Honor of Kings. Zhuge Liang [Is he handsome? Everyone tell me]

Main color scheme is as follows:

- White: As the main color of the costume, including the base of the jacket, pants, and inner garments.
- Dark Blue/Navy Blue: Used for the lining of the costume, gloves, boots, and the inner layer of the cape.
- Gold/Metallic Yellow: Used for decorative lines, shoulder armor, belt buckles, and boot edges to create a magnificent metallic texture.

Accent and detail colors

- Light Blue/Electric Blue: Used as the base color for glowing parts such as the chest and knees; pairing with fluorescent blue or transparent blue can create a glowing effect.
- Black: Used for the main body of the gloves and boots, as well as detail shadows on the costume.
- Silver-gray: Used as the base color for hair, then highlighted with bright white to add depth.
- Skin Tone: Used for exposed skin parts such as the face and neck; remember to use shadow colors to enhance three-dimensionality.

Special effect colors

- Fluorescent Blue/Transparent Blue: Used on the circular decorative pieces on the chest and knees to simulate the glowing effect of an energy core.
- Matte protective coating: Final overall spray to soften colors and protect the paint from scratches.

🎨 Main coloring instructions:

1. Skin base coat: Spray light skin tone on exposed skin areas like the face and neck; after drying, use a darker skin tone to add shadows in areas like the eye sockets, base of the nose, and jawline to enhance three-dimensionality.
2. Hair coloring: First, spray a layer of silver-gray as the base, then use white to highlight the hair tips and shiny areas, finally use a very dark gray to outline the hair texture.
3. Main costume colors:
- White outer robe: First, spray a white primer; after it dries, use light gray to create shadows in folds and seams to give the fabric a draped feel.
- Dark blue lining: Spray navy blue on the inner layer of the costume and the cape lining, using a darker blue at the edges for shadow transitions.
- Pants: Similar to the outer robe, use white as a base, then use light gray for shadows at the seams and knees.
4. Gloves and boots: Spray the main body black, outline edges and details with gold to create a metallic trim effect.

 

✨ Details and accents

1. Gold decorations: Spray metallic gold on the shoulder armor, belt buckle, collar and cuff trim, as well as decorative lines on the boots; spray steadily to avoid color overflow.
2. Glowing parts: On the circular decorations on the chest and knees, first spray a layer of light blue base, then after it dries, cover with a layer of fluorescent blue or transparent blue to simulate the glowing effect of an energy core.
3. Fan coloring: Spray the fan frame gold, use white as the base for the feather parts, then use light gray to create feather texture and shadows.
4. Cape treatment: For the white outer layer of the cape, use light gray for fold shadows; for the blue inner layer, use a darker blue for a gradient to make the cape appear more flowing.

 

🔚 Finishing stage

Overall matte finish: After all colors are dry, spray a layer of matte protective coating over the entire piece to soften the colors and protect the paint from scratches.
 

The required color numbers are as follows:

- White (main clothing): Mr. Hobby C1 White / C103 Super White
- Navy/Dark Blue (lining): Mr. Hobby C58 Deep Ocean Blue / C61 Dark Blue
- Gold (decoration): Mr. Hobby C31 Gold / C113 Star Bright Gold
- Black (gloves, boots): Mr. Hobby C3 Black / C104 Super Black
- Silver-gray (hair base color): Mr. Hobby C13 Silver / C112 Star Bright Silver
- Light skin tone (skin): Mr. Hobby C155 Light Flesh / C154 Natural Skin Tone
- Light Blue/Electric Blue (glowing parts): Mr. Hobby C60 Light Blue / C116 Metallic Blue

 

🌟 Basic colors (Tamiya)

- White: Tamiya XF-2 Flat White / X-2 Gloss White
- Navy/Dark Blue: Tamiya XF-85 Deck Blue / XF-18 Dark Ocean Blue
- Gold: Tamiya X-21 Gold / XF-21 Flat Gold
- Black: Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black / X-1 Gloss Black
- Silver-gray: Tamiya X-12 Silver / XF-16 Aluminum
- Light skin tone: Tamiya XF-15 Flesh / X-Flesh Flesh
- Light Blue/Electric Blue: Tamiya XF-83 Light Blue / X-14 Sky Blue

 

✨ Special effect colors

- Fluorescent Blue (glowing parts): Mr. Hobby C122 Fluorescent Blue / Tamiya X-26 Fluorescent Blue
- Matte protective coating: Mr. Hobby B514 Matte protective coating / Tamiya TS-80 Flat Clear

 

💡 Tips

- If you are a beginner, it is recommended to start with Mr. Hobby's water-based paints (Mr. Color), which are less toxic, easy to clean, and suitable for hand painting or brush painting details.
- If you are aiming for metallic gold and silver, Mr. Hobby's "Star Bright" series (C113, C112) will provide brighter and finer results.
- For glowing parts, after spraying the base color, lightly spray another layer of transparent blue or fluorescent blue to simulate an energetic glow.