Completed Andrea Viking on horseback

[Mariobusta]

Finished this guy ,my first attempt at painting a face in acrylics . Groundwork ,shield and metals acrylic the rest in oils . Comments welcome .

 

[ChaosCossack]

Nice job. I always liked this figure. Historical inaccuracies and all

 

[Mariobusta]

Thanks ChaosCossack for the comment , I have always seen this figure as semi historical and semi fantasy .

Cheers

Neil

 

[NickM]

He turned out beaut, Neil. Brilliant painting!

 

[Mariobusta]

He turned out beaut, Neil. Brilliant painting!

Thanks Nick

Cheers

Neil

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks ChaosCossack for the comment , I have always seen this figure as semi historical and semi fantasy .

Cheers

Neil

Exactly right. Looks like a fun fig to paint!

Colin

 

[FigureLover]

Brilliant work, the horse is a standout, and nice subdued colours on the viking
Ben

 

[bagelman1952]

Nice brushwork

 

[kagemusha]

Excellent result. Love the horse and muted colours.

Regards

Ron

 

[tiberius57]

Lovely painting, indeed! Great work! Congrats!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[osceola]

Beautiful painting ... very nice horse

 

[megroot]

Excellent work. But I don't get the benefit for painting the face in acrylic.
Your oilpainting is fabulous.

marc

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Good on mate!

Super horse especially & interesting to hear of your acrylics experiment for face plus some details.
How'd you find them & like Marc a bit curious as to why you opted for them on instead of oils you've mastered?

Photos are nice & sharp too
Lots of drama in this piece, keen to see it.

Mike

 

[John Bowery]

Nicely done and great horse.
Cheers
John

 

[Mariobusta]

Thanks Guys for the positive comments .

 

[Mariobusta]

Excellent work. But I don't get the benefit for painting the face in acrylic.
Your oilpainting is fabulous.

marc

Good on mate!

Super horse especially & interesting to hear of your acrylics experiment for face plus some details.
How'd you find them & like Marc a bit curious as to why you opted for them on instead of oils you've mastered?

Photos are nice & sharp too
Lots of drama in this piece, keen to see it.

Mike

Mike and Marc , thanks for the feedback . There is various reasons why I decided to paint the face in acrylics , one reason being
I am always looking for ways to paint faster and it seems to be a bit quicker for me using this medium , also my goal is to get as good at acrylics as I am with oils and i like to use both . Unfortunately I am still not very good with acrylics but getting better .My next figure will be completely in acrylics . Another reason is it is hard to get a flat finish with oils unless you dry them in an oven and I have a couple of resin figures in the grey army and i don't want to end up melting them . Cant seem to find a reliable flat varnish .

Thanks

Neil

 

[Joe55]

Some really nice brushwork Neil, regardless of the medium! This dude and his mount turned out great!

Joe

 

[fabrizio1969]

Excellent work. But I don't get the benefit for painting the face in acrylic.
Your oilpainting is fabulous.

marc

quote marc,excellent

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Neil,..... beautiful work! .. it's one of those painted piece's, that catch your eye! and really want to study over and over! ... which I still am doing. Very well done!

Regards,

Mark

 

[Captain Lol]

Really great paint
Cheers
Vincent .