Ernesto, thank you for the encouraging words, I appreciate it.

Ciao

Roc.

Hey Lou, Thanks buddy, I was inspired to paint this figure after seeing your beautiful rendition.
As you know, I'm not much of a photographer , do you have any suggestions for the background?

Ciao

Roc

Hi Roc

Try a grey background. Something that won't shift the colors around much.
For fun, try a yellow background and see what happens!!

Andy

Thanks.
For an sbs, why not white?

Andy and Lou, thanks guys, I'm going to experiment with both suggestions and see how they look.

Cheers

Roc.

There's a shade of grey that is used in photography. It's a Munsell grey sheet that is supposed to provide a color neutral background. I forget the exact number of course... It's an 18% grey. At the Eastman museum they sell cups and t-shirts that shade of grey...

White may add too much contrast, but again, should be color neutral, assuming you are using white light (which is rarely the case).

Andy

Andy, where can I buy this Munsell gray paper?

Cheers

Roc

Hi Roc

Well, the University book store here sells it. Try some place that specializes in photographic supplies. They'll have an 18% grey.

You could just buy medium to light grey card stock.

You can see the approximate shade here:
Eastman Museum Shop

discussion here (and figure modellers are picky...)
PhotoNet discussion

and here's some grey card:
grey card

I just did a search, I've never dealt with that shop.

Andy

Hello Rocco,

Please help me out of the following problem
I'am study your model for a few weeks now, (how you do the painting) but now i saw something different.
In the painting at the start of your SBS the longcoat is grey or a greyish blue.
You painted in royal blue. Why??
Is this the artistic freedom, or is it another colour for this regiment.

Hope you can explain.

Marc

Hey Marc, I added a touch of Windsor blue to my gray mixture, I purpously wanted to give the long coat a bit of a blue tint, as to make the color more pleasing to the eye.

I painted the the ruffles on the cuirasse royal blue, because that was a very popular color at the time among nobles.

Cheers

Roc.

Andy, thanks fo the tip on the gray, definitely worth looking into .

Cheers

Roc.

Oke, now i sleep better.
Still beutifull painting. And indeed, a blue is better for the eye. And the blue turning into a blueish- grey after some time.

(of the record. I see Rocco, you are early up in the morning).


Marc

Hey guys, just finished painting the face, as soon as it dries I will post some pictures.


Cheers

Roc.

Oke,

I am waiting to see this fellow almost ready.
Is the horse already done??
Iff not i most wait a several days to see this lovely figure comes alive.
Marc

Hey Mark, the figure is almost done, just waiting for the face to dry before posting pics.
The horse is glued together and ready to be primed.

Cheers

Roc.

Hey Roc,

Put that bad boy in the crock pot so we can see it! :lol:

Looking forward to it,

Joe

Hey Joe, I never used a crock pot before, I think I'm going to break down and buy one.


Cheers.

Roc

Take my word on this one. In this case, the figure won't fit in a crockpot!

Roc,

I thought you dried your figure's in the oven. Was the temperature so hight that he is melt down.
You once wrote that you do the figure's one night in the oven at 60 degree Celcius.
So the night is gone, where are the pic's.

Marc

HEY Mark, been very busy at work, I have not had a chance yet, hopefully this weekend.
Work really sucks and interferes with the hobby.


Thanks for your patience.
Cheers

Roc