Having got 2 pieces on the go I managed to drop back to this one,i have now started to paint all the belts,straps and shoulder wings,i always paint this in 2 stages because I tend to lose some of the contrast when painting white in one sitting,so a further session will be required before finishing,these will also have some slight weathering one complete.
The musket is all but finished apart from the strap,which I have base coated before finishing with the oils.
The rest of the tunic has been undercoated in acrylic red and will be finished with oils to a faded look also with some weathering.
This isn't a piece to be rushed,but I should be somewhere near complete in a couple of weeks time.



Brian

Looking good Brian... Looking forward to seeing the tunic in oils...regards Mike

Looking excellent Brian.
An SBS on painting a faded red would be even excellenter.
Jon

Many thanks Mike

Thanks Jon ,I will add some text regarding the painting of the tunic

A really innovative use of a bust--maybe the first time I've ever seen this use. Admirable in construction and composition.

WOW!!! that's looking very nice indeed can't wait to see him finished well done that man.

Ian

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Looking very good, no, bloody good.

Hi Brian,
Looking at the way you have painted this sofar is completely arse about face as to the way I paint mine.
One of us has to be wrong.
Yours come out a work of art.
Mine come out with paint on,
Think I will have to review my technique

Great stuff
Mick

Looking abolsutely superb Brian and your SBS is very informative. It's a pleasure to see how an expert does things.

Would you mind sharing your palette bot h for underpainting and overpainting? I'm doing my first busts at the moment and am eager to make them look at least half decent.

Cheers

Huw

Real class mate

Ron

Excellent sofar.
Looking forward to the next step.

Marc

Many thanks my friend for your kind words

Many thanks Ian, glad you like it so far

Thanks a lot bob for your kind coments

Thanks very much for your coments mick,what medium do you paint in ?

Many thanks Huw,I'll add some notes on the tunic painting on the next update,what sort of paint do you use ?

Thanks a lot Ron,

Many thanks Marc

Hi Brian
I use vallejo acrylics , I normally Start at the highest point and work into the figure. So on above I would first do belt plate, then shoulder belts, then lace & braiding ,working down to the tunic etc.
Next figure I do may try dong tunic first then work my way out
Mick