WIP 71st Infantry Regt; ( Highland Light Infantry)

[John Belcher]

Hi Guys,I have been working on this 75mm Pegaso figure of an Officer of the 71st Highland Light Infantry over the last two months,sculpted by Maurizio Bruno,

it is a joy to paint.I am painting him Vallejo acrylics.He is about 90% complete.Hope you like him so far.
Regards,John

 

[Tecumsea]

That is looking superb John with very smooth transitions on all of the colours with just the right amount of contrast-wish I could handle Acrylics like that.

Keith

 

[Aveleira]

It's indeed very well painted!! Nice and smooth!
I like the pose of this figure, shows a strong character...
You did a great job on him.
I just have a suggestion, dark a little bit more the white on the deeper folds
of the trousers. I lacks a little dark shadows in my opinion.

Regards
Pedro

 

[Mark S]

This is a beautiful piece, John.
Maurizio Bruno sculpts wonderfully natural poses in all his pieces and you've achieved a brilliant paint job on this one....cheers.

 

[Edward]

Fantastic painting!

 

[Blackship]

Looks good .Very smooth and subtle work .Very nice !

 

[Wings5797]

Awesome.
Great work John.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[arxo]

Really smooth. Great job...

 

[homellop]

Hi John.
It's a beautiful paintjob but I miss a bit more contrast everywhere,specially on the face and pants.I know contrast it's a matter of taste and every people has his own oppinion about that but in this scale I really miss a bit more of it.
all the best
jaume

 

[Edorta]

It's indeed very well painted!! Nice and smooth!
I like the pose of this figure, shows a strong character...
You did a great job on him.
I just have a suggestion, dark a little bit more the white on the deeper folds
of the trousers. I lacks a little dark shadows in my opinion.

Regards
Pedro

Sorry Pedro, but I disagree, I think the white of the trousers are really well painted, looking at the third phto, they are perfect for me.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[smudger1960]

Very very nice work John,nice and crisp/clean,this is a great sculpt and you have done beautifully so far,

 

[Aveleira]

Sorry Pedro, but I disagree, I think the white of the trousers are really well painted, looking at the third phto, they are perfect for me.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Ok I stick to my previous opinion.
It's the personnal taste here.

Regards
Pedro

 

[Wings5797]

Hi John.
It's a beautiful paintjob but I miss a bit more contrast everywhere,specially on the face and pants.I know contrast it's a matter of taste and every people has his own oppinion about that but in this scale I really miss a bit more of it.
all the best
jaume

Gentlemen,
Just a few lines to redress the ballance.
In reality high contrast is not always an option. I do find it refreshing when I see a true artist hitting; the colours shading and highlights accurately without the black to white in one easy step.
We would all look very strange if we walked around in high contrast mode.

Try to look at subtlety as an art form. This piece may not have the weathering and crash bang wallop that very often makes a good figure but it is truly a very fine piece of art.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[homellop]

Gentlemen,
Just a few lines to redress the ballance.
In reality high contrast is not always an option. I do find it refreshing when I see a true artist hitting; the colours shading and highlights accurately without the black to white in one easy step.
We would all look very strange if we walked around in high contrast mode.

Try to look at subtlety as an art form. This piece may not have the weathering and crash bang wallop that very often makes a good figure but it is truly a very fine piece of art.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[tonydawe]

Superb John. Clean, smooth and subtle. A masterful display of brushwork.

 

[John Belcher]

That is looking superb John with very smooth transitions on all of the colours with just the right amount of contrast-wish I could handle Acrylics like that.

Keith

Hello Keith, thank you for your kind words. Glad you like him so far. I wanted to get a really clean look with him,parade ground look.Still experimenting with various techniques with the acrylics always fun. You never stop learning.
Regards,John

 

[MCPWilk]

Beautifully done with great subtlety.

Mike

 

[John Belcher]

It's indeed very well painted!! Nice and smooth!
I like the pose of this figure, shows a strong character...
You did a great job on him.
I just have a suggestion, dark a little bit more the white on the deeper folds
of the trousers. I lacks a little dark shadows in my opinion.

Regards
Pedro

Hello Pedro. Thank you for your positive feed back.I decided a softer approach with his white breeches.Its hard some times with white not to make it look to dirty. I had some of the shadows darker initially but decided to soften them.They do look a little darker in contrast in the flesh as I have over exposed the white a little in the photos to show the black shako. I tend to like ,softer contrasts personally. I will take some more photos when he is complete with a different colour background to get as close to the real thing.Thanks again for your feed back.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

This is a beautiful piece, John.
Maurizio Bruno sculpts wonderfully natural poses in all his pieces and you've achieved a brilliant paint job on this one....cheers.

Hello Mark, Thanks for you positive feed back. Maurizio Bruno sure sculpts beautiful natural poses.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Fantastic painting!

Thanks Edward,glad you like him.
Regards,John