WIP Andy's Cossack

[Martin Antonenko]

26. Day, 25. November 2013
Today I have started to paint the rifle .
Of course, the weapon has a historical template , an English musket from the early 17th Century ... :

For that time - we are witnessing the innovation of the conversion from matchlock to flintlock ! - a highly modern weapon!
Intensive trade relations between England and Russia at least since the time of Tsar Ivan IV (1530 - 1584) established - a plausibility , as the English weapon may have come to Russia, is thus present .

Since there was not a significant weapons production in Russia at the time , contributed almost all Cossacks " exotic " took "exotic" weapons around with them - though usually which the Polish-Lithuanian or - more often - Ottoman- Tatar origins.
Today I painted the wood parts and antschieden me aware of a relatively light wood , which

I have taken these colors ... :

After the first paint-step...:

When I was ready , I made with seemingly countless small and tiny dots and dashes of various mixtures of the same colors as possible a realistic-looking "wood grain " ... :

Tomorrow I will pant the metal parts of the gun...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

27. Day, 26. November 2013

With these colors ...

...I painted today the metal parts of the rifle.

Here is the final weapon ...:

Please look closely: Andy, has the gun muzzle sculpted open - drilling for the purpose of more accurate portrayal is omitted, then!

The weapon is as hoped one of the "eye-catcher" of the figure become, I think ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Cloin, Roger..: Thanks!

2 .Day, 27. November 2013

Next is the painting of the sheep-fur to be seen at the chest and shoulder area.
Coats made ​​of this material were widespread among the Cossacks as a col - and weather protection , many with hoods, which were so spacious that even the high fur cap fit underneath.

These coats were called " Ishik " or " Ton" , both of which date back to Tatar word stems .

They were worn with the fur side out or worn inside.

At the Caucasus Cossacks knew ( and know! ) also sheepskin coats But thery are black and called " Burka " .

Andy has sculpted the fur on the outside to the better impression sake.

So today Sheepskin painting is painted.
You can either the familiar bright (but not white ! ) fur paint ...

Or even a black one... :

For me, the coat will be black because I want to have the clothes of our friend as dark as possible .

I took these colors ... :

Pure Black I suppose only for the deepest shades. The high-lights I painted my pure white.
Now my Cossack looks like this...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

29. Day, 28. November 2013

Today I have painted the right breast-sction of my Cossacks Kaftan...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Andy and Colin!

Cheers

 

[amcairns]

Hi Martin,
Will you paint the mantel(overcoat) on his back in a creamy tone?Just a suggestion.
Andy

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Hi Andy!

I think, it will be black...
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30. Day, 2. December 2013

Today I paintedthe braids which close the Kaften my VCossack forward on the chest.

I want to paint them silver, but in a way, that it shines only slowly and not gloss like metal.

So I have the braids eretmal pre-painted with a mixture of "German Grey" and "Light Grey" ...:

Then a thin Outlining came down to the belt on the chest.

And finally I have the places where light falls, which are so shimmer silver, brushed very carefully with silver.

The subtile shiny-effect is good to be seen on this picture...:

 

[ChaosCossack]

Looks good Martin, that's the same technique I use for "silver metallic" lace. You have executed it very well.

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

31. Day, 3. December 2013

Actually I wanted to "dive "the other side of the chest of the caftan in blue color ...

But then my eyes fell again on the left arm of our Cossack - and I was was not satisfied at once, not with the sculpted drapery and neither with my painting in the shoulder/neck area ...:

The drapery is certainly not culpted wrong, but it comes to me too "fragmented" over - and I've found already while painting that I ever wanted to paint "against" the sculpting. The result looks accordingly ...:

Well...:
- Coulor away with isopropyl alcohol
- sculpted a new (and I think a better) drapery

This way it looks now...:

Tomorrow I'll do the "fine-tuning" ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

32 Day, 4th December 2013

So - the whole thing has been revised. Now the drapery looks the way I want to have it...:

Now the "Milliput" may harden. Tomorrow I want to paint priming and the new arm ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

33. Day, 5. December 2013

The new drapery is primed and painted ...:

Photography is now once again a matter of luck, for it is grey and dark outside.
Tomorrow I will try, to make better Photos...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks again, Colin!

34 Day 6 December 2013

The left chest part of my little Cossack has now become even blue.

And I have the area between the tresses interposed a few cautious lights.

This (lights set) I then also made ​​on the other side of the chest. These few brush strokes now unfold a beautiful effect!

And because just once briefly the sun came through,'ve also can make reasonably decent pictures of it.

And the newly-made folds in the shoulder area of the arm is now even easier to see ...:

 

[ChaosCossack]

Looking very good Martin. You're rework of the sleeve drapery turned out well. Can't wait to see how the whole coat looks when it's done.
Carry on, sir!

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thank You very much, Colin and Andy!

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

35. Day, 10. December 2013

The tresses on the left side of the chest are just painted like the right ones.

Result: Nothing shines, but it shimmers gently ...:

 

[ChaosCossack]

Starting to come together very well Martin... Keep up the great work

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thank You, Adrian, Colin and Ken!

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

36. Day, 11. December 2013

The next step: leather paint!

Our Cossack wears three leather straps over the chest. I have decided, they all portray with other colors - leather can indeed have so many colors.

The first - wide - belt is according to "new leather", so look quite bright.

I did it with these colors ...:

Well...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

37. Day, 12. December 2013

The second leather-belt - with These colours...:

Now it looks like this...:

 

[ChaosCossack]

Very nice Martin

Colin