14th Cent Kinght Latorre 70mm

[Tommi]

Hi All
This is the latest figure that I have been working on, the Latorre 70mm 14th cent knight. I found the yellow a real pig to paint but the challenge was worth the final result. Once the paint is dry tomorrow I can add the last of the weathering on the legs and bottom of the tunic, also some highlights on the sword. All painted in humbrols and oils, more pictures and movie will appear on my web site in the next few days http://tommi-miniatures.moonfruit.com
Any comments welcome
Cheers
Tommi

 

[megroot]

Tommi,
Yes, yellow is a pain in the %^% . But you did awesome.
That heraldic, well, i don't have to say nothing, you know the words.....

Marc

 

[Sambaman]

Very nice work Tommi!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[phc35]

love the yellow,well done

 

[Guy]

Beautiful painting Tommi. I have seen alot of this figure painted up since it was released but yours is by far the best I have seen. I have saved the images for my slide show collection.

 

[alexandros]

Jeez that's good; real artistry! I'm an absolute beginner and I'm starting to wonder what I've got myself into.
You blokes are masters!
Cheers

 

[tonydawe]

Lovely painting Tommi. Another masterpiece.

 

[vergilius]

what colour did you use to darken the yellow tones?

 

[rej]

Very nice painting Tommi!!!

Ray

 

[Tommi]

Many thanks guys for your kind comments, I really enjoyed working on this one, tonight I will get the final touches on the figure and groundwork, fit a name plate then take some more photos for my web site. Back to finishing off the 75mm Greek now.
Vergillius, I used burnt sienna as my first shadow blending out a long way to the edge of the folds, then burnt sienna with a small amount of sepia blending again but not as far as the first blend, the deepest parts were then blended with lamp black once the paint had dried, wet on dry, hope this helps
Tommi

 

[dimgall]

excellent work.you are one of my favorite painters over here!take care
dimitris

 

[Tommi]

Many thanks my friend, I feel very flattered b y your comment
Cheers
Tommi

 

[Marcel]

Excellent paintwork on this beautiful figure. And lovely work on the heraldry!

Marcel.

 

[Tommi]

Many thanks Marcel on your comments, I done freehand on the heraldry just to keep my hand in, it was good fun
Cheers
Tommi

 

[John Bowery]

Tommi,
Great figure and stunning heraldry. I really like the colours.
Great job.
Cheers
John

 

[Tommi]

Many thanks John for your kind words, looking foward to compleation of the Greek 75mm now
Cheers
Tommi

 

[davidmitchell]

Hi Tommi just came across this dont know how I missed it. Dont tend to do too much yellow as it can be a bit of a pain, but you have done a nice job on this one.

All best David

 

[Tommi]

Hi David
Many thanks for your kind comments, the yellow was very difficult to deal with painting wet on wet, the oil used for the shading just seemed to move around and did not blend to well, managed to find a way in the end to deal with it.
Cheers
Tommi