Painting class with Massimo Pasquali & Aleksander Michelotti

Hello guys!!!
Today I had a really great day! I spent 10 hours painting with two masters: Massimo Pasquali and Aleksander Michelotti. The class was supposed to be two days long but a series of unfortunate events lead to just one (I am one of those responsible for it, so sad!).

As I just said the class started at 9.00 and after a brief recess for lunch, we ended at around 19.00.

The day was planned as this:
- 1st part  EVERYONE painting human skin with oil colors
- 2nd part EVERYONE painting some cloth with acrylics

I will not share what secrets the two "Maestro"'s shared with us, because you were not there, but I will post the pictures I took of the day.
Obviously I am not in any picture but you can see the result of my WIP in a few shots.

I will not comment every picture except those deserving it  ;)

Admiring the pieces Massimo and Aleks brought for us to watch and oogle!

 My piece with only a basecoat on the jacket

Let's start the day with Massimo explaining the theory behind his oil colors.

Massimo's recipe for human skin. Just 4 colours (more or less).

Old but always amazing!

GNAM GNAM GNAM GNAM GNAM GNAM GNAM GNAM!

He was so intent explaining that he moved at the speed of light!

LUNCH BREAK

2ND PART: Attack!!!!

My oversized workstation!

He didn't know where to start from! So many questions and at a rate even a computer could not react!

It's me keeping working at it.

Massimo at work with acrylics! Un-be-lieve-able!

Aleks showing us a strange technique with Dino Pivato's typographic metal colors.

Matteo "Mù" Murelli dropping by. That's his first victim! After that he stopped painting. So sad, so sad.

Let's the contest begin! Divide which pieces are Massimo's or Aleks's.

CAKE! CAKE! CAKE!

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King Maulg

Ciao Guys!

When I took it in my hands the King Maulg by Figone, I decided to try the new SkinSet by Scale75 'cause I was curious to see how It was.

As always starting with the double primer, first in black and then white zenith, (both by GW) I continued with a airbrush coat base with mix of Basic Flesh Flesh + Pinky by Scale75 more than a hint of Navy Blue Andrea.

Given the base I added to the previous mix a bit of Light Skin by Scale75 to set the first light on the volumes of the model.

At the end of this process I made a very diluted wash of GW scab red all over the skin to highlight and contrast vaguely volumes.

The first shadows are created adding Indian Shadow by Scale75 to the Base tone.

The second shadow was made with a purple tone (GW scab red + navy blue Andrea) and a bit of tone base.

Then I gave a second light to the model adding even more Light Skin Scale75 to the first light compound.

So I spent a couple of glazes on all skins with the same purple (GW scab red + navy blue Andrea), who allow me to give some complementary contrast to the yellow tone that the skintone has in the meantime taken.

I go down even more by using a shadow Navy Blue Andrea. So I increase the light adding Pale Sand by Valleyo to the second light compound.

Usually I alternate light and shadow to move away gradually from the middle tone, but then a glaze with a base tone colour allows me to strengthen the medium tone, which in the meantime had a bit muffled.

As a final touch I increase again the lights adding Pale Sand Valleyo to the previous mixing until the result satisfies me.

For the base I used a branch and then painted, and the ivy is “Poison Ivy” by the Army Painter. 

And here you can find the finished model, I hope you like it.

In conclusion, I am very satisfied by the skintone set by Scale75, the finishing is really dull and working mainly with hazing and glazing, I find it wonderful.

The only drawback is the lack of few tones that I necessarily integrated with other color brands.

Overall definitely PROMOTED

If you want to vote it or comment it, you found it on CMON and on Putty&Paint.

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See you soon!

Samuel "Sam" Diociase

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