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1/6th Aust Mounted Artillery Trooper - Naked Army (Step 4)

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by tonydawe, Feb 10, 2008.

  1. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Hi guys

    Latest pics are attached showing recent progress.

    I've been adding highlights and shadows to the jacket, and picking out the details on the gaiters and boots. The face and eyes still need a lot of work, as he looks rather "zombie like", and I'm not happy with the flesh tones yet.

    Once the highlighting and shading is finished, I will go over all the leather parts in oils to give them that polished leather sheen.

    Last step will be to attached the AIF divisional colour patch and badge of rank to the shoulder.

    As always, I welcome any comments/ criticisms.

    Cheers

    Attached Files:

  2. amcairns A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Looking good Tony!

    I like the way the uniform is working out,but I will agree with you about the face.Maybe its in the sculpting as the eyes do look large,would you have to incorperate eye lashes to avoid the wide eyed look?.
    its coming along nicely and look forward to more.
    Cheers Cobber.
    Andy
  3. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Hi Andy,

    Mate, thanks for your comments. I've tried painting eyelashes on large scale figures before and unfortunately they make the eyes look even more "zombie like", or they end up looking like a drag queen wth a pair of fale eyelashes.

    The only thing I can think of is to add a dark line along the bottom of the eyeball to reduce the size of the white area. Anyone got any suggestions, that don't involve re-sculpting the eyes.

    Cheers
  4. dinovision79 Active Member

    Hi Tony,

    glad to see progress on this guy, I agree, the uniform/boots look excellent! *thumbs*
    Have no idea how to improove the eyes without putty, but the bright blue colour makes them even more visible, so maybe a more subtle colour could help? Looking at the whole figure they don't seem to be so obvious though.
    Thanks for the update!
    Denes
  5. Mark S Guest

    Hi Tony,
    The uniform is looking great but I agree he does
    look shell shocked.You mentioned maybe adding a
    dark line along the bottom of the eye but I think
    perhaps one along the top under the eyelid may do
    the job of reducing the stark eye look.Also Denes idea
    of a more subtle overall eye colour may help.
    I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished.By the
    way,have you completed your Kokoda track piece?
  6. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    G'day Mark

    Thanks for your comments mate. I'll try putting a line under the upper eyelid as you suggest, and see how it looks. I'll also tone down the light blue in the iris.

    The Kokoda figure is painted and ready for weathering. I've put him on hold for a few weeks while I try to source a suitable base with the correct angle to give the impression he's trudging his way up the Golden Staircase. I should have the base in early March, and I've also picked up a very serious load of Paper Creative jungle plants to create my jungle foliage. Here's what he looks like at the moment, before I add mud, sweat and other touches.

    Cheers

    Attached Files:

  7. Dan Morton A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Tony - this is going to be absolutely magnificent when you finish! WOW!

    All the best,
    Dan
  8. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Hi Dan

    Thanks mate, I appreciate your encouragement. I'm sure you'd enjoy having a go at one of these Naked Army kits yourself, particularly an ANZAC from WW1.

    Cheers
  9. iceman Member

    Such a large scale foe the WW1 Artillery man.

    You mention about the start eyed looked, although it probably is appropriate for WW1, it can detract. Why don't you try moving the eyes to looking towards the left or right and perhaps adding a slight pinkish tinge to the corners, eye ducts, this should dramatically reduce the starckness and also shape the eye better, in adition it would give some animation to the face.

    I agree trying to add eyelashes, is a futile task, as generally it does make the model look like a drag queen, unless of course that's the look you're aiming for.

    Thanks as always for showing your work.
  10. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Hi Tim,

    Thanks for your comments and your suggestion (and also for reminding me that I still haven't finished this figure).

    I have done a bit more work on the eyes, and I'll post an update soon.

    Cheers
  11. petit belge New Member

    Country:
    Belgium
    I did some photoshop on th eye Tony, easy to do with paint.

    [IMG]*** [IMG]
  12. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Roger, that's brilliant mate, thank you.

    Now I have an accurate colour guide to work from. The catchlights look particularly effective.

    I greatly appreciate your help.

    Cheers

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