Hi! Started slowly on the light side of the face on this cool 1/6 bust sculpted by Carl Reid for Stormtroopers.But I feel very insecure about the uniform colors, seems to be so many variations Guess the breast should be white, the coat blue with red trimmings? For the cockade I have seen many variations, for example from outside to center: Red, blue, white or white, red, white, blue, white or grayish, blue, red, white. For the bands across the cockade I have seen gold, black or yellowish white.What colors could the shoulder lapels be? Seems like a jungle to me Many questions but any help will be highly appreciated.

/ Magnus

Great work
Looks like a portrait.
Gordon

Wow!!!This is looking brilliant,really like your style,the eyes are Spot on.
Regards
Pete

Fantastic eyes, brilliant painting so far. Agree with Nap, Gordon and Pete

The original painting by Detaille which inspired this bust, shows him to be an artilleryman:- all dark blue with red piping to the collar, epaulettes and lapels. His headscarf is also a dark red, which is how I've portrayed him (sorry, can't post pictures) Brass buttons. I would say the tricolour cockade is a matter of personal choice.
He can ,of course, be painted as an infantryman with white lapels to the coat, but I prefer to follow the original.
Someone, someday, ought to make the whole gun and team of five as a vignette.....it captures the fervour of the Revolutionary troops brilliantly.

Alan

Thank you very much guys and thank you for all the helpful tips!

That look reflects tension ... what a good job!
Santi.

Fabulous start.... Mike

I love the painterly style!!!!! It adds life and interest!

I sometimes think that when the pigments are too smoothly blended the result can look too controlled and lifeless.

This painting style suits the sculpt.

And yes, brilliant work on the eyes!

Tom

Lovely start to this bust Magnus. Love the tones and your lights and shadows, very atmospheric.

Neal

Thank you very much guys for your encouraging words and help with the uniform. Here is a little update on the progress so far.

Fantastic work.

The earlier 'painter-ish' face had lots of character but the final version is just superb (as is the belt... and the hat... and the uniform... and, well, just about everything really )

Wow, absolutely stunning, as Nap said the buff belt looks great.

Beautiful artwork...... Mike

Impressive work.

marc

very well painted

Just perfect artwork here,very harmonious look to the whole painting,the belt alone is a work of Art,Gold medal standard of Art all around...love it..Bravo
Regards
Pete