Completed WWI Bomber, 9th Scots, 51st Highland Division 1917

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Eddy that's a beautiful job using oils, you have the managed to mix and control the colours, lovely shading and highlights with very smooth brush work and there doesn't seem to be much of a sheen from the oils (how did you get that finish), overall its a smashing result.
TERRY
 
Eddy I think that you have explained your oil painting technique to me before and I now use the same system although I find that it can be hit or miss whether they dry with a sheen or matt, on a recent project I thinned the oils down with white spirit and tried to put very little paint onto the acrylic undercoated section of the figure and I managed to get a better result although you got to be careful when adding the shadows and highlights as to much brushwork can lift the base colour but going to try this again tonight.
Thanks
TERRY
 
TERRYSOMME1916 said:
Eddy I think that you have explained your oil painting technique to me before and I now use the same system although I find that it can be hit or miss whether they dry with a sheen or matt, on a recent project I thinned the oils down with white spirit and tried to put very little paint onto the acrylic undercoated section of the figure and I managed to get a better result although you got to be careful when adding the shadows and highlights as to much brushwork can lift the base colour but going to try this again tonight.
Thanks
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That's an absolute cracker Eddy, I love it.

@Terry - Just a suggestion, but I've found that adding a couple of drops of "Abteilung 502 Matt Effect Thinner" to oils really helps to dull them down a lot. And always leave oils to leach their carrier oil onto a piece of card for an hour before using them as well (you probably already know this, but thought I'd mention it for the benefit of anyone who may not).

http://abteilung502.com/product/matt-effect-turpentine/

- Steve
 
Lovely job to start the New Year with Eddie :)

Busts are not usually my 'thing' but love the feel of this one, especially the grey hair and stubble which I've never found the easiest to pull off convincingly
Cheers
Paul
 
Grumbacher medium 1 is similar in effect..have some of the Matt effect on the way tho...remember oils aren’t generic and every brand, or even within a brand has different oil carriers. A bit of heat on drying takes out some sheen as well..just don’t cook the nasty fumes out of resin..and undercoats, humbrol, acrylics all seem to have an effect..if one follows some of Eddy’s sbs stuff he indicates the humbrol and oils mix a bit..
 

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