Here are some pix of Marshal Ney's gold lace freehanded in an hour this evening. Base coat was Mars Orange oil, second coat was 40% base + 60% cadmium yellow.

Colin

And a closer picture.

Colin

Wow freehanded! Thats looking great Colin. Are you doing it like Lou was talking about but with oils?

Freehand is always difficult, but you have made a lovely job of the lace,

Robin

Colin,
That is very cool!

can't wait to see your big finish...

Colin

I echo Anders comments... free hand.

Can you pls give a brief descrption of the free hand process?

Keith

Thanks for the kind words. Freehand - using a good reference - in this case a photo of the surviving uniform + Rousselot + Rigo - using base colour (mars orange), paint on curved lines for the spines of the leaves. For each leaf, fill out the leaf with to an oak leaf shape. Add acorns. Add stems conencting leaves and acorns.

Highlight with 40% cadmium yellow + 60% base wet on wet. I neglected to mention the inclusion of impasto filler in the base coat to provide depth and texture.

To come - next highlight with cadmium yellow, high highlight with naples yellow light and pin prick highlights with unbleached titanium. Will post more photos.I don't want to include gold paint but I'm worried that hte use of metallic paints for metals (buttons, swords, medals) will make the lace look non-metallic in 1/6 scale. Ah well, have to rely on tricking the eye.

Colin

Colin

That is indeed impressive work.

Admire anything freehand like that!!

Rob

Progress tonight. Colin

Another view

Full sized - legs look too skinny without his coat tail.

Colin

Colin,

Decidedly impressive work! The marshal's lace looks extremely convincing. I also like the dark blue - this is a colour that is often depicted too light.
The likeness is good, too.
And, you are advancing fast, for a figure of this size!

Dani

Colin!

The latest work is sublime! Very nicely done, really works well.



Rob

Are we witnessing the birth of a new trend?

Hyperrealistic, museum-quality, large-scale personality figure?

A superb job, Colin!

Q.

Hey Quang!

who's the character inyour avatar? (sorry to go off topic, Colin)



Rob

It's Cowboy Henk, Belgium's answer to Superman.

Too wacko for some, too dangerously close to reality for others (me )

More here:

http://216.156.45.192/english/

Enjoy ...at your own risk! :biggrin:

Q.

Also check out the Rocketman! :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Thanks Quang for the over the top compliment. My family all dislike M. Ney because he's too big, although my 17 year old says that if I sculpt and paint a full scale Paris Hilton, she can stay (no accounting for this generation's taste).

I'm really happy with the result so far and I'm already thinking ahead to the next one - possible General Junot as Colnel General of Hussars or Colonel Gourgaud as Officier d' Ordnance. And at some point I'm going to have to do yet another General of Brigade Fournier (I've already done a 35mm, a 54mm and a 140mm) and of course another von Stauffenberg. Perhaps a mounted cuirassier general? AAAAhhhh! Too many ideas, not enough time or putty! At least in this scale I can still see the canvas!

Colin

Quang, absolutely superb! Especially "Cowboy Henks's son's tenth birthday"

I agree: :biggrin: :biggrin:


thanks for that. No, I really mean it!

Rob

You're welcome, Rob.

My favourite is Rocketman, though.

Check out 'Always late'. Reminds me so much of myself!

http://216.156.45.192/english/rocketman/alwayslate.html

Q.