WIP Another Cossack...!

[Nap]

This is going to be impressive ...black with the awards being worn..flashes of colour

Looking forward to it

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thank youm Nap!

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11. Day, May 20, 2017

Just painted the eyes...:







It's allways a faszinating moment, when such a bust after setting of the two litte light reflexions points to the eyes begins to "live"...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

12. Day, May 21, 2017

A look out of the window of ma working station:
My two Rhododendron show what they can. They have not looked so beautiful for a long time!




Before I drive to the next Oldtimer meeting, I used these colors ...



...to underpaint the skin parts of the face of ma cossack...:






Last step of today was the final painting of the face with these oils...:




Here we are...:

 

[Nap]

Martin

Have to agree with you .....get the eyes in and it seems to bring the resin to life

A real good work on the flesh work as well......wish I still had mine !

Enjoying this as always

Thanks for sharing

Nap

PS a lovely view of the flowers as well

 

[Martin Antonenko]

13. Day, May 22, 2017

Hairs, eyebrows and beard...



...and lips...:



Face and head ready!

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Just seen in the pictures that I forgot the eyelid stroke under the (in the pfoto!) left eye!

Just improved!

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

14. Day, May 23, 2017

After an underpainting with black acrylic...



...I just painted the "Beshmet" shirt!

For that I used a "cold" mixture of "black"...:



Ready...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

15. Day, May 24, 2017

Cherkesska underpainted...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

16. Day, May 26, 2017

The blacktones to paint the Cherksska with I mixed roday from these Colors - totally different from the "Beshmet" shirt...:



I think, both blacks are working pretty good toether - only taking ptotos of them is a real horror...!

 

[Martin Antonenko]

17t. Day, May 31, 2017

After I have extensively used the beautiful weather in the past days, today is again painting day.
I have just awarded the Cossack the Order "Red Banner"!
Here again this - at that time - highest Order of the Bolsheviks, as it was lent in 1920 ...:



And this is the size in which he had to be sculpted and painted ...:



Looks quite good, I mean ...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

18. Day, June 1, 2017
Today I have painted the "Kapsitulnij" and the "Gazirij" on one side of the breast!
The "Gazririj" sleeves are made of metal, so I have shown them as well.
I have begun with almost Arcyl color ...



... doing some small points on the things. The dots dry a bit plastically and give the impression of engraving, or chiselled silver!
Then I covered the whole thing with a very thin layer "Silver Ink".

Next step were the patron pockets - they are made of silver fabric.
So a background with these colors ...


... and lastly carefully silver Color is brushed thinly.


Thus, the difference between metal silver and fabric silver is beautifully clear!

And finally, I gave our friend a dark red-colored fabric on the cartridge hanger, very dark, so it does not notice too much and the overall picture - where the color black should dominate - dis not disturbed!
This dark red fabric consists of ...:

The overall impression is quite good - I think. It looks decorated, but not too gorgeous ...:








And then there was a joyful surprise!
The postman has brought me a beautiful black wooden base in the house, which a friend from Munich last weekend made for me ...:



In the fundus has found a Soviet star, which is fixed to the front of the base - this fits very well to the bust!

 

[Martin Antonenko]

19. Day, June 2, 2017


Today was the saber belt!

First of all, I have underpainted it with these color...:





These colors were used for the final painting of the leather ...:



The buckle and the hardware were shown as "metal / silver", which I did with these colors ...



And so it has become...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

20./21. Day, June 3./4., 2017

Painted the "Gazyrij" on the other side of the breast yesterday.

And today the badge of the "Red Riders-Army" - I nearly broke my fingers while painting this litte thing...:








Gruß

 

[Nap]

Looking good Martin

The pictures seem a little dark ..might be my iPad though!

Thanks for sharing the SBS l
Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

@Nap:
I take my pics only with natural light and use no lamps and spots! And outside it is cloudy and a thunderstorm was happening. Thats the reason for the dark photos...


And a Little Addition:
Just painted the little white reflex points in the eyes a bit smaller - looks quite more realistic I think...:

 

[Borek]

Great! And fantastic preparation and background materials and pictures, as always. Really nice work

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thx Borek!

I have corrected the reflex points again - they were not evenly, which let the guy "squint" a bit.

Pictures of it tomorrow ...

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

21. Day, June 5, 2017

Eye reflexpoints final version...:

 

[Nap]

Looking so good Martin ..very hard to get the different blacks right ..you have nailed it

Thanks fr sharing all the info and especially the mixes

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

22. Day, June 6, 2017

Our friend was just glued to the fine base, my friend did for me...: