Re: Painting stubble (5 o'clock shadow)

[Detale78]

Hi this may be a simple question but I want to add stubble to a latex mask of Batman I own. Want it to have the 5 o'clock shadow look. Right now it is to clean looking. Nothing overpowering just a bit of a contrast to the skin tone. Any help????

 

[Utinni]

I have no idea, but what about dabbing paint on with one of those fine craft sponges/foam thingys. I used one when I was adding pigment to my Sandtrooper and it gave a semi-random dot look.

-Jeff

 

[JOATRASH FX]

I'm guessing this might be overkill for you, but you can use a wide-nozzle airbrush (a really cheap one will do) and hold it very far from the mask when spraying. The wide nozzle will give you bigger droplets of paint and the distance will make the droplets hit the mask in a more random manner. You could also try experimenting by not thinning the paint so much, which would give you larger particles as well.

It could work with a rattle can as well, but those paints are usually so thinned that you might not get as good a result.

 

[smick6]

You might want to try pastel chalks. It brushes on like make-up. I dont know if it works on latex but its pretty common for figure models. Buy the chalks, rub them on sand paper put your brush in it then apply. Look into it before you try it.

 

[Robiwon]

You could also try model car flocking. It's used to simulate carpeting in model cars. It is super short fibers available in a multitude of colors. It can be "mixed" with other colors of flocking for an even wider range of colors. In models, you paint the floor a base color, say tan, dump on a small pile of tan flocking, then you blow off the excess fibers. The remaining fibers will stand up in the paint and be "glued" in place. You could probably use a thin layer of white glue on your mask or repaint the face section with an appropriate skin color.

 

[Bizarro Lois]

Get a stipple brush, like you can find in craft stores, or sometimes in makeup kits. The one I used for my class in college came with a small one to create stubble with makeup. It kind of looks like a brillo pad. Use the paint sparingly and experiment on another surface until you get the exact effect you want. I've also heard that you can make a brush like this, so you might want to try searching for directions.