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I originally thought I'd stick to the pearl white color for her jumper and boots, but NOOOOOO, I had to go and have a dream! 'Ya know how sometimes when you're in that state between asleep and awake and stuff just sorta comes to you? Yeppers, that happened to me this morning and I thought "Hey! Let's paint her clothing in the same color as Ryomou's socks!"

Since I generally listen to the voices in my head, that's what I'll do! I think it'll look pretty cool with the pearly yellow-orangy hair, and I'll paint the trim gold instead of silver.
Here are the components for Filmy's Magic Ryomou Socks mix.  When mixing Liquitex acrylics, I've made plenty of blunders, believe-you-me! I cannot TELL you how many times I've mixed it too thick and had it sputter and clog, and how many times the paint has spidered or run because it was too thin. And just what IS the consistency of skim milk anyway? I never drink the stuff!    

Here's the sure-fire recipe I finally stumbled upon: I take two large pipettes full of Polly Scale Airbrush Thinner and put 'em in a film cannister. The next step is to cut off three worms of acrylic (about 1/4" long each) with a toothpick as I (gently) squeeze the tube over the film can. I then put two drops of Jet Dry dishwashing rinse agent (prevents spotting!). You can use something similar, but avoid anything that says "increases shine". The rinse agent acts as a surfactant and breaks the surface tension of the droplets in the mix, allowing the paint to flow on very smoothly and spread evenly.

Unless, of course, your airbrush needle is dirty and you blow a couple of spots on that way. (See next picture.) Guess I'll need to fix that before I move on to the next step!
Anyway, I'm used Liquitex Cerulean Blue acrylic, which - if done properly and with the right amount of thinner - goes on fairly transparent. Since I will be building up the color as I go, the first thing I need to do is lay down a preshade in the creases of her clothing, under her breasts, between her legs (oooooh!) and around her muscles. I also add a little extra around the edges of her clothing for a nice contrast to the skintone shading. I'm going for a fairly dramatic look with this build - hyper realism is not even in the same ballpark with this paintup.

Next I'll need to get out the Q-Tips and a little Windex and clean up those spatters. Then I'll start misting on the basecoat.
As it turned out I was not pleased with the Cerulean Blue color, so I mixed a batch of Liquitex Cobalt Blue and started slinging paint. I gently put down layer after layer, building the transparent paint up until I had a deep, rich blue. I think I used twelve coats before I was happy with the coverage and depth of color. I let the paint gas out for a couple of days, then sealed it with Testor's Semi Gloss out of a rattle can.

Pleased with the progress, I mixed up a batch of Future and a touch of Tamiya Flat in a ratio of about 10:1. I wanted a sheen, but not full gloss. Kind of between semi-gloss and really, really shiny. I then added a couple of small scoops of PearlEx 671 Interference Blue pigment to the mix and slowly built up four coats over the sealed Cobalt color. I let that dry for a day and held my breath while I pulled the masking. Here are the results.
Ooooh, pretty!
After three hours (and one start-to-finish French Grand Prix) of tedious and time-consuming masking, our curvy space vixen is ready to earn her gold stripes.
And here she is in all her painted glory!
I originally thought I'd stick to the pearl white color for her jumper and boots, but NOOOOOO, I had to go and have a dream! 'Ya know how sometimes when you're in that state between asleep and awake and stuff just sorta comes to you? Yeppers, that happened to me this morning and I thought "Hey! Let's paint her clothing in the same color as Ryomou's socks!"

Since I generally listen to the voices in my head, that's what I'll do! I think it'll look pretty cool with the pearly yellow-orangy hair, and I'll paint the trim gold instead of silver.
I originally thought I'd stick to the pearl white color for her jumper and boots, but NOOOOOO, I had to go and have a dream! 'Ya know how sometimes when you're in that state between asleep and awake and stuff just sorta comes to you? Yeppers, that happened to me this morning and I thought "Hey! Let's paint her clothing in the same color as Ryomou's socks!"

Since I generally listen to the voices in my head, that's what I'll do! I think it'll look pretty cool with the pearly yellow-orangy hair, and I'll paint the trim gold instead of silver.
I originally thought I'd stick to the pearl white color for her jumper and boots, but NOOOOOO, I had to go and have a dream! 'Ya know how sometimes when you're in that state between asleep and awake and stuff just sorta comes to you? Yeppers, that happened to me this morning and I thought "Hey! Let's paint her clothing in the same color as Ryomou's socks!"

Since I generally listen to the voices in my head, that's what I'll do! I think it'll look pretty cool with the pearly yellow-orangy hair, and I'll paint the trim gold instead of silver.
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