WIP Critique Comandant Brescia Garde d'Honneur 1812

[Colin_Fraser]

Better pictures. Epaulettes are now done - same paint as other silver lace. Base raw umber; highlight parchment; wash with diluted raw umber ink; high highlight with white flecks sparingly; washed with diluted silver ink.

Colin

 

[tiberius57]

Nice progress, Colin!
Following closely!
Zeno

 

[NickM]

He's really starting to look great, Colin.
Looking forward to seeing him completed!
Cheers

 

[ChaosCossack]

Really coming together Colin, looking fantastic!!!
What is the name of the facing colour? It's very different from the usual "same ol' same old"... I like it.

Look forward to the final presentation

Colin of the East

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Really coming together Colin, looking fantastic!!!
What is the name of the facing colour? It's very different from the usual "same ol' same old"... I like it.

Look forward to the final presentation

Colin of the East

Thanks Colin - Chamois - think car washing cloth colour

Here's the Rousselot paint chip posted on site prevously.

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Waistcoat, belt done. Aiguillettes started. Hand still needs work.

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks Colin - Chamois - think car washing cloth colour

Here's the Rousselot paint chip posted on site prevously.

Colin

Cham-wow

 

[tiberius57]

Great job, Colin! I like your painting style! A lot to learn!
Now, that the epaulettes are done, it looks to me that the figures right epaulette is bigger. Maybe is just me or the photo angle.
Keep us posted with the progress! I love watching your work!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Richie]

Hi Colin,
This is progressing very nicely I love what you are achieving with the brushes. I give you my best Napoleonic monkey salute.
cheers
Richie

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Great job, Colin! I like your painting style! A lot to learn!
Now, that the epaulettes are done, it looks to me that the figures right epaulette is bigger. Maybe is just me or the photo angle.
Keep us posted with the progress! I love watching your work!
Cheers,
Zeno

Probably is slightly bigger Zeno. I sculpted it in a hurry so the fringes are a wee bit different between the two epaulettes too. It shows more in photos than in real life.

You may notice that in experimenting with Vallejos I tend to do more hatching (i.e. fine lines with diluted paint to build up an effect or hue) rather than blending. Its different than the Spanish/Italian acrylics text book style but I prefer to do my own thing sometimes.

Colin

 

[Gra30]

Hi Colin
This is a superb paint job and looking great.
I am tempted at this figure, did you say you textured the crested plume, very interested as it all looks superb.

 

[tiberius57]

You may notice that in experimenting with Vallejos I tend to do more hatching (i.e. fine lines with diluted paint to build up an effect or hue) rather than blending. Its different than the Spanish/Italian acrylics text book style but I prefer to do my own thing sometimes.

Colin

This is one of the reasons why I like the achieved effects. It is another way to create texture that the one that I'm used to. I'm following closely, Colin! Very good stuff! Thanks a lot for deciding to go for an sbs on this subject!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Hi Colin
This is a superb paint job and looking great.
I am tempted at this figure, did you say you textured the crested plume, very interested as it all looks superb.

Thanks very much. No all I changed was his contra epaulette, making it into a full epaulette. His plume is as cast.

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

This is one of the reasons why I like the achieved effects. It is another way to create texture that the one that I'm used to. I'm following closely, Colin! Very good stuff! Thanks a lot for deciding to go for an sbs on this subject!
Cheers,
Zeno

Thanks Zeno - I always wonder if I am posting too many updates. Its hard to decide exactly when to take an in progress shot.

Cheers

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks Zeno - I always wonder if I am posting too many updates. Its hard to decide exactly when to take an in progress shot.

Cheers

Colin

Westy Colin

No such thing as too many progress shots... the more steps you show, the more technique we can see.

Keep it up my brother

Eastside Colin

 

[tiberius57]

Westy Colin

No such thing as too many progress shots... the more steps you show, the more technique we can see.

Keep it up my brother

Eastside Colin

Agree! The more steps, the better... for the viewer...
Zeno

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Starting his breeches. This is the base with some shading. Next to start highlighting.



Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Very nice... Doe-skin breeches?

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Very nice... Doe-skin breeches?

yup - only the best. I will be adding a couronne de fer chevalier award too.

As he is in palace/parade dress, I am going to put him on an ornate hand painted carpet. I have several photos of authentic Napoleonic ones in Osenat auction catalogues. Some are stupidly complex in design. I will need to decide how ornate to go.

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Good luck with that... Have you done much freehand pattern work? Some examples I've seen are mindboggling. There's an example somewhere on here of a Red Lancer standing on just such a carpet, WOW.
I think it'll look great with this figure.
Make sure you take lots of SBS pics of the process.

Colin