Hi Guys,
Just finished this one. Bought it from Rob Lane at the Thornbury show this year.
What a superb bust! It was a joy to work on. The spectacles were a bit fiddly, and I expected to experience some breakages but, perhaps I wasn’t as cack-handed as I usually am, and everything went together without a hitch.
Finish is all either oils over Humbrol enamels or straight enamels.
In real life the scarf colours are quite dull. Unfortunately, the photos give them a rather bright effect. Sorry about that, but I’m a crap photographer.
Edward Sage used Microscale’s Micro Kristal Klear for the spectacle lenses in his box-art painting and I’ve followed his example. Many thanks to him for his ‘hot tip’. It made life so much easier than trying to cut and fit clear plastic lenses. It was very simple. Just dip a cocktail stick into the material and tease it in the frames until it fills lens area. Then just leave alone. Within half an hour the lenses were clear, but I left them for a few hours before attempting to place the specs on the bust.
The following compilation shows the specs without the lenses; the Kristal Klear just after application (it’s still opaque); an angled shot showing them clear and reflecting light and finally a clear view to the eyes.
All comments, good or bad, are most welcome.
Cheers,
Andrew
Just finished this one. Bought it from Rob Lane at the Thornbury show this year.
What a superb bust! It was a joy to work on. The spectacles were a bit fiddly, and I expected to experience some breakages but, perhaps I wasn’t as cack-handed as I usually am, and everything went together without a hitch.
Finish is all either oils over Humbrol enamels or straight enamels.
In real life the scarf colours are quite dull. Unfortunately, the photos give them a rather bright effect. Sorry about that, but I’m a crap photographer.
Edward Sage used Microscale’s Micro Kristal Klear for the spectacle lenses in his box-art painting and I’ve followed his example. Many thanks to him for his ‘hot tip’. It made life so much easier than trying to cut and fit clear plastic lenses. It was very simple. Just dip a cocktail stick into the material and tease it in the frames until it fills lens area. Then just leave alone. Within half an hour the lenses were clear, but I left them for a few hours before attempting to place the specs on the bust.
The following compilation shows the specs without the lenses; the Kristal Klear just after application (it’s still opaque); an angled shot showing them clear and reflecting light and finally a clear view to the eyes.
All comments, good or bad, are most welcome.
Cheers,
Andrew
