tonydawe
A Fixture
Keeping It Real, aaii
Denes - mate, I couldn't agree more with your comment about the need for a balance between artistic style and realism in figure painting. In my view, too many figure painters choose not to add the extra touches of mud and stains to their beautifully painted figures. This leaves too many figures looking like box art displays, rather than historically accurate 3-D representations of real people
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It is a matter of personal choice for every modeller, but I use my own experience of military training and service to inform my painting of military figures, and since all the soldiers (including officers) were dirty most of the time we were on exercise or on deployment. I like to paint my figures the same way. Apart from anything else, I regard dirt and other "weathering" effects just as important to finishing off a figure model, as would an Armour modeller consider adding mud splashes and track imprints in the ground under a tank model, or an airplane modeller adding oil stains to a cowling and sanding the bottom of the tyres to create the impression of weight.
I know my views on this subject will polarise those who favour the highly stylised school of painting that has emerged with the rise of acrylic paints, but I favour "keeping it real" as much as my talents allow and i tend to prefer looking at the work of other modellers who do the same .
Thanks for your encouragement Denes.
Cheers
Denes - mate, I couldn't agree more with your comment about the need for a balance between artistic style and realism in figure painting. In my view, too many figure painters choose not to add the extra touches of mud and stains to their beautifully painted figures. This leaves too many figures looking like box art displays, rather than historically accurate 3-D representations of real people
. It is a matter of personal choice for every modeller, but I use my own experience of military training and service to inform my painting of military figures, and since all the soldiers (including officers) were dirty most of the time we were on exercise or on deployment. I like to paint my figures the same way. Apart from anything else, I regard dirt and other "weathering" effects just as important to finishing off a figure model, as would an Armour modeller consider adding mud splashes and track imprints in the ground under a tank model, or an airplane modeller adding oil stains to a cowling and sanding the bottom of the tyres to create the impression of weight.
I know my views on this subject will polarise those who favour the highly stylised school of painting that has emerged with the rise of acrylic paints, but I favour "keeping it real" as much as my talents allow
and i tend to prefer looking at the work of other modellers who do the same .Thanks for your encouragement Denes.
Cheers
