Hi,

I've been working on this figurem for the last couple of days.
It's the first timeI have to paint such a big amount of skin. It's a challenge that I was eager to do. Now I would like to know your honest opinion. There are a couple of places that need some more work, and the face isn't worked.



Regards
Pedro

As far as I can tell it's all good to me, but the pics aren't the best. It's a bit of a difficult call on these pics sorry mate.

So far it looks really good, nice soft transitions and shading, I like the flesh colour also. Probably good to start basing the armbands and tartan? clothing, that way it will give you a better idea on how the overall colours and shading are going.
Ben

Acrylics or Oils ?

Hi Fellas,

Thank you for comment.
Mark, I know the pics aren't good, isn't my usual camera...right now is what I have.

Ben, probably it's a good idea to basecoat the cloth, already did that on the hair, and it was enough to see that he ain't gonna be blond.

Debrito, it's in acrylics.


Regards
Pedro

Skin tone looks good ,but will show better once the clothing is painted ,don't think the pictures are all that bad either .
Nice figure what scale is it Pedro.

Ron

Hi Ron,

Thank you for your comment Your base will be appear later in the work process
The scale is 75mm.
I'll think about the colour that I want for the breacan...maybe i'll go with red and green. A tip on this would be nice also.

Regards
Pedro

good start.

Marc

Very nice start pedro,im looking forward to see how you paint the clothing !,will it be a tartan scheme ?

I agree with the other folks Pedro. This guy is looking pretty good so far !

Joe

Hi Brian,

Thanks Yes, it will be in tartan. I probably will go with a back colour of red and stripes in green.

http://www.tartansauthority.com/sta...images/dress/Ancient/Philamhor 250px wide.jpg

More than likely to be a mixture of browns and tweeds and subdued greens Pedro ,More celtic

Medieval breacans were only on those tones? In the info sheet that come with figure, they say that can be with red and green, and other colours, that there is a lot of variety. Probably you scottsmen know better than me.

Regards
Pedro

Pedro:

Great start. I'm with my fellow Scot, Ron. The tartan sett as we know it, is a relatively modern concept. I'm no expert but I would imagine for the era you're portraying, the dyeing process would have used minerals and plant materials giving you a range of subdued earth tones (brown, green, etc)

Cheers

Paul

Hum very well! It makes sense. So, following the images of the XVII, XVIII century is a waste of time, because that type of tartan borned on those times.
Medieval is earthly tones. So, if I follow, let's say, the Braveheart movie tartan tones would be more correct? I know Hollywood movies are a crappy source material, but maybe it's a aproximate thing?

Regards
Pedro

Will be following with interest pedro

Haha...Braveheart, loved the movie. Hollywood got some of the story right but so much more wrong. It wouldn't surprise me if the rank and file Scots were a rag tag bunch but portraying Wallace as some woad wearing, cross between a Pict and a Viking was hilarious. I may lose my birthright on this onebut then again, we Scots are as much to blame for raising him to 'god-like' status based on stories written centuries after the actual events.

He was probably a Lowland Scot of landed gentry, so in battle he most likely wore a hauberk and possibly, a gambeson with his coat of arms.

Here is a picture of what is a representation of Wallace taken at the Wallace monument museum in Stirling. True?....who knows

Excellent start Pedro!
Must agree with Paul. In my humble opinion, the colours and tones in the movie are fine, not the tartan.
Will follow closely!
Cheers mate,
Zeno

Yes, I know the movie is far from the truth, and that wallace wasn't a peasant, and all that other stuff...I meant the breacans that appear on the movie in general. Are they possible close to the truth? Both the tones, and the sett?

Regards
Pedro

I would think the tartan tones in the movie are more to the truth Pedro albeit Wallace was a lowlander and probably never wore tartan of any kind .
But your guy did so I would go with the earthly tones .

I may get slaughtered for this but I'm led to believe that Sir Walter Scott was responsible for all this bright Tartan nonsense