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Completed Critique Fredrick II of Swabia

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by jimias, Mar 23, 2011.

  1. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    After struggling to finish or even paint anything the last couple of weeks i m really pleased to show you the last thing i ve managed to complete.
    It s a classic piece from Pegaso Models sculpted by Adriano Larucia.
    Hope you like it.
    Take care.

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  2. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
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    And a close up.

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  3. Normo Active Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hi Dimitrios

    Great paint job on a classic figure Like the hawk and also the heraldry on the tunic
    An old favorite of mine given a new look

    Well done mate

    Cheers

    John
  4. ACCOUNT_DELETED A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Beautifully painted. And beautifully sculpted by Larucia. Based on photos I have seen the only weakness in this sculpture seems to be the top of his head....it doesn't seem to me that Adriano built the head up enough above the eyes, making the eyes look like they are set too high. Perhaps its just the photo angles I have seen though. Again great job on the figure.

    Colin
  5. Meehan34 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    I didn't think it was possible, but I think your flesh is getting more and more realistic. Man this is a treat for the eyes. Most excellent work!
  6. debrito A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Another first class job Dimitrios...(y)

    What is the scale?

    Best Regards

    Rodrigo
  7. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    John, Colin thank you for your comments guys.
    Mike i m glad you like the flesh tone as i experimented a bit with my old formula.
    Rodrigo my friend this is at 90mm. I m glad you like it.
  8. gordy Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    I love the blues Dimitrios (y) Fantastic work!
  9. Christosjager A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    The machine is working again. Excellent work Jimmy your high painting technique getting better and better figure by figure, it seams that you have no limits. I also see that you have spend time for the base, this is good.
    The heraldry is amazing, it looks like a stamp, the hawk rocks and with this blue you prove that you can paint difficult colors like you paint red.
    I am looking forward for the Saturday to come so I can see live that beauty.
    Congrats comrade.
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  10. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Outstanding paintwork on this classic Dimitrios.
    Absolutely amazing work.

    Marc
  11. mil-mart A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    I second that. (y)

    Cheers Ken
  12. québecpainter Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Hi Dimitrios !

    Very god job ,Really.
    If there is something i can critics to improve the overall look of your piece.
    The Heraldry is very well made the details is good, but what i see on the picture is plain white,no shade no lights. Detailing a figure is as important as painting fleshtones or painting a horse , all the details have to receive the same amount of shade and light to improve the overall look.

    Hope you understand what i want to explain.

    Thank you very much.

    Have a nice day.

    Claude
  13. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Gordy, Christo, Marc, Ken i m really glad you like it and appreciate the comments.
    Claude i totally agree with you on the amount of detail every part should get on a figure, but if you look carefully you will notice that the heraldy is actually painted on a flat surface of cloth because underneath there should be the breastplate. So there are no shadows to tone. Still there are some shadows on the lower part where there are some wrinkles on the tunic. Thank you for your comments nonetheless.
  14. sarouman A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Jimias Jimias
    I totally agree with Chris every figure painters is definitely better than the other, and certainly many hours of work on each miniature to do better and that ultimately is what matters to become better in every job we seek to perfect as you.
    'Gold in Euros sure '

    Alexandros
    http://alexminiatures.blogspot.com/
  15. John Bowery A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Dimitrios,
    Excellent heraldry and great blues.
    Cheers
    john
  16. Joseph Brubaker New Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Love your work with the blues,what a wonderful job youve done on this piece,thanks for posting..............Joseph
  17. Sambaman Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Nice!

    Jay H.
  18. davidmitchell A Fixture

    Country:
    Scotland
    Superb painting Dimitrios,I always look forward to seeing your work.



    Cheers David
  19. kaz6120 A Fixture

    Country:
    Japan
    Excellent work Dimitrios, this is the best version of this figure I've ever seen.
    I love everything you did on this piece, The only word I can say is "Perfect Masterpiece".
    I'm always really impressed by your groundwork too.
  20. rheath Active Member

    Country:
    South-Africa
    An absolute beaut here my friend - I would like to get hold of the kit as well.

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