Thanks Keith, Nap and Chris, getting there slowly fellas.

Here’s the first pic of the resculpted hat, now in the shape of a “lemon squeezer “.

I’ll reshape and resculpt the pugaree and add the hat badge before I prime and paint the hat.

I’ve also done some oil painting on the face and eyes. Starting to feel the mojo flowing.

Next I’ll tackle the webbing and make a new pugaree.

Super work on the facial hair Tony.
Cheers
Keith

Thanks so much Keith

Just for you mate, here’s a sneak peak at the lemon squeezer hat now that the pugaree has been added and base coated

Coming along quite nicely!

Thanks Matthew. I appreciate your comment mate.

Great subject Tony and like the changes with the hat to add that personal touch. Did you stipple the 5 o’clock shadow or is it individual dots? Flesh and shirt are looking really well with the addition of the oils.

Neal

Thanks Nap, I’ve made a bit more progress since then and will share some more WIP pics when I’m happy with the webbing. The hat has come out great, better than I imagined.

Hi Neal, thanks for your comments mate. 5 o’clock shadow was a combination of individual dots and a bit of stifling using dark brown, dark grey and black. I then went over with my flesh colour to tone the colours down and help blend the edges.

Still working on the hat and the webbing. The texture of the webbing is superbly detailed and lends itself to a very detailed use of straight lines in a hatch pattern. Once I’ve painted the hatch pattern, I’ll do a couple of oil washes to help blend it all together.

You have done a great job of this Tony.
Cheers
Chris

That's a nice piece of work on the lemon squeezer, spot on.
The painting on the bust is really good, impressive work on the webbing and shirt. A big well done from me.

Thanks Nap, Chris and Bob as always I greatly appreciate your comments and encouragement.

Here are the latest pics. I’m almost finished now but still have some weathering touches and oil washes to add.

Thanks for your constant support Nap.

These are the final pics. I’ve added oil washes to the webbing and some sweat stains to the shirt.

It’s not my best piece, but it was a fun project and I’m glad I pushed myself to do the conversion of the hat.

Overall I’m pleased with the final result.

Thanks to everyone who liked and commented on my thread.

Good on ya Tony doing this one mate.
Neat seeing you tackle that lemon squeezer & know how difficult to get it done as struggling with one myself at present.
Like wet sweaty effect you’ve managed to get on his shirt.
All in all another important ANZAC project landed!
What’s next?
MikeTheKiwi