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    WIP Critique giving the flats a try

    A couple of suggestions: 1. Clean and prime them before you start. It's hard to fix holes and pits while paining. 2. Before you start painting study the figure and know where the light is coming from and how you want to paint it. 3. Use shadows and highlights. The proper placement of those is...
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    WIP Grenadier a Cheval c1700

    Roger, He is looking pretty good. Great depth to him. Ed
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    Completed Swedish Cavalry

    Rodger, They really look good. I have to say that I like the oils a bit better than the acrylics. Ed
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    Usa Vietnam Colors Guidance Please.

    Pedro, Having worn the uniform in 1970 while I was in Viet Nam I can tell you that the David.Brubaker site is a good start. Depending on when we got there, there were several patterns. The colors of the new rip stop ones ones were for the most part uniform in nature, a bit darker than the...
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    WIP Critique Pirate Catpain

    Thanks Gordy.
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    WIP Critique Pirate Catpain

    Thanks Marcel.
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    WIP Critique Pirate Catpain

    Marc/Roger, Thanks the nice comments. Ed
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    WIP Critique Pirate Catpain

    All, This is my latest. It is a flat of Pirate Captain by Jupiter Minatura I picked up a couple of months ago at the MFCA show. The flat is painted in oils. I still have a couple of areas to work on. Ed
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    WIP Cavalier

    Thanks for the kind words guys. This figure is one of my all time favorites. The haughty look that was sculpted on him is so appropiate for the times.
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    WIP Cavalier

    I first painted this figure several years ago. I have touched him up a bit. He is done in oils.
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    SOG

    Matt, Thanks Matt. Yes, I will bring it along. Looking forward to the yearly road trip. Hope to see you there. Tony, You fellas must have some pretty tricky wombats down there if you are using a thumper on them. It does tend to make up for speed and agility. Used MIG pigments for...
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    California Dreaming

    Steve R, Steve P, Mitsutaka, pmfs, Thanks for the kind words. Ed
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    SOG

    All, Another Viet Nam era figure I just finished. It is an old Verlinden 120mm painted in acrylics and oils. All comments welcomed. Ed
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    California Dreaming

    All, This is a favorite bust of mine, an Andrea of a young man in Viet Nam around 1970. He is dreaming of home (California) after a hard hump in the bush. The figure is done in oils. I had originaly done it a couple of years ago, but brought it out and touched it up in some spots. All...
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    George Washington

    Rob, Mitsutaka, Thank you for the kind words. Ed
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    George Washington

    Jay, Donald, Gordy, Ngai, Matt, Tony, and Jason: Thank you for the kind words and compliments. Matt: No it is not easy to paint. It is very deceptive, it looks easy, but it requires a different painting style than what is used on smaller scales. I found that this was almost like painting a...
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    George Washington

    All, This is a bust that I repainted. I don't usualy repaint figures, but the bust is one of my favorites. It is of General George Washington. The bust is painted in oils. It was sculpted by Matt Springer and is available from the APG. Ed
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    Hessen-Darmstadt Grenadier 1768

    All, This is a wok in progress. It is painted in oils and acrylics. Comments and critques are welcomed. Ed
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    WIP Critique Clara Bow

    Jeff, That's about 90% close to what I am planning to do. In this case sign me up for one. Thanks, Ed
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    WIP Critique Clara Bow

    Jeff, I agree. I still have to deal with that elemnt and her shoes (which do not show up well in the photo). And then some finals highlight points. Ed
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