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French Carabinier at Borodino 1812

Discussion in 'Completed Figures' started by Sven, Dec 4, 2022.

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  1. Sven A Fixture

    Dear Planeteers,
    here is my most recent paint job:

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    This fantastic bust by CGS Military Figures is based on a painting by Eduard Detaille. It shows a French Carabinier with a captured Russian flag - probably the flag of the 'Libava' Inf. Rgt.
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    I did not like the colors of the flag at all. I just thought it would not go well with the figur. So I went with another flag of the period:
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    I had a nice mental discussion with myself, whether I should stay historical correct or better follow my artistic gut feeling. Let me know, what you think.
    Greetings from Berlin.
    Sven
    Sven, Dec 4, 2022
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  2. Redcap A Fixture

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    "Historically correct" or not, this is tremendous and the way you have handled the 'yellow' on the flag looks superb.
    Great bust Sven.
    Gary
    Redcap, Dec 4, 2022
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  3. arj A Fixture

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    Excellent painting Sven.
    I totally agree with Gary. That yellow flag looks superb.

    Cheers,
    Andrew
    arj, Dec 4, 2022
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  4. MoboSchreuder A Fixture

    Beautiful paintwork

    Mobo
    MoboSchreuder, Dec 5, 2022
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  5. TERRYSOMME1916 A Fixture

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    Yes Sven the yellow flag does it for me and you have ended up with a beautiful colourful piece.
    TERRY
    TERRYSOMME1916, Dec 5, 2022
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  6. Ben-nl A Fixture

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    very well paintingwork.
    Ben-nl, Dec 5, 2022
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  7. Steve Ski PlanetFigure Supporter

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    The colors you've got going on here really make the figure pop! Love it!
    Steve Ski, Dec 5, 2022
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  8. Sven A Fixture

    Gary, Andrew, Terry, Ben, Mobo, and Steve,
    thank you so much. Much appreciated!
    Sven
    Sven, Dec 5, 2022
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  9. misfit151 A Fixture

    Fabulous painting on a fabulous figure.... lovely clean painting...(y) Mike
    misfit151, Dec 5, 2022
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  10. Sven A Fixture

    Thank you, Mike. Glad you like it.
    Sven, Dec 6, 2022
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  11. Wayneb A Fixture

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    Fantastic piece of paintwork.........Highlighted and shaded just right for my taste.....Not overdone.....Keep up the good work.

    Wayne
    Wayneb, Dec 6, 2022
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  12. sd0324 PlanetFigure Supporter

    Well that is just beautiful. Nice work!

    Steve
    sd0324, Dec 6, 2022
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  13. Nap Moderator

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    England
    Absolutely agree there , the work on the belts and the whites on both the uniform and flag really works well

    Be interesting to hear how you did the yellow and white

    IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY WHY NOT ENTER a piece into the class of your choice in FOTM here: :)(y)

    Standard

    https://www.planetfigure.com/thread...rd-class-comp-ends-midnight-bst-31-12.511935/

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    https://www.planetfigure.com/thread...te-class-comp-ends-midnight-bst-31-12.511936/

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    https://www.planetfigure.com/thread...ed-class-comp-ends-midnight-bst-31-12.511937/

    In the forum you can also VOTE in previous comp so please take the time to do so

    Thanks for sharing

    Look forward to seeing more

    Happy benchtime

    Nap
    Nap, Dec 7, 2022
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  14. Cannonball A Fixture

    Lovely painting Sven. The yellow flag contrasts really nicely against the rest of the figure.

    Neal
    Cannonball, Dec 7, 2022
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  15. MCPWilk A Fixture

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    Beautifully painted.

    Mike
    MCPWilk, Dec 8, 2022
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  16. Sven A Fixture

    Thank you so much, Wayne, Steve, Neal, Mike and Nap. Happy painting!
    Sven, Dec 10, 2022
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  17. Sven A Fixture

    The yellow base color is #3 from the Andrea yellow paint set. For the shadows a added # 1, 5, and even 6. I also added a tiny amount of German grey in some places.

    The whites are done with Mojane white (Scale 75) and # 3, again from the Andrea white paint solor set. I used highly dilluted brown grey as a filter and some washes (grey, green, blue).

    Sven
    Sven, Dec 10, 2022
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  18. Nap Moderator

    Country:
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    Appreciate the info Sven

    Happy benchtime

    Nap
    Nap, Dec 16, 2022
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  19. Tecumsea PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Lovely work Sven, and the contrast of blue and yellow is always striking. Who is to say a French Carabinier never captured a Russian Flag like this one......it's just that Detaille wasn't there to see it, in fact he never saw any of it......LOL
    Tecumsea, Dec 16, 2022
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  20. Redcap A Fixture

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    (quote) "Who is to say a French Cuirassier never captured a Russian Flag like this one"............or a French Carabineer even..!
    Redcap, Dec 16, 2022
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