Three for One

[Steve Brodie]

Started on 3 figures / busts last night - dunno why, just decided to get back to some figure painting. They are;

Mick's Mick's Miniatures - 1/9th scale 2/3RDS FIGURE PIPER ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS 1900 ( SHOWING A LOT OF KILT & FULL SPORRAN) ( Purchased here )

Storm Troopers 1/6th Scale CHASSEURS A CHEVAL OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD ( Purchased Here )

Hawk Miniatures 150mm Sergeant The 15th Kings Hussars ( Purchased Here )

Heads have all been base painted with Vallejo Acrylics, eyes have been blocked in, need pupils and highlights added.

Micks 1/9th bust;

Highlights and shadows sketched in and (hopefully you can see the difference) his left side has been blended in, may need to redo a couple of highlights again. New technique to me used by Master figure painter Jaume Ortiz, I have to say Iwas very dubious of the fact that all you need to do to blend is add hundreds of paint dots, Glazes around the hard edges to blend everything together - even though you can see it work on YouTube, but amazingly it works fantastically well. Apparently the eye gets confused and loses sight of the hard edges;

Storm Troopers 1/6th Scale CHASSEURS A CHEVAL OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD;

Highlights added, bit strange though as no matter what i did his eye colour wouldnt stick!, maybe some wet paint still in the eye socket;

Hawk Miniatures 150mm Sergeant The 15th Kings Hussars;

Highlights added, eyes blocked in;

I have also swapped my brushes to a couple of DaVinci brushes, all the figures have been painted with a No.0 brush. I have found that the longer bristle length seems to have a sharper point compared to my Windsor and Newton Series 7 Brushes, and they cost about the same (£7 for the 0 brush).

Size comparisons of the heads, also with my 1/16th Chinese tank commander;

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Nice choice of fgures there and a good start on all three ....interesting you've used the dot painting

Look forward to seeing more updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[clrsgt]

Great.choice of figures. I've painted the two busts and they are both fun to paint. I did find fitting the drones properly to the bag to be a bit of a challenge though, but a super bust when done.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve

Nice choice of fgures there and a good start on all three ....interesting you've used the dot painting

Look forward to seeing more updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

Great.choice of figures. I've painted the two busts and they are both fun to paint. I did find fitting the drones properly to the bag to be a bit of a challenge though, but a super bust when done.

Many thanks - Nap - yep a new one on me.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Got some more blending done on the left side of his face, iris's highlighted, pupil and catchlights added. Session cut short as my wife (works for a Hospice in the care at home team

), arrived home late due to an emergency, so spent the evening with her

;

Need some major blending on his left cheek lol

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Certainly a character face , coming along nicely

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[arj]

Nice work on the face Steve.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Steve Brodie]

Blocked in his bonnet, finished off his moustache and hair,highlighted and shadows added. Painted in his innerskilling cap badge. The neck boards are two light, so new darker blue colour will be needed.
Then its on to shading and highlights for the bonnet.

 

[Cannonball]

Coming along really nicely Steve. This is a super figure by Offo for Mick’s Mick’s and his facial sculpts are always a joy to paint.

Neal

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Nice start on the headwear , badge looks good as well , as Neal says a super figure sculpt by Offo

In my RMLI Iffyvision pics I took make blue's look a lot lighter

Look forward to more

Happy Benchtine

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Main Body colours blocked in, need a few touch ups and then onto highlights and shadows;

 

[Steve Brodie]

Collar boards painted along with shoulder covers (?);

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Catching up a bit from me .......the fleshwork looks really good and it's all coming together nicely now

Have you done anything else on the buckles etc .....will you put a wash over to bring out the details ?

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more on this

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Hi, Thanks

Hi Steve

Catching up a bit from me .......the fleshwork looks really good and it's all coming together nicely now

Have you done anything else on the buckles etc .....will you put a wash over to bring out the details ?

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more on this

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks, yep a further wash will be applied to the Buckles, etc and a highlight of silver brushed back on

 

[Steve Brodie]

While i had the 'flesh' set out to start on the hands of the Irish Piper, i started sketching out more of the Chasseurs A Cheval of the imperial guard's face ;

And blending started on the left side of his face;

 

[Nap]

Nice Start Steve on the Chasseur

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

More flesh wok last night;

Hands painted and right arm attached;

Blending continued on left side of face;

Sketching work;

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Great updates on all 3 , the first is really coming together now , hope Mick sees this as he released it with Mick's Mick's

Thanks for sharing the other 2 pieces as well ...got a feeling I am going to like them !

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Eyes completed and facial hair has been added, with highlights started on both the CHASSEURS A CHEVAL OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD;

and the Sergeant The 15th Kings Hussars;

 

[Steve Brodie]

Work started on the bag for the pipes, highlights added just needs a filter to blend them in a a bit. Also work on the flag has been started, some tidy up along the fringes, very happy with the rest of it though;