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Completed Andrea Viking on horseback

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by Mariobusta, Jul 13, 2013.

  1. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Finished this guy ,my first attempt at painting a face in acrylics . Groundwork ,shield and metals acrylic the rest in oils . Comments welcome . Andrea Viking on horseback 02.jpg Andrea Viking on horseback 03.jpg Andrea Viking on horseback 04.jpg Andrea Viking on horseback 01.jpg Andrea Viking on horseback 05.jpg
  2. ChaosCossack A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Nice job. I always liked this figure. Historical inaccuracies and all ;)
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  3. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Thanks ChaosCossack for the comment , I have always seen this figure as semi historical and semi fantasy .

    Cheers

    Neil
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  4. NickM Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Australia
    He turned out beaut, Neil. Brilliant painting!
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  5. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Thanks Nick

    Cheers

    Neil
  6. ChaosCossack A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Exactly right. Looks like a fun fig to paint!

    Colin
  7. FigureLover A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Brilliant work, the horse is a standout, and nice subdued colours on the viking
    Ben
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  8. bagelman1952 Well-Known Member

    Country:
    England
    Nice brushwork
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  9. kagemusha A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Excellent result. Love the horse and muted colours.

    Regards

    Ron
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  10. tiberius57 A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Lovely painting, indeed! Great work! Congrats!
    Cheers,
    Zeno
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  11. osceola Active Member

    Country:
    Italy
    Beautiful painting ... very nice horse
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  12. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Excellent work. But I don't get the benefit for painting the face in acrylic.
    Your oilpainting is fabulous.

    marc
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  13. Mike - The Kiwi A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Good on mate!

    Super horse especially & interesting to hear of your acrylics experiment for face plus some details.
    How'd you find them & like Marc a bit curious as to why you opted for them on instead of oils you've mastered?

    Photos are nice & sharp too :)
    Lots of drama in this piece, keen to see it.

    Mike
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  14. John Bowery A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Nicely done and great horse.
    Cheers
    John
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  15. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Thanks Guys for the positive comments .
  16. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Mike and Marc , thanks for the feedback . There is various reasons why I decided to paint the face in acrylics , one reason being
    I am always looking for ways to paint faster and it seems to be a bit quicker for me using this medium , also my goal is to get as good at acrylics as I am with oils and i like to use both . Unfortunately I am still not very good with acrylics but getting better .My next figure will be completely in acrylics . Another reason is it is hard to get a flat finish with oils unless you dry them in an oven and I have a couple of resin figures in the grey army and i don't want to end up melting them . Cant seem to find a reliable flat varnish .

    Thanks

    Neil
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  17. Joe55 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Some really nice brushwork Neil, regardless of the medium! This dude and his mount turned out great!

    Joe
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  18. fabrizio1969 A Fixture

    Country:
    Italy
    quote marc,excellent
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  19. Tubby-Nuts2 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Neil,..... beautiful work! .. it's one of those painted piece's, that catch your eye! and really want to study over and over! ... which I still am doing. Very well done!

    Regards,

    Mark
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  20. Captain Lol A Fixture

    Country:
    Belgium
    Really great paint
    Cheers
    Vincent .
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