Squale girl... 1/24 scale

Standard Techniques


“Rice or potatoes tonight, with the fish?”

Girls in Action Princess GC-042 Figure Set, Diver in Diving Gear, 1/24 Scale

An underwater diorama to help you escape the dreariness of winter and the cold...

The figurine used—a delicate piece, finely engraved...

Photos of the part assembled and painted with a coat of white primer...

It consists of about ten pieces. The diving mask, which is very thin and therefore fragile, will be painted and glued on last...

Figurine of a blonde diver with an underwater camera swimming above coral reefsThe figurine is painted using the standard techniques mentioned earlier, but here they are slightly faded to reflect depth...

 The Setting

Model currently under construction featuring a mermaid figurine, a shark, and coral on an underwater diorama

 A view of the set. Two sharks will be added, as well as a fish...

The scene is based primarily on the use of lichens collected in forests and dried...

Model-making diorama with trees and dried lichen on a light-colored baseHere, we imagine that marine plants grew on vertical structures—such as old ship masts. They are attached and glued to a sheet of extruded polystyrene...
Underwater diorama featuring two gray sharks and dried coral on a light-colored baseThe figurines arranged to provide an overview...

 Set Painting

Miniature blue and beige lichen corals drying on paper towels for an underwater diorama

We start with deep blues and transition to more natural colors on the surface...

We use an airbrush—it's impossible to paint with a brush...

Underwater diorama on a wooden base with colorful corals and a bright blue backgroundA view of the painting, which is almost finished. The brush is used to add touches of various colors...

We're assuming that the corals are being lit up by other divers for the photos...

Shadows of fish are cast on the seabed...

Underwater diorama with coral vegetation and a yellow and green submarine against a blue backgroundA diver in a wetsuit with yellow fins swimming among blue seaweed and underwater coral

 

Animals

A model shark painted brown and white, placed on a painting standThe main shark is a vinyl toy about a dozen centimeters long...

The center and side joints were sanded and filled to achieve a perfectly smooth finish...

 Painted model of a gray shark, viewed in profile, mounted on a wooden base

 Finishing with a coat of primer...

1/24-scale painted "Squale Girl" shark model, viewed in profile against a blue background

...And the painting... With surface highlights. Brush and airbrush...

Model of a shark swimming among seaweed in a blue underwater scene

A view in context...

1/24-scale model of a great white shark, painted gray and blue, mounted on a base The second shark—which is much smaller—is made of resin...

Model of a gray shark in a blue underwater setting with seaweed and vegetation

Model of a blue and yellow surgeonfish resting on seaweed, against a blue seabed

The third figurine is a surgeonfish... It will be repainted with acrylic paint...

The Background of the Set

Pencil drawing of a "Squale Girl" submarine and fish on a light-colored wooden board

There is still a wooden panel with a drawing of Commander Cousteau's SP350 diving saucer, built in 1959, and four fish...

Pencil sketch of a submarine viewed from the front, with two fish against a light backgroundApplying an acrylic Gesso primer in two coats...

Pencil sketch of a flying saucer and fish on a blue background

The blue background with variations (not easily visible in the photo) after the masks were removed...

Yellow "Squale Girl" submarine model painted on a navy blue background with fishThe next step is to paint the saucer: acrylic paint...

Model of a small yellow-green submarine submerged in blue water with two fish

A sense of depth is created by retouching the background with various shades of blue and white...

Model of a yellow submarine in the background; underwater scene with coral and seaweed in the foreground

Details...

Underwater diorama featuring two sharks, a female diver, and a coral reef against a blue background

Small fish cut out of plastic are glued to the corals, and others are painted on the floor...

The diorama is finished...

Model of a blonde diver swimming near a reef beneath a gray sharkClick

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