Hello,

I present you my last painted bust for 2015.
It is the bust General Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr, sculpted by master Carl Reid and produced by Bonapartes Military Models:
http://www.bonapartesmilitarymodels.co.uk/general-laurent-gouvion-saint-cyr-c1804-238-p.asp
Difficult to do the metals, difficult to take good photos...

Please tell me your comments.

I wish you all and your family merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with a lot of inspiration and pleausure in modelling/ painting for the new year.

Thanks to all the manufacturers to bring out a lot of great figures and busts. Difficult times for them during this financial crises.
(excuse me for the bad english)

Ben

Excellent work Ben, as always.

Marc

Merry Christmas Ben. Excellent work on that fine bust!

Looks great Ben...like the hair... Merry Christmas ....Mike

Merry Christmas Ben!
Looks great! I like the face a lot!
Cheers,
Zeno

Ben,
A superbly painted bust as ever, stunning.
Merry Christmas
Thank you for sharing your painting skills with us.
Regards

Outstanding work Ben!
The fleshtones and the metals are perfect!
Merry Christmas.

Really good Ben...

A favourite subject of mine too

Paul.

Nicely done

That's a real Christmas treat. Nicely finished and I'm glad to see the bust painted.

Cheers

Huw

Me to, I really like the fleshtones and the shine of the Cuirasse great paintjob

A superb looking piece Ben !

Merry Christmas to ya!

Joe

Great work Ben
Merry Xmas to you as well

Very nice Ben. You painted the aged feel to the skin tone very well. Did you ue purple and green undercoats?

Really nice bit of painting Ben.

Cheers,
Andrew

THANS all for the fine commets.
Ben

Hi Mike,

I use a little bit putple, but no green, I use a little bit dark blue for the shadows on the jaw&cheek.
Ben