painting hero teeth?

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

So, I'm making a custom hero using a villain head, but he shows a lot of teeth (big human smile), I figure I should paint them white, but it seems like a lot of not broken-up white for a face, but they aren't fangs or anything monstrous. I don't know what color to maybe drybrush in for the teeth to stand out. Otherwise he looks kinda strange. Wouldn't be weird if he was a monster or villain, weird though for a hero.

help?

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Are they sculpted as separate teeth, or just an Archie-esque tooth mass? For separate teeth you could start with a base of dark brown for the whole mouth, and drybrush the teeth up with light grey and a buffing of white.

Don C.

[Mego Milk]

yeah. paint teeth as solid block of color. if you paint each individual tooth the gaps between might look strange...dig?

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

tried to use black to separate them, didn't like it, went back over it with white and found myself with a mouthful of gray teeth. Kept putting white till they were pearly again. I give up.

[thunderbolt]

I'd do like ctc said, brown or black washthen dry brush light grey and white on top of that. On freaks I usually do a red wash around the bottoms of the teeth, too.

[Boywonder0]

I had always believed that heroes don't laugh (or even smile). But that's just me...

[HumanWolfman]

Paint the entire tooth section a dark flesh color. That is the color you want to see between the teeth. Then go back and dry brush the teeth white. Works on monsters too.

[nobody]

I use a toothpick with red or pink or flesh to do the gums.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

This is actually the head I'm using (this is before I...modified it) I think it is the Shade. i got it from Austin many moons ago. A lot of teeth on this guy...

[dr_cyclops]

I would first start with a fully dry red/brown base coat. Using a small amount acrylic on a palette, thin down slightly with water, add the next lighter color shade with a brush. Allowing each paint layer to completely dry before the next.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

I'm going to try this on a vampire I'm working on! Thanks everybody! You rock!

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

I haven't given up on this, I just couldn't wait to get a picture of Prof. Casket posted. I'm still tinkering.

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

Here's with his teeth painted flesh-tone and then dry-brushed white...(doesn't turn up in picture well.)