Hi Jay
A superb paint job especially as it's in oils and i'm an oil man myself.
Brian

nice i like it

Hello Jay.wow!!,very nice my friend.Really like the paint job.I like the weathering on the brown cross strap.kind regards John

Hello, my friend!
Well done! Very good painting. Nice fleshtones and great shading. Compliments.

best regards
Artur

Very well done, Jay! Lovely skin shading!!

All the best,
Dan

Maurizio, Chris, Anders, Dim, Brian, Damian, John, Artur, Dan,
Many, many thanks for the kind comments! This was a fun piece to do. The confident thrust of the jaw and the great picklehaub, how can you go wrong? Thanks again,

Jay H.
OKC

Very nice indeed Jay. I love the tones of the colours you've used, great stuff.

Roger

Roger my friend, many thanks!

Jay H.
OKC

Really Nicely done Jay.......You got a pleasant warm overall effect!!

Keep up the excellent work and enjoy Tulsa as much as you can especially with Joe

Ray

Thanks Ray! Will do!

Jay H.
OKC

hi jay. great work, you have more than likley been asked this a hundred times as i can't find the thread can you say what colours you use for your flesh mix. thanks dave.

Dave, I'm more than happy to make it 101! I have a fairly simple mix, Raw Umber, Cad red, Yellow Ochre and Titanium white. My initial shadow tone has no white, just the umber, red and ochre. I then add white to the base shadow color to get my mids and highlights. I generally use about 5 shades from darkest to lightest and will, in certain places, use straight raw umber for some of my darkest shadows (sparingly). HTH! Thanks for the kind words!

Jay H.
OKC

nice work, i realy like it

congratulations!

Jay,
Well done, but i think i'm the only neatpicker about the helmet.
I've seen this helmet in real and the black is not matt. No, it is a shiney black. That's my only comment.
Further i wish that i could paint like this.

Marc

Well done

Hi Jay
Beautiful paint-job, it shows that oils need not turn out with a sheen. But how you do it I just don't know. Well done.
Pete

Andres, Marc, Peter,
many thanks for the kind words!

Marc, good eye my friend! Yes the helmet should indeed be glossy, however I had to make an executive dicission when it came right down to it. I dull coat all my figures once their done to get a nice even flat finish (I'll wait for everyone to stop gasping!). With that said, I decided to go ahead and spray the helmet as well. I knew I would be sacrificing the shine, but what the heck, I rationalized to myself that he was field worn and it needed a polishing by this time! Good point! Thanks for looking.

Jay H.
OKC

Jay,
An excellent piece !!!
I am always inspired by the quality of your busts.
Cheers,
A.

Arthur,
you are too kind mate! Thanks!

Jay H.
OKC

Outstanding work Jay

Hi Jay
it' s always a pleasure of seeing a figurine of my same favorite period if it is the enemy
The realization of this bust is a true success as always (I like your work since the first time that I saw it )
Bravo