Okay since I got a new camera for a Chrissy present (well an old one, but much better than the dodgy phone I've been using for photo's) I thought I'd add a photo or two of the Andrea Blacksmith I finished at the end of last year. Since I'm still sorting out the best settings on the camera you'll have to bear with me . . .
It's 54 mm and painted in my usual acrylics (Vallejo and Andrea) The skin tone was built up with many washes on top of the usual mixture including purple and green in the shadows (This is a way I used to work for larger figures when I was painting eons ago. The washes are very thin and it' looks like you are just wetting the surface until the paint dries, but I've found it is a great way of adding interest to a large area of the same colour) I also added a tiny spot of Basalt grey to all the colours which helps the figure hang together. I tried to add some hairs to the arms and chest which might be just visible (I'm guessing waxing for that Tom Daley look wasn't popular at the time)
The base incorporates a modified Pegaso shield with detail added to the back in bamboo after the boss had been drilled out. The spear is wire and a the head was carved from solid using an old piece of a figure base. The bucket was built up from plastic card and turned into a bit of rabbit hole (You know the way that you innocently start looking up a small item on t'interweb and 3 days later emerge stuffed full of previously unknown information
Who knew buckets weren't always the shape they are now?)I also added a scrap of lead foil on the tang of the blade for a piece of cloth/leather.
Overall it's a lovely delicate figure and a real pleasure to paint. I'm tempted to do another one in a slightly different scheme, perhaps next to the light of a forge since I've always wanted to try a bit of directional lighting and this would be a great one to work with.
Happy New Year to all
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