Completed Critique Figure from Latore

Ulrich · Jan 15, 2011

Because I want to paint and show him as a fantasy figure I have made a unusual base.

The handicap of the black color for the base is that you can´t clean it really. Before I had made the photos I took a brush and clean it. Looking on the photos you can see "Dust"

And you can see that he had a "curious" eye. I think I had to change something there.

What do you think about that "special" base??

Ulrich

amcairns · Jan 15, 2011

Ulrich,
He looks very good,the metallics have come out well.
Andy

billyturnip · Jan 15, 2011

Looks great Ulrich. There's nothing wrong with experimenting with the base. This looks better now with some greenery attached

Roger

kansas kid · Jan 15, 2011

Outside the box. . .

Hi Ulrich:

I think of what you're doing here as "thinking outside the box". . . and I
really like your idea. It works quite well. And of course, we all know that
adding height to a presentation does indeed draw attention, draws the eye.

Well done,

Miami Jayhawk

Dan Morton · Jan 15, 2011

Very well done, Ulrich!! The groundwork complements the figure.

All the best,
Dan

Ulrich · Jan 15, 2011

Thanks a lot. Was a nice figure to paint

Ulrich

FigureLover · Jan 15, 2011

I love the base, looks hard and mirrors the character of the figure well. Is that an actual rock the you used???
Ben

Ulrich · Jan 15, 2011

Ben. Glad that the most here like my base. It is a part of a rock, which lies in our garden.

Ulrich

gordy · Jan 15, 2011

I like the base as well, it gives the sense he is on an outcropping or ledge

bed172 · Jan 15, 2011

Ditto on the base, I like it too. How were you able to attach everything to a rock?

megroot · Jan 15, 2011

Ulrich.
The base is Ganz Toll....i really like it, and in my humble opinion it does justice on the figure.

Marc

Ulrich · Jan 15, 2011

It was the right decision to make that kind of base. Thank you all for your comments

Bob: As you can see on the photo the stone had two colors. The light brown-grey colored part is so soft that I could drill two holes in it. So it was no problem to fix the figure. For the other parts I use superglue and wood glue.

Ulrich

ausf · Jan 15, 2011

The base sets a great mood, nice touch.

Meehan34 · Jan 15, 2011

Ulrich; I really like the idea of the base and the look of the surface but as a whole it is out of balance. There is far too much on top with little weight underneath. A better solution would be to put a shorter pedestal base (1/2" thick or so) of similar size (slightly larger) underneath the rock. This would make your presentation more pleasing to the eye with less dead space of the static block currently underneath it.

Ulrich · Jan 16, 2011

Mike. I understand what you mean. At the moment the base is 6 cm high and the stone with the figure 8 cm.

I will make a base with height 3 cm, paint it black and will see, what looks better.

When you see the figure with base in flesh it looks not so high. But on the photos I have the same feeling as you. That the base is too high.

Ulrich

tonydawe · Jan 16, 2011

Excellent painting Ulrich

John Bowery · Jan 16, 2011

Ulrich,
Very nicely done and certainly a different and eye catching base.
Cheers
John

Ulrich · Jan 17, 2011

thanks a lot. Much appreciate

Ulrich

1969 · Jan 17, 2011

I like your base work idea Ulrich and the figure looks very nicely painted also, I may use this base idea for the a future project I think it works very well.

Steve

housecarl · Jan 17, 2011

The base idea is a good one. But I have to agree with Mike, it does appear a touch high.
The figure is very well done though,
Carl.

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