Bust

[zernina]

Hi ladies and gentlemen !
This is my last paint job. "Top-drawer , first half of the XX c." Bust 200 mm. Manufacturer is Castle miniature, sculptor is one of my favorite sculptors - Yury Serebryakov. Paint - acrylic and tempera.
Best wishes!
Olga.View attachment 146321

 

[user 5827]

Ciau Olga,

Great face...
But I think the black and white need more highlights and shadows....

 

[MalcC]

Olga

The face is equisite.

Malc

 

[Nap]

Hi Olga ,

Great face and especially the hair ..really nice ...love the monocle

I agree with Debrito about the B & W needing more highs and shadows

It might be the pictures but the base could perhaps be a bit better quality , the pics are picking up the imperfections ..but it might not show in the scale size so to speak .

Tempted by this one

Nap

 

[Tecumsea]

Lovely work Olga, so nice to see a face with really natural colours rather than the forced highlights and shadows, so common today, which are only there to mitigate the transitions which are so apparent when painting with Acrylics.
Unfortunately the judging world has been conned into believing this is what faces really look like.

Keith

 

[Captain Lol]

Really great paint on face !

 

[zernina]

Thank you!
And thanks for the advice, I was afraid to do more shadow, I wanted to make a snow-white shirt . But on the black I really can make some accents.
Best wishes!
Olga.

 

[chris1]

Hi Olga,
Given I know next to nothing about painting ,PERFECT.
More please

Chris

 

[Mark S]

Beautiful piece, Olga. As Keith said you've achieved a very realistic face.
I viewed the pics as reduced to original size and the difference is stunning. I'd post reduced size pics.
Well done, it's a very nice piece.

 

[megroot]

Very nice work.

Marc

 

[TOMTAN]

So beautiful，I like the face and eyes .

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Olga - beautiful rich face. Can you provide a little bit more info on where you used acrylic and where tempera? Did you mix them at all? Thanks

Colin

 

[swralph]

really nice work

 

[sippog]

Great skin tones - characterful piece

 

[Jimbo]

Super painting,
Cheers
Jim

 

[pmfs]

Hi!

Not so beautiful as your new profile photo but still it was a beautiful piece.
Hope to see more works from you.

Cheers,
Pedro.

 

[zernina]

Olga - beautiful rich face. Can you provide a little bit more info on where you used acrylic and where tempera? Did you mix them at all? Thanks

Colin

Hi Colin ! I use acrylic and tempera equally . Just when I need to draw something brighter I use acrylic, tempera has more natural color tones that well in other situations. And some acrylics give glitter, it is not always acceptable , although acrylic Polykolor ( Italian firm Maimeri ) give a matte surface . By the way I mix tempera with Polykolor , although I did not get mix other acrylics with tempera ( arose pellets ) . I also use acrylic when I need to have a very thin line ( in acrylic pigment finely ground ) . Best regards, Olga.

 

[John Bowery]

Olga,
Stunning flesh tone. Well done.
Cheers
John