I recently finished this bust by H&V, it is very well done. All acrylics. The pictures did not turn out well, but you get the idea. Let me know what you think.

Very nice. And I love my AK47's also.

Very nice,
the top is a god muted black, perhaps rub the edge of a lead pencil to sides of the magazine, I imagine these received a bit of wear, and would add both a touch of life and some contrast to the piece.

Maybe photographs against a not so dark background (a mid blue or a grey) as I think the camera is flattening a lot of subtle details on your painting....

I like the face, no make up makes sense, touch of gloss to the eyes, perhaps?

Good work overall, cheers

Jamie

I agree with everything Jamie has said above.
That's alot of black to deal with and you did a good job of it. A simple paint scheme can sometimes be harder to manage than a fancy one because there is nowhere to hide... again, well done.
The face looks good... not over done, very natural.

Over all, you've done a good job on this piece... very effective.

What's next?

Colin

Awesome work my friend, look forward to more painted ladies from you
It was a pleasure seeing this one in Chicago!
Scott

Nice work Steve, it was great to see it in person at the show!! Black is the scariest colour for me to paint, and this feels well executed!

Excellent work!


Cheer's,
Jeff.

Well done. I bought this one myself at Stresa.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

Super subject.

Nice work. gr.Ron

Nice paint job love the black well done.

ian

Very nicely painted,well done on all that black.

Well done , i love it

Very nicely done, subtle and not overdone. A couple of bamboo stalks behind her would look good in my opinion
Ben

Steve,
Nice figure. It's really cool when you get to see one of these in person. I had a great time in Chicago. Hope you can make Atlanta. Keep your powder dry!

Excellent brush work on this female VC, and her newly issued AK too !

Joe

Hi
very nicely done ...I like your painting very much

This is one bust I want to paint ...though availability is a problem
till H&V sort themselves out

Frank

This is really nice.
Very subtle flesh tones and great work on the black and also the hat.
Great work.

Gells

Great rendition Steve.

Cheers,
Pedro.