How to paint skintones and modify 3d printed heads for custom WWE Mattel Action Figures!

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10 ай бұрын

Another tutorial! This time I’m going to go through how I paint skintones for my wrestling figures, and the paints I use to get those skintones. I’m also going to walk through how I fill in custom heads and with sculpting clay, when they don’t fit perfectly.
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@revengecocustoms1293 10 ай бұрын

This video has been so helpful and essential to my growth as a custom figure artist. I took the liberty to purchase almost all of the colors you used and was able to recreate multiple skin tones that were made and showcased. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your contributions to the Custom Community, your work is inspiring and always appreciated to see new content.

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

I love this, man! That’s really the goal. I love customizing and anything I can do to help others just makes the hobby that much more rewarding.

@revengecocustoms1293 10 ай бұрын

Great video and love that you shared some color recipes to help match skin tones. Great part choices for G.O.D. can’t wait to see them finished.

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I’ve been meaning to do it. Skintone painting kept me from doing a lot of customs for a long time, so I wanted to share it! Thank you. I went back and forth for awhile with them! I’m excited to get to them.

@CurlyFriez07 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video 🙏🏼 headsculpt part was very helpful. Been trying to find a solution for my headsculpt problem for a minute.

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yep. I’ve seen some other methods, but that’s what works best for me. I’m glad it helped!

@foxbodyboys4483 10 ай бұрын

More vids like this, very helpful!!

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

Will do!!

@VvDrip 10 ай бұрын

Just what i needed

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help, man.

@Nvxlid20 7 ай бұрын

Great work man!! im getting into customizing my own figures. I'm just chuckling at how you call it Samoan skintone

@thefiguredude 7 ай бұрын

Right on!! Haha. They refuse to admit that not all of them have the same exact skintone.

@Nvxlid20 7 ай бұрын

Yea bro im polynesian myself and we all look exactly the same@@thefiguredude

@Theworldofthisandthat 3 ай бұрын

Do you paint the apple barrel paint straight on or do you add a primer before ? I'm thinking of painting a figure so curious

@1320_For_Life 3 ай бұрын

What do you do for hair do like do you use the same matte paint or do you do a gloss to kinda make it look wet

@scoopstroop85 16 күн бұрын

How would you suggest doing like a light fade to someones haircut?

@sonofsurge4516 Ай бұрын

Did u prime the head sculpts and if so what kind of primer did u use?

@KStheArtist25 2 ай бұрын

Can you try body skin-toning tutorial or have one already after this video. I recently watch this y using the products for a body.

@KStheArtist25 2 ай бұрын

This is helpful enough though

@WorldActionWrestling 20 күн бұрын

What type of paint do you use ?

@user-uw8hs7dj2b Ай бұрын

Wich skin tone would you do on the ultamite edition aj styles? Tryna make a ultamite edition will ospreay

@thefiguredude Ай бұрын

The pale skintone is what matches the ultimate AJ torso. For some reason they made his ultimate a different skintone than every other figure he’s ever had lol

@heywingspan 11 күн бұрын

What skin tone would match the recent Bret hart ultimate MNW figure?

@thefiguredude 11 күн бұрын

Tan!

@Fren_o_foe 12 күн бұрын

What would be the formula for the roman/the rock skin tone?? The tama one is more like a usos skin or am I wrong??

@thefiguredude 12 күн бұрын

You’re correct. That would be the Samoan skintone I used for the headshrinkers.

@MaximumWarp2099 4 ай бұрын

What would you use for Asian skin tones? I’m having a fit matching the skin tone of the unmasked Movie Snake Eyes head.

@thefiguredude 4 ай бұрын

That’s tough. For my wwe action figures, I do the pale skintone. I don’t have any experience trying to match GI joes. I can’t let myself buy them, or I’ll open up a whole new hole in my wallet lol

@iantheultimategamer7591 4 ай бұрын

What size are those heads

@podcastlegendkillers3287 3 күн бұрын

I have a question, what measurement is the neck peg that you do so that it snaps onto the figure?

@thefiguredude 2 күн бұрын

What exactly do you mean?

@WWPEXTREME-iq4fg 3 ай бұрын

Yo I have a question how do you make will ospreys hair color

@thefiguredude 3 ай бұрын

I use apple barrel territorial beige, then dry brush it with apple barrel butter scotch!

@WWPEXTREME-iq4fg 3 ай бұрын

@@thefiguredude thank so much

@thefiguredude 3 ай бұрын

@@WWPEXTREME-iq4fg you’re welcome!!

@edel4897 9 ай бұрын

Do you have a formula for a “Samoan” skin tone?

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s in there somewhere!

@Tlee75 10 ай бұрын

Hey boss how much do you charge for custom head sculpts for 6inch figures head?

@thefiguredude 10 ай бұрын

I buy all my headsculpts from a few different people. Hausfourteen, Headeration, and Headgimmicks are all people I buy from regularly.

@edel4897 10 ай бұрын

I’m forever not knowing how to maintain whatever brushes I use so I end up leaving them in the water but I see how u are rinsing them and drying them with a paper towel so I will try that. Can you tell me what brand of brushes you use for the details like eyebrows, eyes, lips n teeth sed do you have tutorials on that?

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

Yep. I have my cup of water and paper towel. Keep the brushes as clean as possible, cause I used to go through them quick. Rinsing them helps me keep the paint thin, too. I’ll have to check. Idk what brand, but I just ordered a relatively cheap set off Amazon that had fine tip brushes. I don’t have a tutorial for that, but I can add it to the to-do list!

@edel4897 9 ай бұрын

@@thefiguredude is it possible for you to give me the name of the paint thinner you use and where I may possibly get some?

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

@@edel4897 I use testors universal acrylic thinner. I had it for a long time and didn’t use it, then gave it a try. I really don’t remember where I got it. Hobby lobby would be my guess.

@edel4897 9 ай бұрын

I’ll try that I figure that’s why the paint kinda clumps up I use the sponge a lil toilet paper and water in a Tupperware but it’s not good enuff hey I wanna show you two figures Grayson and surfer sting I wanna get ur honest opinion

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

@@edel4897 sounds good. Just message me on Instagram!

@DylanCusson-ol4qk 9 ай бұрын

Do you think it would work if they were just 3d printed with the holes for interchangeable heads?

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

Most of them are. Hausfoureen’s hesd will typically pop on, and headeration’s do sometimes. I prefer clay in all of them, cause it gives me a little more range of motion and they’re a little more secure on the neck peg.

@DylanCusson-ol4qk 9 ай бұрын

Oh ok, so you drilled it out?@@thefiguredude

@thefiguredude 9 ай бұрын

@@DylanCusson-ol4qk yep, just a little bit.