Here is my McCrae bust finished in acrylics. Scale = 1/6. Sculpted in super sculpey.

Colin

Nice paintwork.

marc

Thats really nice mate, what did you use to paint it? I only ask because it looks like a portrait if you understand what I mean?

Very nice Colin! I love it! It is again that thing which I can't pinpoint. It is in his eyes, head posture... I don't know, but looks great!
Cheers,
Zeno

Turned out great, Colin. It looks fantastic. Very nice sculpting and paintwork
Cheers

Completely acrylics Taff - Vallejo and Liquitex pro with some Golden brand. Liquitex and Citadel inks as well. My style on my larger pieces is to let brush strokes show and to try to get a portrait-like feel....so I guess it worked. Thanks all for the nice remarks.

Colin

No worries mate, its well earnt.

Excellent finish all the way around.
Cheers
John

Really nice paint and sculpt Colin

Steve

Nice work

Fantastic work Colin, I was honoured to see this while the sculpt was still a work in progress (at Ajax) and am still amazed at you talent for creating such a likeness in 3D... Consider my hat tipped. Taking a second run at the paint was a wise idea, the skintones look awesome. Acrylics no less!?!? I thought you were a devout oil man

All round great piece!!

Colin the Younger of Scarberia

I move back and forth between acrylics and oils as the mood takes me Colin although I think my experience with this has settled me on acrylics for large scale busts. The oils just didn't look right. This one still needs a coat of dullcoat or similar but after my last fiasco I will test it carefully on another figure first. As you can see from the sheen in his khaki, there is a need to unify the finish yet. It s amazing how hard it is to find dullcoat out in the burbs these days when one doesn't have easy access to a good hobby store like the Sentry. Either they don't carry it or they are out of stock. Very frustrating.

Thanks for the comments.

Colin the older ....and less wise given the loss of all 4 wisdom teeth last Thursday.....and yes it still hurts :-o

Tamiya X21 Colin mix it with an acrylic varnish and bingo, only use a small amount though as a rule of thumb 10-15% seems to work for me

Steve

Turned out great Colin well done. Merry Christmas.

Scotty

Hi Colin,
I have really enjoyed your project from the initial idea, sculpting, painting, restripping and painting again. A worthy tribute, be very proud of what you have achieved looks excellent.
Whats next mate?
cheers
Richie

Thanks Richie - I have my eye on Admiral Canaris in bust form next....a couple of other to do list ideas include CSA General Pat Cleburne and Lt. Alexander Dunn VC 11th Hussars (Canada's first VC in the Charge of the Light Brigade). I will post in progress shots of whatever mission I launch.

Colin

Hi Colin,
I will keep a look out for these.
cheers
Richie

OUCH!!! Can I interest you in any of my assorted post-knee replacement painkillers... I have them ALL!
Hope you heal before the Christmas Roast Beast Feast

C

Just a word of thanks to you Scotty on the very useful rereferences you provided in my first posting on this sculpt. They were VERY useful. Hope your sculpting project goes well.

Colin