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Hello everyone!

For the upcoming Patreon videos, I’ve tried to find models that will allow me to represent some of the things you’ve been asking me for over the last few months. There have been very different requests, so I’ve tried to find figures with which we can work on different techniques, materials, and difficulty levels. We’ll have everything from fairly advanced projects, where we’ll aim for the maximum realism possible, to much simpler videos for those who prefer to enjoy painting without making things too complicated.

But before we start with the figures, as always, we’ll have our theory video.

• Common mistakes and how to fix them easily (all levels):

All painters, regardless of our experience, constantly have to deal with small problems while painting. Things that don’t turn out as we expected, mistakes that suddenly appear, or situations that can unnecessarily complicate our work. In this video, I want to show you some of the most common problems we can encounter at the painting table and, above all, how we can solve them in a simple way. Very often, a problem that seems difficult has a much easier solution than we think.

After the theory, we’ll start with this month’s figures.

• Akuma: skin, face, and hair (easy level):

We’ll start this batch of videos with this impressive Akuma figure, sculpted by DTR Studios. In addition, when I start publishing these videos, we’ll have a discount coupon so that those of you who want to paint the figure can get it.

In this case, I’ve decided to approach the figure at an easy level. In the first video, we’ll paint the skin, face, and hair using simple and accessible techniques, while trying to demonstrate that we don’t need to make a process excessively complicated to achieve an attractive result for dark-toned skin. The idea will be to find a good balance between simplicity, speed, and a finish that works well on the figure.

• Akuma: clothes and base (easy level):

In the second video, we’ll finish Akuma by painting the clothes and the base while maintaining exactly the same philosophy. We’ll use easy and direct processes so that everyone can follow the tutorial and manage to have this impressive figure finished at home without needing to resort to overly complex techniques.

• Morrigan: skin, face, and hair (advanced level):

Since you had asked me to paint a figure with wings, I think Morrigan fits quite well as a starting point for working on this theme. And don’t panic, because I’m also planning to paint Lilith later on. In fact, I’ll probably save her for Halloween, as I think she fits that time of year perfectly. So we can consider Morrigan a little preview.

This model is from CA and I’m going to divide the painting process into two videos. In the first one, we’ll focus on the skin, face, and hair. It will be an advanced-level project in which I’ll try to achieve quite a lot of realism, even though we’re working with a clearly fantasy character.

• Morrigan: outfit and wings (advanced level):

In the second video, we’ll finish the figure by working on the outfit and, of course, the wings. I also want to approach it as an advanced video and try to take the result a little further than a simple paint job.

• Captain Barbossa: hyper-realistic face (advanced level):

The final figure in this batch will be Captain Barbossa, a fantastic bust from Wicked that will allow us to experiment with several different things.

In the first video, we’ll focus entirely on his face. I couldn’t resist trying to get as much as possible out of such a well-sculpted face, so it will be an advanced video in which we’ll try to achieve the greatest realism possible.

• Captain Barbossa: simple version of the face (intermediate level):

But I don’t want anyone to avoid painting this figure because the advanced version seems too complicated. That’s why we’ll also have a second, much shorter video in which we’ll paint the face again using a much simpler approach.

This way, you’ll be able to choose which version best suits your level or simply how much you feel like complicating things with the figure.

• Captain Barbossa: clothes and hat (intermediate level):

In the next video, we’ll continue with the captain’s clothes and characteristic hat. Here we’ll also have our first approach to another of the things you had asked me for: painting feathers.

I know that when you asked me for feathers, you were probably thinking more about large wings than the feathers on a hat, but I think this can be a good first introduction. Painting feathers can become terribly difficult and, above all, quite tedious, so this small group will allow us to start understanding how we can work on them before tackling much larger surfaces in the future.

• Captain Barbossa: his famous monkey (advanced level):

And to finish with Barbossa, we’ll have a fourth video dedicated to his inseparable and famous monkey. I think it will be a very fun way to finish the bust and, in addition, it will allow us to work on a completely different element within the same piece.

As I mentioned, this figure is from Wicked and, thanks once again to their incredible collaboration, for which we are tremendously grateful, we’ll also have the free STL. Once all the videos have been released, you’ll be able to download the figure and paint it by following all the tutorials step by step.

I think we’re going to have a fairly varied month, with very different figures and approaches. We’ll have theory, advanced painting, simpler alternatives, first approaches to techniques you’ve asked me for, and also projects designed specifically for those who want to achieve good results with easier processes.

I want to remind you, as I always do, that during this month I'll be painting and recording the videos, but they'll probably be fully published by the beginning of next month.

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