Completed Critique Baron Lejuene - Metal Modeles 54mm

[Aveleira]

Amazing piece Alex!!

Regards
Pedro

 

[ellie]

Love it Alex the ground work sets it off very well indeed a pleasure to look at.

Ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[Alex Long]

Many thanks to everyone for your comments much appreciated.

Alex.

 

[Alex Long]

That is an outstanding piece. I love it. Can you elaborate on your technique vis a vis Lejeune's face and that howitzer please?

I start all miniatures with an airbrushed primer coat of Jo Sonja's Carbon black. Face was then given a top down directional spray with a medium flesh tone. I pre-mix all the flesh transitions beforehand and keep then fresh on a wet palette, about nine shades in total. In this case I went for a generally pale tone using white, burgundy, yellow ochre, paynes grey and black (all Jo Sonja's) with a touch of purple and alazarin crimson added for further tonal changes. This mix was replicated in oils and added as a final layer in thin coats. The Howitzer is Alclad brass sprayed over a gloss black base and shaded/weathered with burnt umber and black oils with the addition of Winsor Emerald oils for the corrosion.
Hope this answers your question.

Alex.

 

[John Bowery]

Alex,
That is a stunning scene and great painting.
Cheers
John

 

[Jaybo]

Thanks for the insight Alex.

 

[rafaelega]

Excelent

 

[Mat Lambert]

I'm late to comment on this but what a superb painted figure. A truly excellent and inspirational piece of work.
Cheers
Mat

 

[jan-willem stokkers]

Great work and love the face painting. Think its one of the best MM figures.

Gr.JW

 

[OldTaff]

Excellent work, Alex; thanks for sharing your techniques,too.

Alan

 

[yoshi]

Beautiful piece of art. Like the composition.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

seemed to have missed this one Alex, very nice and very clean brushwork, and you got the colour on the cannon wheel bang to rights

Ron