Model Art Calvin Tans Basic Guide to Figure Painting Dvd Mdv005
We got some spare time recently for a bit of DVD watching so we could have you through "Calvin Tan's Basic Guide to Figure Painting" 2 DVD set. Run across what'south in the video and whether the learning from it is effective or not in our review...
DVD Review: Calvin Tan's Basic Guide to Figure Painting
Published by: Model Art
2 DVD Set up
#DVD MDV-005
available in both Japanese and English.
Length: 210 minutes.
Available from this link for three,333 Japanese Yen/ $29 USD/ $41 AUD/ £24 GBP/ €26 Euro (plus P&P)
Today we are looking at the new DVD from Calvin Tan, distributed through Model Art Nippon that gives us an understanding of how to paint calibration model figures. Nosotros had the pleasure of watching the DVD a few times and so we could accept it all in, and nosotros thought that to share what we saw would exist worthwhile to all budding figure painters out there. This is what nosotros plant...
This is the offset of a 2 DVD set from Model Art
Synopsys:
"This instructional DVD was developed for the beginner armour and diorama modeller in heed; in which I will demonstrate a diverseness of easy to primary techniques employed to achieve this final issue. Topics include proper paint awarding techniques, option of brushes as well as some little tricks and shortcuts I have developed over the years painting figures. Bear in mind that information technology is not a continuous record of the painting process merely a showcase of techniques for whatsoever modeller of different skill levels to incorporate into their repertoire of techniques" by Calvin Tan
Wait - who the hell is Calvin Tan?
Calvin Tan is a Singapore resident who is a globe renown painter of model miniatures. Through his work on his website, and from commission and boxart work for such companies equally Alpine Miniatures, Fer Miniatures and Young Models to name a few, Calvin has become a popular effigy on the modelling circuit, multiple gold medal winner at Euro Militaire, simply beyond that he is always glad to talk to modellers at shows and he is known to be one of the more friendly and relaxed characters in the hobby.
Hither is the trailer for the video:
This video forms the kickoff part of 2 videos on the subject of painting miniatures published by Japanese hobby giant Model Art. The 2d video focusses on Intermediate skills for the modeller. That will be reviewed former soon hither on TMN besides. Allow'due south look at this beginning video first though...
Calvin Tan'due south Basic Guide to Figure Painting DVD in its physical form:
Well it is a dual DVD, isn't it? The unproblematic case comes with 2 DVD's inside with nothing else to note...
The rear cover...
I fired up the DVD histrion (thank god it merely took me a month to find one I could use lol :-) to find a general chapter selection pointing out for quick reference the part of the painting process you want to know most. The Affiliate choice helps you lot skip to the office of the video you need to take hold of up on, or to navigate chop-chop from the home screen. Each of the affiliate title cards are animated in this fashion with highlighted text when the cursor is drawn over them.
Nosotros get a brief introduction from the man himself, with a snippet of his personality thrown in which brought a big smile to my face up - dear information technology! "Then - without further ado - let's begin!"
Each of these chapters has information technology'due south own fiddling title plate which lets y'all know that the narrative is moving on and serves equally a visual guide.
Chapter I: Making a Wet Palette
Calvin shows us how to make our own wet pallets, with the use of some sponge, tissue paper, baking paper and some water in a Tupperware container. He shows us and lets us know the reasons why these are used and how you lot know you have a working wet palette set to paint with and to stay moist throughout the operation.
Chapter II Basic Brush Painting Technique:
The next chapter has Calvin instruction u.s. some of the bare bone skills you demand to be able to paint successfully with brushes.
Nosotros look at the types of brushes used, and we start off with whites on the figure he has ready but to exercise and demonstrate on. Exercise y'all see in the movie below how he gradually builds opacity in the heart of the painting demonstration?
Chapter Three: Priming the model:
Priming is a necessary part of the process, and Calvin and so shows usa the basic concept of evening out the effigy int he direction of the light that hits the body and where to guide us when the model is paw painted.
Chapter IV: Painting the face up:
Calvin then takes us through the first and probably almost important matter we all demand to practice on our figures - Painting the face up. Firstly the colours we demand are laid out from lightest to darkest...
From the base coat of the basic color and a mix for the h2o to go along things flowing in the thinnest of layers he lays down the paint, with the camera in close showing yous just how he is working and also from the side on showing you his pose and the way he is sitting and working at the effigy.
The base coat is added to with a darker layer in the "shadows" of the figure, from the way that the calorie-free hits the face up Calvin shows us where to darken the base shades. The light dabbing technique of making a lighter shade on the face of the effigy gives us light and shade on the face up and sets us on the way to further detail the pare tone. "Slow and Lite" dabbing technique to all of the lighter areas that catch the light commencement is discussed and shown here.
Calvin talks usa through the next part of the figure, brush selection and a new colour in a shade that is lightly touched on the face in a shade that is between the darker and brighter tones to soften the face up. Brush choices and paint subtleties are equally of import equally colours and Calvin explains this process and his thoughts behind the steps in his work.
The three easy steps to guide us through light and shade on the face are described carefully by Calvin equally we progress. He talks us through the consummate process over this affiliate which is quite long: 30 minutes of tutorial hither. This affiliate wraps upward with the black lining on the brows and eyes.
Chapter Five: Painting of the Hands
We expect at the other flesh on bear witness right now, with the same colours for the face being used on the easily of the figure. Calvin talks us through paint viscosity and brush option again every bit nosotros look at this even so, a very important part of the figure.
In this 15 minute chapter, nosotros are given all the information we need to follow Calvin every bit he progresses through the process. from the base colours, the lighter knuckle highlighting, a wash after that to soften the appearance and contrast of the colours.
