Completed Critique B17 Waist Gunner
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Andrew Craft
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Looks great Les, I really like flesh tones and leather work mate.
Tommi
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Nice work Les, the leather looks great, how did you do it?
Cheers
Tommi
Cheers
Tommi
Sambaman
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I too like the leathers very much, I have this piece on my bench at the moment and any insight as to how you achieved them would be most appreciated. Well done.
Jay H.
Jay H.
kiwi45
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Many thanks, Andrew,Tommi,Carl and Jay for your comments, the leather was quite easy, well I thought so anyway, now if I remember correctly I started with a base of Tamiya flat Earth which I then followed by Vandyke Brown from the WN range of oils, this was applied thickly straight from tube then wiped off using clean cloth,which left colour in folds etc. subsequent stippling with WN flesh to give distressed look to leather. once this step was dry,very thin washes of WN Indian red produced the red tone, repeated until I was happy with colour. WN Vandyke Brown washes were also used to increase depth of low lights with neat flesh on seams etc. the leather colour can be altered by using different base browns or tans. hope this helps. Les
tonydawe
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Hi Les,
Great work mate. Thanks for the info on painting the leathers, very interesting technique. I like the face and the dirt marks left by the goggles.
Great work mate. Thanks for the info on painting the leathers, very interesting technique. I like the face and the dirt marks left by the goggles.
Thanks for the leather technique Les, I'll give it a go.
Cheers,
Carl.
Cheers,
Carl.
megroot
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Very nice work Les.
Thanks for the leatherwork. Gonna give that a try.
marc
Thanks for the leatherwork. Gonna give that a try.
marc
rheath
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Tops old friend, a very nice bust indeed and your leather work is spot on, noted the leather technique for reference.
Beautifully done...a superb figure!
Just another suggestion about the leather...I have two of these jackets, both US and the RAF version.
They came originally with a laquer coating on them, and the jacket had a shine to it when brand new from the quartermaster.
In the close confines of a Flying Fortress, or Lancaster, etc., the layer of laquer rubbed off very quickly, and the results after only a few missions were that the jacket was actually wore to a cream color on the top of each grain in the leather.
The overall effect was that the jacket was very much lighter on most of the surfaces, except for areas like underneath the collar, down the sides under the arms, which got less wear in the confines of the bomber.
After 50 missions the jacket was considered "50 missions white"...and one painted that way, although it might be a challenge, would be totally accurate.
The American version of the jacket, had a map pocket on some versions made of a dfifferent, non-laquered leather (horse), and it did not wear like the rest of the jacket, and always remained darker. A great contrast for a mini painter to render.
A jacket , all brown, would be one that didn't see too much action yet, as the color change was swift.
The A-2 jacket, which the pilot/co-pilot wore, did not wear this way.
Just another suggestion about the leather...I have two of these jackets, both US and the RAF version.
They came originally with a laquer coating on them, and the jacket had a shine to it when brand new from the quartermaster.
In the close confines of a Flying Fortress, or Lancaster, etc., the layer of laquer rubbed off very quickly, and the results after only a few missions were that the jacket was actually wore to a cream color on the top of each grain in the leather.
The overall effect was that the jacket was very much lighter on most of the surfaces, except for areas like underneath the collar, down the sides under the arms, which got less wear in the confines of the bomber.
After 50 missions the jacket was considered "50 missions white"...and one painted that way, although it might be a challenge, would be totally accurate.
The American version of the jacket, had a map pocket on some versions made of a dfifferent, non-laquered leather (horse), and it did not wear like the rest of the jacket, and always remained darker. A great contrast for a mini painter to render.
A jacket , all brown, would be one that didn't see too much action yet, as the color change was swift.
The A-2 jacket, which the pilot/co-pilot wore, did not wear this way.
gordy
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Tops old friend, a very nice bust indeed and your leather work is spot on, noted the leather technique for reference.
indeed! Well done
debrito
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Elaphus
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Great painting Les, especially the leather looks great!
Greeting
Karsten
Greeting
Karsten
John Bowery
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Les,
Great looking bust. Thanks for the leather recipe.
Cheers
John
Great looking bust. Thanks for the leather recipe.
Cheers
John
Michael Tse
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This looks absolutely stunning. As a Young enthusiast, I am green with envies
It appears that the first picture and the rest present distinctively warm and cold lighting respectively. I am quite curious as to how the flesh tone and the rest look in natural day light. Also, with a great paint job like this, one might appreciate to have an opportunity for a closer look, for example to admire the superb leather rendition.
It appears that the first picture and the rest present distinctively warm and cold lighting respectively. I am quite curious as to how the flesh tone and the rest look in natural day light. Also, with a great paint job like this, one might appreciate to have an opportunity for a closer look, for example to admire the superb leather rendition.
kiwi45
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Hi Guy's, many many thanks for your comments they are very much appreciated. Michael as you would appreciate photography can be very subjective, I think the pics I have posted can never really show the bust as would be seen in the flesh, so to speak. I think that the first pic is my favourite, it is warm and also close to the actual piece, but as always everyone may have an opinion. Les
Mike - The Kiwi
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Hi Les,
Sorry mate not alot of time at present but pleasing to see you are progressing with your bust work. This one does look neat, had you considered some stenciling or 'owner' markings on the kit e.g. on the life jacket to indicate it is his, war department issue extra. Little features like this & wear & tear on jacket will help personalise it further & make it stand out from others.
Keep it up mate & may you all stay safe from those after shocks too!
Mike
Sorry mate not alot of time at present but pleasing to see you are progressing with your bust work. This one does look neat, had you considered some stenciling or 'owner' markings on the kit e.g. on the life jacket to indicate it is his, war department issue extra. Little features like this & wear & tear on jacket will help personalise it further & make it stand out from others.
Keep it up mate & may you all stay safe from those after shocks too!
Mike
Michael Tse
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It is splendid if the first picture is a good reflection.
I only brought that up because I've always had trouble showing PF friends the actual colours of my choice, thanks to an unsophisticated camera. I feel it is important that the audience has an accurate comprehension of the artist's choices of colours, which happen to say a lot about the artist's skills and sensibilities.
As I said, splendid.
