Just finished. C&C welcome.
Drummer of the Marseillaise from Castle miniatures 250mm.

Very Impressive paintwork.

Marc

well painted, nice face...

Ben

Superbly done.

Chris

Thanks Marc, Ben and Chris.

Great painting ,love the face (any tips?) .
Barrie (Newbee).

Nice piece of work Robert

Thank　Smudger, Barrie.
I don't know if these are tips but this is how I did it.
It's painted in oil over an acrylic undercoat.
I blended the shadow and the base color while they are wet.
And once it's dry, I applied layers of glazing as highlight / shadow at the dark areas (i.e. around the eyes) until I have the desired contrast.
　

Many thanks ,I paint in oils top coat , with Humbrol enamel under coat .
Will give the glazing / highlights ago , blending them .
Barrie (Newbee ).

Very nice tones.
Cheers
John

Barrie, when doing the glazing, don't add to much color in one shot.
Thanks John.

Nap, glad that you like it, and thanks for the input.

Excellent work.Totally made this bust come alive
Phil

Thanks Phil
Robert

Excellent painting Robert. Very nice indeed.
Chris

Thanks Chris.
Robert

This is a really paint job.
I do agree with Nap's observation, if you push those gold highlights mate, you change a nice piece to a wow piece.
Well done.

Paul.

Yes sir, excellent work !

Joe

This is so lifelike.Such painting is really a source for great pride.

Oda.