Andrea's Mountain Man

[mikec55]

I recently finished this guy with Vallejo acrylics. There's a log that goes behind him but I decided to put him next to a pond instead. I made the tall water plants out of paper, used Silflor grass, & Woodland Scenics water effects. The water shrunk a lot more than I expected so I'll need to pour another layer. My success with pictures is real hit or miss so my apologies for that. Any comments, especially criticisms greatly appreciated.

Mike

 

[Guy]

Excellent work Mike. I studied the photos for awhile and can only critique that the deep folds need more shading for better contrast. The skin colors are spot on.

 

[megroot]

Good painted figure.
I agree with Guy about the shading.

Marc

 

[John Bowery]

Mike,
Nicely done and great setting for him.
Cheers
John

 

[mikec55]

Guy, Marc, & John,

Thank you for your input. I didn't spray him with any kind of finisher so I'll probably hit the deepest shadows one more time as you suggest.
I just wish I had a better handle on my camera. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out but the photos don't do him any justice.

Thanks again.
Mike

 

[Tommi]

Nicley painted Mike and good groudwork, Mountain Men seem to be a popular choice at the moment, what did you use for the rocks on the basework?
Tommi

 

[mikec55]

Tommi,
Thanks for the compliment. Mtn. men usually aren't my favorite subjects but this one was really easy to paint plus the fact he'd been sitting in my gray army for a while.
The rocks were, for the most part, part of the base supplied by Andrea. I used Sculptamold to build up around Andrea's base.
Thanks again.
Mike

 

[Marcel]

Great painted figure Mike!
And very nice groundwork.

Marcel.

 

[mikec55]

Marcel,

Thanks for the compliment. This one almost painted itself. Plus, Silflor takes a lot of the fuss out of groundwork.

Mike