Hi everyone.

I haven't posted any of my completed figures on this forum before, but some of you who also visit the TimeLines forum will recognize them.

For a change I thought I'd start posting on both forums.

This Andrea Roman Praetorian Guard 54mm casting released in 2000 has always intrigued me. I think it's the wind blown effect the sculptor has beautifully captured.

To reinforce this effect, I placed him atop a high rocky perch made from pieces of slate purchased from my local DIY store.

As per my usual approach, he was painted entirely in acrylics.

Thanks for looking.

Ken

Like it! Simple, but effective base.

I like this a lot, Sir.

The contrast works very well on the flesh, it gives the sense of a very sinewy man, hard and lean.

The metal work is quite convincing, it really looks like old oiled steel.

Thanks guys, your comments are very much appreciated.

Ken

Very nice and a clever idea to set the scene on a rocky outcrop, it works very well.

Very nice painting and most effective presentation.
Is that one piece of slate, or three 'clagged' together?

Cheers,
Andrew

P.S. For the uniniciated, ''clagged' is Geordie terminology for 'stuck'

Hi Andrew,

Definitely three "clagged" together . I used a standard masonry bit in my 12v power drill to drill through all three and put a brass rod through them and into the wood base. They were epoxied into place with the brass rod keeping everything from moving. The masonry drill bit was also used to drill holes to anchor the pinned figure, spear and shield.

Thanks,
Ken

Beautiful painting , a nice peace

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
Ken

Superb paintwork Jon, on a very nice figure. I also like the rocky outcrop, great idea.

Well done Sir!

Joe

Thanks Nap, Bob and Joe for the kind words.

I'll certainly be posting more WIP and Completed figures in the future. As with many others, my output ends to increase as the weather gets colder .

Ken

Excellent job.
A bit on the hard contrast for my taste.

Marc

Thanks Marc,

My style has changed over the years and continues to change as I can get bored with a single approach. Currently, I like to see details pop on a figure and use a higher contrast to achieve this. This may tend to lower the realism level and at times it can certainly be overdone. I also tend to avoid extreme wear and tear on a figure in field operations which also reduces the realism to a certain degree. I also move freely between 28mm, 54mm, 75mm, 90mm, 120mm and Busts. As I move up in scale my contrast tends to lessen and shading/highlighting becomes much more subtle. Therefore, I understand and appreciate your comment.

One last thing is my photography skills are limited and this figure, in particular, suffers from that limitation. In person the contrast on this figure doesn't look quite so harsh. Below is my first attempt to photograph the figure which caused the contrast to explode. The different setup, settings and backgrounds show what can happen to the unskilled photographer. I do the best I can with the equipment I have.

For many years I didn't post any pictures of figures at all on forums because I was never satisfied with the photos. Now as I get older, I say screw it and just do the best I can. Life is too short.

Ken

Very nicely done,
Cheers
John