The Art of Dave Lesko - - Custom Paint.

[Dlesko]

Thank you Jason. You ever use those heads i painted for you?

 

[marlindesign]

I haven't got around to putting them together yet!!!!

 

[Dlesko]

I just finished Howard S Studio's Reaper bust for a client. It was a ton of work. The jaws were separate and had a lot of overpour at the bottom. Once cleaned they had gaps so large i could fit my pinky through it in places. I used cut down nails to pin them and then resculpted the area and redid the skin texture. The casting on this piece was horrible. Also, none of the inner teeth were included. The only ones that came with the kit were the regular teeth at the top of the mouth and the large fangs. I had to make all the others. I used nails as a base for the ones on the sides of the mouth and toothpicks for the ones on the tongue. I also modified the tongue and added the tentacles with small and large wire. The paintjob was tough, there isnt a lot of detail. My client wanted him bloody, so bloody he got What do you guys think?

Here you can see the gaps were the jaws were together and how i fixed them:









Here is the finished product:

 

[Croozer]

Amazing work! Blood looks so real.

 

[marlindesign]

Another Great piece Dave!
Those eyes are crazy!!!

 

[Dlesko]

Thanks guys. The blood is my favorite part. I was a bit nervous because I wasn't sure how it would turn out.

 

[Dlesko]

Hi guys. I built and painted this for a client. It was a lot of work. The wall had a lot of issues. Missing pieces and poor fit. Had to re-sculpt a lot of it. This was a fun build. Id love to hear your thoughts.

 

[Dlesko]

Hi guys. This is a full repaint of Bowen Designs' Medusa figure. My client wanted the hair darker and with a lot more detail. This was quite a bit of work but i like how she turned out. I included two before shots so you guys can see the difference. Thanks

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[Dlesko]

Hi guys. This is an old 1/6th scale vinyl Guyver figure i repainted for a client. It was a lot of tedious work but im pretty happy with how me turned out. Thanks for looking:

 

[Dlesko]

 

[cmiller99]

Wow, that looks much better!

 

[Dlesko]

Hi guys. This is an incredible Alien bust sculpted by Francisco Charlie Hernandez. I painted it with an airbrush, oils, oil washes and pastels. Any thoughts are most welcome. Thanks guys!

 

[Dlesko]

Hi guys. This is a devil bust i painted. It was sculpted by Jonathan Fuller. Had a lot of fun with this one.

 

[Dlesko]

This is a total repaint of WETA's Smaug the Terrible statue. The factory paint job was horrible. I really like how this turned out. This was done with an airbrush along with wax metallic paints. Loved to hear your opinions on how this turned out.

















Factory Paint job:

 

[cmiller99]

Incredible repaint Dave - you've improved this in leaps and bounds.

 

[Dlesko]

This is my paint-up of the Caracolilla Bust produced by Black Heart Models and sculpted by Abner Martin. It was done with acrylic glazes, airbrush, oil washes and metallic wax.

 

[Dlesko]

Thank you cmiller

 

[Dlesko]

1/6th scale Predator

 

[Dlesko]

Hi guys. This is a kit by Anthony Watkins. I built and painted it for a client. I used needles for the finger tips and mouth. Rubber tubing for the hoses. It was painted with an airbrush. Oil washes. Mr Metal Colors and a bunch of other things. Hope you guys like it