So today I used oil paints to paint a brown leather jacket on one of my Soviet tank crew figures.
It was a pleasant change to be able to paint it in natural sunlight, rather than under artificial light. As a result, when I took photos of it this evening under a lamp, it looks freakish and cartoonish and crazily exaggerated.
I'll never get over the difference between working under natural and artificial light.
I find that oil paints are just the bee's knees when it comes to painting leather. The semi-gloss result, the delicious blending between colours - this is the one situation when I will always recommend one medium over the others. Acrylics and enamels are much of a muchness with oils in all other situations, I can make cases for and against in most situations. But for brown leather? Nup, oil paints every single time.
Until next time,
Cheers,
Dave
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