Chinese General - 54mm Pegaso

[phil_h]

Hello Everybody...

Here is Pegaso's 54mm Han Dynasty Chinese General. He's the subject of a lengthy, rather introspective narrative style SBS over in the vBench forum. I go into quite a detailed explanation on how every part and every detail of this figure (even all the freehand patterns) was approached and painted. He was an absolute blast to paint, and I enjoyed every minute of it...

For those of you who have taken time out to follow that rather lengthy SBS, thanks again for all the encouraging words - they are all very much appreciated!

For some reason, the light is a little different in these (I think I turned off one of the lamps in the room the photos were taken in)

Regards,
Phil

 

[anstontyke]

absolutly stunning

 

[swralph]

This is just fantastic Phil.
I can see that there is a lot of skill that's gone into this.Those freehand patterns are just to die for.
Ralph

 

[Alex]

I like it very much, the freehand in the back is wonderful. I don't know if it is the lighting or not but may I offer one suggestion ? since the red garnment is presumed to be silk, I think that I would have gone with very strong highlights alternating with very deep shadows but without smooth transition between them if you see what I mean. This gives the illusion of silk in comparison with other fabrics like cotton, etc.

 

[Alex]

and the face is perfect !

 

[Chris Ribchester]

What more can I say, it's already been said but i'll just say , stunning.

Chris

 

[Joe55]

Yes Sir, a beautiful piece! Colorful and loads of intricate patterns. Well done Phil !

Joe

 

[Roc]

Excellent work....... great details......


Cheers

 

[Edorta]

It´s a very fine work, really high level skill in freehand, very nice work all around.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[megroot]

Amazing and stunning work.

Marc

 

[phil_h]

absolutly stunning

Thanks Tony!

 

[phil_h]

This is just fantastic Phil.
I can see that there is a lot of skill that's gone into this.Those freehand patterns are just to die for.
Ralph

Thanks for the kind words Ralph. I'm glad you like him!
Phil

 

[phil_h]

I like it very much, the freehand in the back is wonderful. I don't know if it is the lighting or not but may I offer one suggestion ? since the red garnment is presumed to be silk, I think that I would have gone with very strong highlights alternating with very deep shadows but without smooth transition between them if you see what I mean. This gives the illusion of silk in comparison with other fabrics like cotton, etc.

and the face is perfect !

Thanks a lot Alex - I'm really happy to hear you like it! Regarding the robe, as obvious as it could be, I didn't think of silk at all! To me, I thought the material was something heavier! Having said that though, your advice for silk is spot on and totally how it should be done!
The face went through a couple of revisions (I wasn't happy with the results of the first time through), so I'm glad to hear that you like it

By the way, I still check out that samurai you last posted! I have several of them (all unpainted), and yours is definitely an inspiration!
Phil

 

[phil_h]

What more can I say, it's already been said but i'll just say , stunning.

Chris

Thanks again Chris, very much appreciated, and I'm glad you enjoyed the sbs!
Phil

 

[phil_h]

Yes Sir, a beautiful piece! Colorful and loads of intricate patterns. Well done Phil !

Joe

Thanks a lot Joe. Glad you like him!
Phil

 

[phil_h]

Excellent work....... great details......


Cheers

Thanks for the kind words Roc.
Phil

 

[phil_h]

It´s a very fine work, really high level skill in freehand, very nice work all around.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Thanks so much Eduardo!
Phil

 

[phil_h]

Amazing and stunning work.

Marc

Thank you very much Marc - glad you like it.
Phil

 

[billyturnip]

It's obvious from the extremely high quality painting you enjoyed this Phil.

 

[fermatgom]

I've followed your SBS with interest and now we have the result! And what a result!! Congratulations!