Chapter 6: Painting of the Uniform - The Front:
Calvin next lines up the colours that he will use in painting the front end of the compatible of the U.s. tanker figure. The variation of light hitting the figure from the front helps him choose the paints he uses in this chapter which takes up the rest of this disk's running time (45 minutes).
More of the aforementioned processes that were used for the hands and confront are repeated here, just this time with the peculiarities of the uniform. Calvin explains the uses of which brushes and why, the thickness of the pigment and the viscosity of the flow of the paint and why he uses these materials at these points in the model.
The overalls, the shirt underneath and the light bluish shirt under that are shown from start to finish. Calvin gives the viewer lessons throughout, how and when to utilise retarder, the uses of rounded brushes, the working of the calorie-free and shade and at what time to apply these to the effigy. Highlights and black browns finish off the figure'due south front in this chapter.
That is it for disk 1 - now onto the second deejay...
Deejay 2
Affiliate 7: Painting of the Uniform Pt.2 - The Back:
Starting on the rear of the figure Calvin again get his paints ready. The video that covers the rear of this effigy in this affiliate is twenty-v minutes long, and so a footling shorter than the front. However, the techniques are very like to the front end. That does non stop Calvin from expressing new analogies on his thinking and techniques which shows that he is a not bad instructor, constantly adapting his approach to meliorate explain his methods.
Working with the Filbert and round-headed brushes Calvin shows us afterward the base colours with some retarder medium we see how to paint the highlights and shadows of the rear of the body and compatible. Nosotros acquire how to cope with mistakes with assorted bushes and to soften assuming highlights past diffusing the edges of the paint.
Mud, food stains, oil and other things that may dirty the figure'due south rear end or any other parts of the uniform are discussed with where and why you might add them to weather and age the garment.
Layers are applied over these shades to blend all of the furnishings together. With that, we move on to the next chapter.
Chapter 8: Painting of the boots
Over a black undercoat, Calvin describes his approach to painting the leather boots of the figure earlier he shows us both the paints he uses and the method for doing this. The red-black colours he uses are shown beingness mixed and practical in this twelve-infinitesimal chapter tutorial.
Not just the colour, but dust, article of clothing and dirt are practical to the boots, Calvin then distributes these colours to soften the colours and so they appear more realist, and lastly to show the light highlights on the toes of the boots.
Chapter 9: Painting the Headgear (the hoodie)
Taking the same paint colours that he used on the compatible, Calvin disperses them into a small empty tablet pack to ensure the paint consistency. These smaller mixes fo colours are applied over the already primed hoodie of the effigy. a variation of drybrushing, this highlighting method helps Calvin create the gradient between highlights and shadows of the highest part of the figure.
Chapter 10: Rendering Basic Light and Shadow
Using a variation of the dry bush result we saw on the hoodie, Calvin lightly strokes his paintbrush over the figure starting from the feet and working upwards. The lightest strokes with a corking analogy to describe the technique are explained here. An like shooting fish in a barrel technique but explained well hither by Calvin as he works, stride by stride towards the end of the figure.
We meet the figure and so painted - only is he truly finished? There is more than to come up in the final details and the "Special Features" section of bonuses parts of the video.
Chapter xi: Painting the concluding details
The collar & sleeves with their darker tones, the stubble on the face up and lower portion of the figure's chin, the lighter ribbing of the cloth on his uniform and loftier dissimilarity outlines on the edges of the figure's clothing edges are shown in action by Calvin who is always talking you through what is in his mind and what he is doing. There isn't a gap of more than than five seconds in the video between sentences, but information technology never leaves you wondering and the commentary is insightful and interesting always.
Special features - Painting of the shoulder Patch:
On to the extras of the video. These continue straight on from the other capacity and so this is really the icing on the olive drab painted block here. First Calvin paints the edges of the shoulder patch in with a fine brush, then advisedly the yellow, then bluish, then ruby shades of the patch before a lighter version of the colours to highlight the patch.
A vague impression of the writing and numbers are sewn into the patch is advisedly added, with Calvin using his other manus as a steadying guide. Information technology is piece of cake to forget that this soldier is in 35th scale and the patch is TINY compared to what yous are seeing zoomed in and in focus in front of you.
Special features - Painting the Helmet:
Although the figure is finished the extra helmet choice is added in this last chapter. Calvin takes usa through a process of first base coat, colour application so a variation of the drybrushing technique to give united states a helmet that looks varied in colour, both filled with highlights and shadows where needed and completely realistic.
We see then a conversation with Masahiro Dio and Calvin discussing pleasantries and a few questions nigh the filming and the process for Calvin of filming his first video tutorial height off the presentation side of things.
This video...how to round it off?
I am sorry to all you readers and to Calvin, arranged for me to expect at this video months ago for how long it took me to work out the best way to nowadays the DVD. The review itself has also been a little long winded. It is quite hard to talk about just what is described without beingness as well brief or too in-depth int he clarification of what is going on in forepart of you equally you watch. I decided to exist as in-depth as the video and show you pace by pace what is going on in this, the Beginner'southward Guide.
In short, information technology is a swell video that shows you how to become the best out of acrylic paints. This is a perfect i one one tutorial that you can only spotter, pause, rewind, and play over again equally you pigment your own figure. The format, the commitment and the bundle as a whole
This first part in the ii-function serial of beginner'south techniques is a wonderful presentation that taught me a hell of a lot about figure painting. I am now starting to sentry Part 2 of the series which shows usa the intermediate techniques from Mr Tan. If information technology is anything like this video we can all be mater partners...with a little practise and perhaps some rewinding and re-watching...
Adam Norenberg
Thanks to Calvin for arranging this video to be sent to review. You can get the video from a few places - but it is Available from this link for three,333 Japanese Yen/ $29 USD/ $41 AUD/ £24 GBP/ €26 Euro (plus P&P)
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