Hey everyone,

Have not painted much since the summer but now have the itch to paint again. I could not decide what to paint so thanks to Jim I am attempting to paint some more whites. I am having fun again with this one. I think it has taken me as long to paint the drum as it has to where I am at now on the figure. Still more work to do with the drum and figure but just wanted to share a few pictures with you all.

Joe

another look

VERY NICE,so far,Joe !!! Cheers !
Kenneth.

Merde, Joe,

I wish i could paint such white's. Great painting.

Marc

White on! :lol:

Well I was expecting this soon Joe. A good start.......a great contrast with the reds too. Will be interesting to see this develop

R

Awesome work, even on the reds. Can I have it?

Thanks guys for the kind words, I really do appreciate them. I took a few new pictures and hope that they are better.

Rob,

You knew it would take me a little while but now I am ready for the task. How are you doing?

Marc and Kenneth,

Thanks. Marc, just pull out the Vallejo's and give it a try. I am sure that you will do a really nice job with them.

Hey Steven,

Thanks and we will see.

Joe

one more, I hope these are better

I can see from this some touch up work is neede!!

Joe, He's looking really good wish i could see it in the flesh. He looks to have more contrast than your previouse "white" subjects.~Gary

Excellent whites. Way to go Joe.


Xenofon

Lovely, Joe. Your whites keep getting better and better.

The drum is nicely done, too. I like how you have done the "netting"or "cords" on the drum.


Keith

Hey Joe, its sleeping beauty here!! That's one awesome piece you're painting. I love those whites. Great stuff

Stephen Mallia

Great stuff buddy........you really are in to the whites :lol:

Getting this dude ready for Chicago? Leave some some space in your carry box

Warmest Regards,

Ray

Joe,

Your whites look real good so far but I'm pretty impressed with the drum. Even the closeup looks good. I painted a Metal Modeles drummer a couple of years back & probably took longer painting his drum than it took for the entire figure.
Mike

OK Joe, sorry for not responding sooner. Ever once in awhile, children need to be attended to...... . Now about this figure, the more I look at it, the more I think you need to finish it and return it to the original owner. Free of charge of course! :lol: . Seriously though, I think this is probably your best "attempt" at white. I say "attempt" because there really isn't much of an attempt for you at painting anything.....much less white . I like this lace much better than a solid color. It helps to break up the whites and crimsons. Nice touch on the bearskin. I like the ruffled look. Of course bearskin wasn't so straight and uniform and you have represented this well. By the way, I really like the grass. Looks like Kenneth and I have a new convert to "Natural Grass". Just wait til you see it painted, you'll never go back.........

Can't wait to see it at Chicago,
Jim Patrick

Fantastic work Joe.

Wonderful job, Joe! Your giving me courage to paint whites.

Jason

Lovley Joe, I like a lot the way that you paint the whites, keep the good work
ER

Hey Guy,Xenofon, Ernest,

Thanks for the very encouraging words. I am having fun painting this one and hope to have more pictures soon.

Gary,
After seeing all the great work here and at WE I knew that I needed to try a step it up some so I hope this will be a little better.

Ray,

I have my Philip next to me and a space is already waiting for him in the box.

Stephen,

So glad you were up long enough to see the drummer! :lol: No really, thanks very much for the kind words. BTW I have a few musicians that I will need some help with later.

Jason,

I have seen your painting and I am sure that you need no help. I hope to see more of your work soon.

Mike and Keith,

I have not painted many drums and I have to agree, I think it took as long to paint the drum as it has for the figure! I painted the drum and primer color and then took Liquidtex gold oil painted and then painted it straight onto the grey primmer. I then placed it in a crock pot to dry. Once dry I then painted a thin coating of Tamiya clear yellow on the gold, this gave it a nice brass look. I then painted all the cord areas Vallejo German Grey. I then went back and took the side of my brush with some off-white and ran it along the cords. I hope this helps.

Jim,

Hey after seeing it in the flesh you may want it stripped and then returned!! :lol: I have to say thanks to you for all the help and support so far on this figure. I will try to get some pictures of the groundwork soon. I like the way yours has looked and I gave it a try and I think it turned out ok.

Here is a shot of the head. Still a little more tweaking to do and to fix some of the lace around the neck area.

Joe

Dear Joe,

Looking forward to its completion.

regards