WIP Critique 19th Indiana Volunteers, 75mm H&V

[Colin_Fraser]

Freehand a little Harley badge on it.....oh yeh I forgot you don't sport their logo

 

[Wings5797]

I don't know what you are drinking these days but I want a few bottles My friend.
Your painting skills have progressed in leaps and bounds Your paint the face on this little fellow is superb.
Additionally the light and shade on the blues is very well laid down.
Good work Colin.
All the best,
Keith

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nice work on this one so far Colin.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Freehand a little Harley badge on it.....oh yeh I forgot you don't sport their logo

You know me so well!

Colin the Rebel

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks much Keith... Not drinking anything but coffee and painkillers lol

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx Mike. At this rate I just might have it done for Chicago.

Cheers

Colin

 

[peedee]

This is a really GREAT face you have done, I'm following this with interest, not least because of your convictions regarding paint textures.

I've been using acrylics for so long I just buy the colour these days rather than the brand.

I maybe should pay more attention to the paint itself.

The only 'technique' I use is to add a touch of tamya matt varnish directly into the paint for cloth tunics, hair etc.

It's interesting to see the use of other manufacturers for selected effects.
Hope you enjoy the rest of this figure

Paul

 

[Huw63]

Congrats Huw... Feels good don't it?

You are forever the voice of reason. I'll try to refrain from overdoing it

Colin

It certainly feels good.

Voice of reason though... I don't think so - more the voice of deep seated insanity!!'

Cheers

Huw

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx Paul. Really appreciate the supportive words.

As to paint, for the last few years I was a one paint kinda guy. Though I did and do like like Vallejo, I was struggling with gloss on certain colours... Very frustrating. No amount of matte medium would fix this. Seeing scale 75 in action, I was sold. But be assured I haven't abandoned Vallejo. The satin finish can be useful and the colour range is more subtle where scale 75 colours tend to be more heavy and bold.
The addition of retarder allows for wet blending that I wasn't able to do before. Doesn't matter what brand it is this technique works. I am determined to develop some kind of comfort with this technique if it kills me... Or those around me... Whatever it takes.

Thanx again Paul

Colin

 

[Ybrossculpts]

Looking really nice.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanx a bunch Stoffy, much appreciated. Hope to have another update shortly.

Colin

 

[Ybrossculpts]

I agree about the vallejo, I'm really enjoying the versatility of acrylics but would be intersted in trying out Andrea and scale 75 etc, the only problem is being in Australia you're paying top dollar for all of them plus postage. Wonder how they would turn out with taubmans or british paints?

 

[ChaosCossack]

I have the Andrea white set... it's not bad but I find the texture a little coarse. Almost grainy. Vallejo is thin and smooth while the Scale 75 paints (which are still fairly new to me) are much thicker than Vj they are still very smooth. However with their flatness if you water them down too much the dry a little chalky. Using the retarder allows for wet blending so it doesn't need to be overly thinned to get nice transitions.

Of course, these are just one painter's opinions... and you know what they say about opinions

Colin

 

[bwildfong]

Late to the party (as usual) but this is looking fantastic Colin - the blues are rendered very naturally and the sleeve insignia is awesome (I'm a sucker for insignia). Looking forward to seeing more progress!

Cheers,
Brian

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks Chris, as to ratios... how's this for scientific? Three or four drops of retarder for a blob of paint. Stir.

Thanx Brian, I'm actually quite happy with the blue of the trousers... that medium/light blue is a colour I usually struggle with. I didn't know sleeve insignia are a fetish of yours... duly noted

Colin

 

[Chrisr]

Thank you Colin.

Cheers
Chris

 

[ChaosCossack]

Sorry I couldn't be more specific Chris, I just kinda eyeball everything without really measuring.

Colin

 

[Chrisr]

Not at all Colin. That is enough for me. As we all know, it is a lot of trial and error, and just trying out different techniques and ratios. I now have a ratio that works well going by your painting. Thanks again for bringing up the retarder approach. Much appreciated.

Waiting to see this project finished. The Iron Brigade has always been one of my favourite formations in the ACW.

Best wishes
Chris

 

[ChaosCossack]

Don't thank me... Thank Señor Ruiz lol

 

[ChaosCossack]

Update... we're down to the vinegar strokes with this one. Basically, hands, boots, rifle, copious amounts of dirt and a place for him to stand.


If you see anything that needs to be addressed before I finish this guy off please speak up. All comments and critiques are encouraged.

Cheers

Colin