Just finnished this before xmas,still not happy whith the skin tone,but i love all the samurai stuff and this was a must buy for me ,time to put down the paint brushes for a while.

Hello Ray. . .

Thanks for taking time to post these images, Ray. I like what you have done.
I agree that you could still develop the face tones more with a little more
contrasts, such as in the shadow areas; i.e. under the bill of his helmet
would be in shadow.

I really like the way you've painted the fierceness in his eyes. Well done.

I would like to see more of a multi-toned burnished look on the metal
design up top on the back of his helmet. The solid gold colour is OK, but
with a little darker tones and highlight tones here and there, I feel, and this
is just my personal taste speaking here, the eye appeal of this figure would
be even more dynamic.

Jayhawk

Thanks for all your kind comments i will take them onboard,still learning afterall these years painting .

Hi Ray, nice work!

so i guess from your OP that you may go back to it? or do you finish and move on? i try to reach a point where i'm happy enough and then walk away....

and welcome to the planet,

Mark

I never go back to a pice,good or bad on to the next one,thats my motto

Many thanks for your kind comments carl ,i love painting busts.especially the 1/10 scale.

Good work Ray.
I like your decission. Finished is finished. I also do that, and taken the comments with me to the next figure.
If possible i correct just small things, but that's it.

Marc

Thanks i 'll post some old stuff soon and see what people think . Ray

Nice work Ray, but I see what you mean about the fleshtone.You could try putting a glaze on the face to change the tone without having to repaint.

Cheers David

Yes i may well do that,thanks for the advice. Ray

well, the skintone is awkay, seems to be proper for Japanese, though they are not that yellow like chinese, with a drop of pale I guess...so You made it adequate for decent nationality, don't make any changes, just a proposal

Peace
Ralph

Many thanks for your kind comments ralph the base colour was english uniform, then add white,ocher,and a touch of cad red,giving a light skin tone. ray