At this rate Colin, you will need a whole table to yourself in Chicago!

Added a bit of Mars Yellow as a base for the metal on his chin chain and started the dark blue plastron and collar.

Is coming along very nicely, Colin! Love the skin tones the dark blue is spot on.
Following quietly with great interest.
Cheers mate!
Zeno

Starting the oak leaves. Sepia, cad yellow and some white only so far. Face still only has first application of oils. IPad pix.

Rather you than me with that lace, stirling job.
Bob

Another beautiful piece sir.
This is almost becoming a habit with you. Looking forward to seeing it at the next meeting.

Following along as usual.

Colin

This has a real martial air, Colin and is looking really great.

Jeff

Just went through the thread Colin ........ this is brilliant work, hugely impressed by the way you take the concept through it's processes. Will follow painting with interest
Cheers
Derek

Thanks for the comments gents. A bit more on the oak leaves but still lots to come. Started to decoration on his collar. Oils are particularly well suited to this. I try to use the same style that 2D portrait artists did during the Empire, indicating gold lace rather than painting ultra detail. I still need to highlight with unbleached titanium and perhaps a sparing use of white. Perhaps some shading with sepia or raw umber too.

Now that I see it in the painting progress I can appreciate more the fantastic sculpting details done.
Colin, this is a stunning piece!
Cheers mate,
Zeno

Thanks Zeno. Some unbleached titanium added wet on wet.

Thanks Kevin. I still need to get Bogart right. I have Dorsenne on my list as well. Perhaps Poniatowski and Massena.

Blimey, turn me back for 5 minutes and you done all that.
Fantastic work.
Best regards
Bob

Lovely work all round on this.
Beautifully sculpted.

Gells

More lights and shadows on the face.

The face mix is my standard for oils. Got it from Phil Kessling on a previous discussion forum (HMF). Base is mars orange + cad yellow + cad red + white. Shadows are brown madder alizarin.

Still have to add coloured glazes.

Looking great so far, Colin. Some lovely, intricate sculpting there too.
Cheers

Coming around most beautiful Colin!

Joe

Now all the intricate detail is coming out - Wow! Face looks fine - maybe some reddish glazes aroung nostrils and cheebones could be added but it is hard to tell if not seen in the flesh.
Cheers, Martin