9th (east norfolk) officer 1793

[anstontyke]

my latest offering. a brilliant sculpt by rob lane. a real pleasure to paint.

 

[megroot]

Nice work.
Next time you should paint the eyeball with a offwhite. For example lighter skintone.
Then paint a black circle into the white eyeball.
In that you paint the blue iris.
And if you dare: paint in the blue a black pupil (its nothing more then a very small black dot.)
If everything is dry, you can paint a white highlight into the blue.

But this should be done with try and error. W.a.w: try, correct, try untill you are satisfied.

Marc

 

[billyturnip]

Nice work Tony and good advice from Marc.

 

[anstontyke]

Nice work.
Next time you should paint the eyeball with a offwhite. For example lighter skintone.
Then paint a black circle into the white eyeball.
In that you paint the blue iris.
And if you dare: paint in the blue a black pupil (its nothing more then a very small black dot.)
If everything is dry, you can paint a white highlight into the blue.

But this should be done with try and error. W.a.w: try, correct, try untill you are satisfied.

Marc

Thank you marc, i have now got some spare heads that i can practice on.
tony

 

[anstontyke]

Nice work Tony and good advice from Marc.

thank you roger
i always appreciate your comments

tony

 

[swralph]

Nice one Tony, looks like you had fun with this.

 

[Cannonball]

Nice one Tony. The more I see this bust, the more it's growing on me.

 

[anstontyke]

Nice one Tony, looks like you had fun with this.

thanks ralph, it was a lovely piece to paint.
merry christmas to you.
tony

 

[anstontyke]

Nice one Tony. The more I see this bust, the more it's growing on me.

thanks for the kind comment
its a great bust and a joy to paint.

tony

 

[arj]

Nice work.
Next time you should paint the eyeball with a offwhite. For example lighter skintone.
Then paint a black circle into the white eyeball.
In that you paint the blue iris.
And if you dare: paint in the blue a black pupil (its nothing more then a very small black dot.)
If everything is dry, you can paint a white highlight into the blue.

But this should be done with try and error. W.a.w: try, correct, try untill you are satisfied.

Marc

Nice work Tony.
Marc's advice is very good.
There's a very useful description in PF's Articles on eye painting by Mark Benette.

The following video can also be found on YouTube:-



Cheers,
Andrew

 

[KenBoyle]

You are doing well Tony! I agree with the eye comments and a little more highlights and shadows would also help. I wouldn't necessarily change this bust, just keep the pointers in mind for the next one.

Well done,
Ken

 

[anstontyke]

thank you arj and ken.
as i have said before, this is why i love this forum, the help and advice given is a real help and i feel not only myself but everybody else benefits from it.

thanks to everybody and a very merry christmas to one and all
tony

 

[Nap]

Hi Tony

Catching up ...again!!

Well done on completing this piece ..as you said it's a great sculpt , I really enjoyed painting mine and you have done well and taking on board comments which is what PF is all about

Nap

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice one, this is the fourth I have seen and they are all different in one way or another. Nice painting on the reds.
Instead of going for a catchlight in the eye, when its all dry paint in gloss varnish.

 

[anstontyke]

Hi Tony

Catching up ...again!!

Well done on completing this piece ..as you said it's a great sculpt , I really enjoyed painting mine and you have done well and taking on board comments which is what PF is all about

Nap

cheers nap, i know the feeling of catching up but in my case it is with painting.
merry christmas to you and mrs nap.
tony

 

[anstontyke]

Nice one, this is the fourth I have seen and they are all different in one way or another. Nice painting on the reds.
Instead of going for a catchlight in the eye, when its all dry paint in gloss varnish.

cheers bob
i really appreciate the comment.

tony