Completed Black Hills Trapper

[JH Figures]

This figure was casted by La Meridiana (sold as Jedediah Smith, but there is only a sketch remained of his portrait, where he isn't looking anything like this). I am in love with the american frontier stuff so I am really excited to finally get started with this one. Instead of zenithal base coating I tried to create a "speckly mist" as I am going for a textured skin clothing.

 

[Briggsy]

Great figure, never seen this before. Textured buckskin will be very interesting, looking forward to you breathing life into him.

Cheers Simon

 

[JH Figures]

Tried a basecoat for the buckskin and painted the face yesterday.

 

[Briggsy]

Very nice, like the old TV series Grizzly Adams. The face is very nice especially considering there isn't much of it left after the beard.

Cheers Simon

 

[MalcC]

Great choice of subject. following with interest.

Malc

 

[JH Figures]

Update

 

[Briggsy]

Very nice, the buckskin and muted colours are great this is going to be a cracking figure.

Cheers Simon

 

[JH Figures]

Planning to do the highlights on the bucksing with a sponge in order to achieve the appropriate texture - I really hope it is going to work!

 

[Briggsy]

That sounds like a great idea I will be very interested on the result, good luck.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Looking very good so far and interested to see how your approach to highlighting works out. It could be very effective for the textured look.

 

[MalcC]

Liking the progress.
Is there a particular type of sponge you use for detailing?

Malc

 

[JH Figures]

Liking the progress.
Is there a particular type of sponge you use for detailing?

Malc

Nothing fancy, just a snatch of a regular dishwashing sponge.

 

[sd0324]

 

[marco14]

it's looking very nice,keep it up

Mario

 

[JH Figures]

So I dropped the idea of creating the skin texture with a sponge and went with the good old speckling with an older kolinsky brush. Refinement is to be done at the end, before putting the figure on the base.

 

[MalcC]

He's looking superb, the texturing is perfect.

Malc

 

[Nap]

Hi

Great to see , a figure that could be quite boring , but not in this case , love the facial character and the buckskin textures

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Love the buckskin, having weather's 1/35th vehicles with a sponge I was interested to see how it would work on a figure. Not too surprised you ended up using a brush, the effect is brilliant.

Cheers Simon

 

[Steve Ski]

This is looking really good!

 

[Jeff T]

Looking fantastic!..very nice.

Cheer's,
Jeff.