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Cossac Dancer

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by Martin Antonenko, Sep 27, 2014.

  1. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    Thanks Colin and Joe! :)

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    41. Day, December 5, 2014

    Today I painted the back of the sash ...:

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    Head finished, waist ready ...:

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    Next week I will continue with the legs.
  2. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
    42. Day, December 8, 2014

    Today I started with the first leg. First is "cleaning" on the program, works that are limited on most minimal, for the cast is perfect!

    A Note:
    The point marked under the boot heel is not a runner!

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    Those who intend to send the supplied base of the figure, there grind should not, for the "gate" fits exactly into the intended location of the base ..:

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    For I will not use this serial base later, I sand it away...:

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    Instead, I take a steel pin . The hole is drilled as far as possible towards the center - not the center of the sole of the boot down, but at the center of the figure ...:

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    For this point the only point later, with which the figure is touching the ground, so the whole weight of the figure is weighing on this one point, I drill a deep hole, up to his butt...:

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    The steel pin is glued with two-component adhesive ...:

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    Now the whole must dry for one day ....
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  3. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    43. Day, December 9, 2014

    Today I have the leg carefully washed, then - again with two-component adhesive - bonded to a working base...

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    ... and with "Army Painter gray" primed ...:

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  4. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    44. Day, December 10, 2014

    This is the color ...

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    ...with wich I have underpainted the pants today...:

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    I imagine the whole thing at the final result much brighter - I want to try the beautiful blue color of the Cossack my last project ...

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    ... which is actually painted with acryls, now to "reconstruct" with oil paints.
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  5. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
    45. Das, December 11, 2014

    Today I started to paint the trousers with oils...:

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    Here in original size...:

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  6. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
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    46th Day, December 12, 2014

    Have painted a little further.Above and his knee still need more lights...:

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    Photography is a matter of luck today, everything gray in gray, heavy rain, storm - it's dark as usual in the evening ...
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  7. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
    47. Day, December 15, 2014

    Worked further on at the trousers...:

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  8. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    48. Day, December 16, 2014

    Nearly forgotten to paint: The butt...:

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    First leg ready.
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  9. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
    49th Day, December 17, 2014

    Now I come to the small leather bag that carries our Cossack at the hip. Such bags were very popular because you could go stow all sorts of odds and ends in it.

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    The bags were either worn on a leather strap over the shoulder, or - as in our case - of two loops on the leather belt, which was under the sash.

    There were these bags in dozens of different versions, sometimes plain, sometimes with ornaments. Here are some replicas ...:

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    I would like to have my bag as simple as possible, as well as the clothes, so I just with ...

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    ... have underpainted...:

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  10. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    50. Day, December 18, 2014

    With this colors...

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    I have just painted the leather bag...:

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    I am quite satisfied with it...:

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  11. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
    51. Day, December 19, 2014

    Today I start with the boot - and there has to be decided first of all, what color it gets.

    Basically is there anything possible, for such boots were in black, green, yellow, red, blue - everything would be to impose with historical templates.

    I, however, will paint the boot in "naturally leather look", such as this reenactor wears...:

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    If you look closely, the thick red Cossack in Ilya Repin's famous painting...

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    ... wears also those boots ...:

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    So I got the boot today with a mixture of ...

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    ... underpainted...:

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  12. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    52. Day, December 22, 2014

    With these colors ...

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    I have just painted the first side of the boot...:

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    Finally, I've been using "Payne's Grey" for the front of the boot sole paint something "dirty" - even if that will be almost impossible to see something later ...:

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  13. MarquisMini A Fixture

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    Argentina
    Wow Martin, lot of information on la last few posts.
    Thanks for sharing how to pin the figure, i've always had a mistery in my head about how to do that.
    As for the oils, looms great.
    I just bought 5 tubes of a cheap oil paint to try oils , but i should have bought Windsor and newton, they seem to be better quality.
    Looking forward to see this chap finished, it will be an amazing display.
    Cheers
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  14. Dan Morton A Fixture

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    United-States
    Very fine SBS and painting!

    All the best,
    Dan
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  15. megroot A Fixture

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    Netherlands
    Looking great Martin.

    Marc
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  16. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    Many thanks to you, Daniel, Mark and Marc

    Cheers
  17. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    53. Day, December 23, 2014

    So - I just finished with his boot ...:

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    And here had "Paynes Grey" serve for now "pollute" the rest of the sole to ...:

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  18. ChaosCossack A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    You seem to be getting a handle on using oils... everything looking excellent indeed!
    Still following along intently

    Merry Christmas

    Colin
  19. Mirofsoft A Fixture

    Country:
    Belgium
    The first time I saw your pos, I was still very young ..... ;)

    No, joking, very good follow up of mounting and painting techniques
    Thanks
  20. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

    Country:
    Germany
    54. Day, December 24, 2014

    Last October - just returned from the workshop of Rosshaupten - I had shown here on the bench the newly completed head of my little Cossack ...:

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    A colleague at the time asked the following question:
    "Have you ever thought about a hair shade on your head?" [/ i]

    At that time, with just three days oil experience, I was afraid to mess up his head at the last minute.

    But the question has not let me ever since.

    The Zaporozhye Cossacks shaved that time - if they could - daily chin, neck, cheeks and skull permits were only the long mustache and the apex Locke.

    I had painted a significant beard shadow, so he is at least a few days not shaved. That should then but also apply to the head - a "hair shadow" would be only logical.

    Today I trust myself with oil paints quite a bit more - and have this "hair shadow" on the skull with ...

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    ... painted.

    I painted the "shadow" on his head a bit thinner created above (the hair on his head grow so first up and therefore give more views of the scalp free) on the sides a little thicker because the hair there, yes, from top to grow down and appear thicker.

    Thus, it has become ...:

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    I think the new "hair shade" now matches very well to the beard shadow.

    How do you see that?

    So - now I only remains, wish you well on this workbench "Merry Christmas" to. Here it goes on in the new year.

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    Thank you for your cooperation until here!

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