Completed Andrea Hussar Bust 1/10

[Mike Stevens]

Update: I’m pretty well done with the Blues on the Dolman. I’ll most likely paint the lace on the sleeve and the cuff.

Then off to the Pelisse.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Briggsy]

He's looking good, the dolman has come out really nice.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Mike

That's a nice version of the blue ...are you using Reaper ( Ashen Blue ) or Vallejo ?

Like the way this is going

Have FUN @ the bench

Nap

 

[Mike Stevens]

He's looking good, the dolman has come out really nice.

Cheers Simon

Thanks Simon,

 

[Mike Stevens]

Hi Mike

That's a nice version of the blue ...are you using Reaper ( Ashen Blue ) or Vallejo ?

Like the way this is going

Have FUN @ the bench

Nap

Hi Nap,

It‘s Vallejo, although I do own Reaper paints. The Blue started out as a base of Dark Prussian Blue + Blue Violet + Black. Highlights were Sunny Skin Tone. That mixture of color worked fine for the smaller areas on the collar and chest but did not work well for the larger body. I had to change course.

So I played with color mixing until I found something more like the swatch I posted earlier in the thread. I worked with Oxford Blue + Blue Gray + Black. Shadows ended up being Purple and Dark Prussian blue. No black, it was just too stark. The highlights were Blue Gray, Sunny Skin tone and a touch of Ivory.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Happy Friday! More NMM for the lace on the sleeve. I got a solid start on the lace. Long ways to go yet. I’ll be working on finishing the sleeve of the Dolman this evening and and hopefully get a a solid start on the Pelisse this weekend if everything goes to plan.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Briggsy]

Really good, the blue is a great colour, alive and vibrant gonna be a grat piece when complete. NMM coming along good too.

Cheers Simon

 

[Mike Stevens]

Some more progress on the sleeve braid. I’ll have to tighten up over the weekend. It’s close but not quite where I want it yet.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Briggsy]

Nice work Mike, that NMM is really taking shape, I have gone the other way from doing only NMM in oils on flats and acrylic on gaming mini's I have returned to metallic paints which I find are hard going.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Mike

Very productive sessions on the lace , certainly looking good

Look forward to the " tightening "

The cords and flounders look good as well

Have FUN @ the bench

Nap.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nice work Mike, that NMM is really taking shape, I have gone the other way from doing only NMM in oils on flats and acrylic on gaming mini's I have returned to metallic paints which I find are hard going.

Cheers Simon

Hi Simon,

I’m torn on NMM. I usually paint military miniatures and pre 20th century for that matter, so I’ll use NMM techniques for lace and the like.

I still use metals for things like buttons, cap devices and swords etc.

In essence I use different tools for different jobs.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Hi Mike

Very productive sessions on the lace , certainly looking good

Look forward to the " tightening "

The cords and flounders look good as well

Have FUN @ the bench

Nap.

Thanks Nap. I’ll be well on my way into the Pelisse this weekend.

 

[Briggsy]

Hi Simon,

I’m torn on NMM I usually paint military miniatures and pre 20th century for that matter so I’ll use NMM techniques for lace and the like. I still use metals for things like button, cap devices and swords etc.

In essence I use different tools for different jobs.

Yeah right tool for the job, I found that on anything bigger than a 30mm mini I couldn't do it justice unless it was with oils on flats done right though I still think it's the best approach.

Cheers Simon

 

[Mike Stevens]

Lace on the sleeves is done: Done enough for me in any case! I can’t wait to get back to a 54MM!

 

[Briggsy]

The lace looks good Mike, some nice work there.

Cheers Simon

 

[húsar14]

Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing your talent with the rest of us

 

[Nap]

The lace looks good Mike, some nice work there.

Cheers Simon

Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing your talent with the rest of us

Totally agree a really nice result your doing this sculpt and you much credit

Looking forward to seeing more

Have FUN @ the bench

Nap

 

[Mike Stevens]

Ok, on to the pelisse, the fur is blocked in.

I’m trying to build up a warm white. The base started out as Flat Dark Earth, black, Khaki and Deck Tan. I’ll spend the next few days painting more white than I’ve ever painted before. I’m in the very early stages and have applied only the 1st of many successive layers to achieve white.

I’ve used this mix successfully on 54MM and 75MM’s. I’m not at all sure how it work on such a large scale.

Thanks for looking.

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[MalcC]

Love the way you've handled the blues, very subtle contrast.
The detailing is the lace is excellent.
Good start on the pelisse.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

I think the system you used on this pelisse works well with the scale. Having been a 30mm gaming minis painter I'm learning from threads such as this that what works in 30mm really doesn't work the same in larger scales, thank you for the lesson. Just don't want to be tempted away from what I'm doing now, but temptation keeps beckoning.

Cheers Simon