and it's the first one I've painted . Designed & engraved by Andreas Trost & available from Fredericus Rex.

I started this today painting the easy part, the face. Next the difficult bits.

Roger

your "flat" bust is lookin good.Can't wait to she you "pump" some more life into your flat bust.

Jay

Cheers Jay, that helmet isn't the easiest thing to try and paint to appear 3D but we'll see how it goes.

Roger

Looking really nice so far, cant wait to see what you do with the rest of it. Nice work.
Cheers Andrew

Face looks great Roger, looking forward to see some more.

Marcel.

The face looks very nice indeed, Roger!!

All the best,
Dan

Roger, great subject and nice start. Looking forward to more progress!

Jay H.
OKc

Looks great Roger,
My little advice: paint the upper and lower eyelid to the direction of the nose more skincolor to dark skin. Then you creating more depth into the eye.,.

marc

Thanks all.

Marc, I can see what you mean I'll try that, cheers

Roger

This how far I've got today, I followed Marc's suggestion and although it doesn't show up too well in this pic the right eye looks a lot better, you'll just have to believe me. Cheers Marc.


Roger.

I can see the difference when i download the pic's, and put them aside.
When the paint is dry, maybe turn again to this point.
The metalwork is awesome.
What i have learned from a member in our club who paint's only flats he does the following.
When you have basecoat the flat with grey, he spray again very lite with a white color from the direction that the light is coming. This emphasise the changing of the colors from light to dark.
You can also take the digicam and light it with one bulb....take the picture and you can see where the shade's flow.
Keep going Roger, flat's are yours.
Marc

Thank you Marc. I was going to say you wouldn't believe how long it took me to be satisfied with the helmet and then I thought maybe you would

Glad you can see a difference in the eyes from earlier and I will try a little more as you suggest.

Thanks also for the tips, I'll try them. Whose tips are they and do they have a gallery on the AMSS site? I'll have a look see if I can guess!

Roger.

AMSS gallery doesn't seem to be working

Ive noticed also today. I emailed the webmaster so hopefully he is correct the errors. And there are alot.
The gallerie is from Jef de Kerf, And he is painting flats only....

Marc

Cheers Marc, I'll keep checking back to take a look at Jef's work.

Roger.

Going really good,i like the result so far!!!
christos

Thanks Christos. I'll post some more pics soon of my progress

Roger.

Lovely work Roger. The shading on the helmet is wonderful and captures a very realistic 3D look.

Cheers Tony, here's a couple of pics of how far I got last night before stopping for liquid refreshment , thirsty work this!

Roger

Great work Roger. Presumably you paint the highlights and shadows to depict a directional light source, or are you following zenithal light principles??