at the end I had a big disaster of a very pale, light sandy color with some rusty shades at the main body and light greenish shadows around the head, where the brown-sandy paint layer was too much transparent. Just if the Yoda family would went down to the beach and all kids tumbled in the sand... After several attempts of try and re-try painting, I finished with a very diluted layer of mixture of Mig-025 and Mig-038. Now the haircloth looks a bit more brown than I imagined, so I will filter it with ochre or tan to get it lighter. But before the filtering, I still need to spraypaint the base in satin black, also handpaint the eyes black. That is is plan for next week, at least. Happy modeling! Tamás Edited March 15, 2020 by Agriamodeling typos 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Hi, Having the corona virus all around the world, I have no any commitment or plan to move out (#StayAtHome) on the weekends so I had a good progress on Baby Yoda. I could finish all basic paintings. First I have hand painted the yellow edges of the letters all around the base. The whole sentence is "WHAT YOU SEEK IS SEEKING YOU". Originally I wanted to paint them simple white but finally took the challange to imitate the Star Wars movies main title letter type and painted the edges with Hataka Luminous Yellow (RAL 1026) paint. This was the fisrt time I used Hataka paint and it performed well. Some places I had to apply two layers for the best coverage but basically it is a good paint for handbrush. Once the first application was finished, I put Yoda aside for some drying and continued one day later to clean up the mismatching lines on the letters. I simply scraped off the uneven sections of the lines or overpainted with Mig Satin Black. I had to paint also the surrounding surfaces of the letters as some places the yellow flew downwards. I am quite satisfied with the result. When I finished the letters, I turned to the ears. I planned to paint the inner side to a pinky-flesh colour. First I masked all around the head to avoid overspraying and then applied the basic layer with Vallejo Basic Skin color. Then the masking was removed and oversparey the ears with highly diluted Mig-023 Protective Green freely mixed with Mig-247 Hellblau. Finally drybrushed the ear edges with the Protective Green, just to cover some overspraying. The final touch was the underwear (or a shirt?) with Mig-025 US Modern Vehicles paint, using a 10/0 brush; then painted Baby Yoda's fingernails with . Mig-025 US Modern Vehicles paint first and overpainted with some Mig-027 German Sand Beige. Finally I applied a good layer uising Gunze Super Clear Glossy varnish to protect the basic layers of acryl paints Having the clear gloss varnish drying now, I plan to finish the work tomorrow with some black wash for the haircloth deep shadows and some highlights using pigments. And of course, there will be another final matt varnish. But that is another story for tomorrow. Regards, Tamás Edited March 21, 2020 by Agriamodeling typos 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Hi for All, It is the final update of the project - today I could finish Baby Yoda. It was a good fun and good learning in some aspects. The activities today started with a some touch-up mainly around the eyes as I have seen some black spots which were there indeed. First I thought they were simply some camera issues but not, they really happened to be there. Probably I have removed some paint during the drybushing with basic skin tone right after the pinky flesh colour was applied. I will never know but yes, the touch-up was necessary. Than I lightly painted the haircoat with Mig filters (tan and sandy brown) which resulted some random variation of the base colour. Now I applied some washes using Mig black, dark green-brown and natural brown. and tried to remove the excess paint but it was probably a bit too soon and some of the filter was also mixed up. Not a big issue this time, but a good learning - always keep the drying time. No hurry. Now I used the old drybrushing to enhance the highlights and it went quite well. Once I finished all oil paints (and they dried enough) I applied some light coat of Mig Satin Varhish. This is a new product for me, I picked it during a visit to the modelshop for try and I have to tell, it does do the job. No dilution was needed, I could spraybrush it right from the bottle and it resulted a nice, but somewhat shinier coat than expected. A little bit of dry was needed only and I applied an overall flat coat using Gunze Mr Hobby Flat clear. But as soon as it was dry, I have realised that the head was way too mattish, so another 1-2 coats of the Mig Satin Varnish was needed. The result is now perfectly what I wanted. As a last step, I handpainted the eyes using Mig transparent red. I wanted to give some depth and interest to the figure - at leat that was my intention. Ehrrr, it resulted a toy-eye like something so painted the eyes again with Mig transparent balck and finally it became great. I got th effect I wanted. So it is now officially completed, I hope anyone reading this short project, enjoyed. Have a great day and take care! Tamás Edited March 22, 2020 by Agriamodeling removed unnecessary links 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Excellent work on the child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Excellent work on the child. Thank you very much! Tamás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Great job Tamas, is there any chance you could add a paint tin or something to add an idea of the relative scale? cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Very nice work, my 23 year old daughter wants one, although she would like something a little softer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 13 hours ago, Pappy said: Great job Tamas, is there any chance you could add a paint tin or something to add an idea of the relative scale? cheers, Pappy Hi Pappy, I have already passed Yoda to my colleague, so no more photos possible,but there is one in the buildlog where the figure is placed on top of the regular Tamiya (or Gunze Mr Hobby) acrylic paint bottle. My best guess from the figure height is about 10 cm (or. 4 inches) imcluding the stand with letters on. i hope this helps. Cheers and #StayHome Tamás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 13 hours ago, Mr T said: Very nice work, my 23 year old daughter wants one, although she would like something a little softer Hi Mr T, my 22 yrs old one also wants me to make one for her, but as I am working in home office, no chance to 3D print. I will ask the url for the 3D model from my colleague, so you can 3D print it (if you have a printer at home) or ask someone to 3D print.There are surely more versions on the internet with different gestures and poses. Cheers, Tamás 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriamodeling Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Gentlemen, I promised to Mr T to provide the link for this figure. My colleague just sent me it, please find it here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4038181 There is a Download files button on the page, it is about 100 MBytes zip. Tamás Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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