Completed Cyrano de Bergerac

[Tommi]

Hi Folks

Here is a piece that I have been working on the past few weeks for one of my collectors. It’s a bust of Hercule-Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac . He was a French dramatist and duelist. In fictional works about his life he is featured with an overly large nose, which people would travel from miles around to see. Portraits suggest that he did have a big nose, though not nearly as large as described in works about him. Cyrano's work furnished models and ideas for subsequent writers.

I purchased the piece from here on PF. Do not know who the manufacture is? The casting was pretty rough and filled with air bubbles and I had to re work and re-sculpt most of it in magisculp. All painted in Scale 75 Acylics and Jo Sonja acrylics. It’s a bit of a fun thing to paint, any comments most welcome.

Cheers

Tommi

 

[Franckythefrench]

Very well done! congratulations

francky

 

[housecarl]

Brilliant eyes, and a nice bit of freehand.
Carl.

 

[swralph]

Lovely Paintwork

 

[Helm]

Very nice work Tommi
Steve

 

[Edorta]

Great work and very convincing result with an atypical subject and figure. Is a bit cartoonish, but the painting work is really serious.
Which scale or size is?

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Wings5797]

Fantastic brushwork Tommi.
Very well done.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[gorgosaurus]

This is most evidently a Tim Bruckner garage-kit, Tommi.
I like his very distinctive style and have his Frankenstein´s Monster bust in my stash.
Nice work.
Spike.

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

Well done.
But do not forget Cyranno de Bergerac wasreal, not a character in a novel.
Hercule-Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and duelist. In fictional works about his life he is featured with an overly large nose, which people would travel from miles around to see. Portraits suggest that he did have a big nose, though not nearly as large as described in works about him. Cyrano's work furnished models and ideas for subsequent writers.

Cyranno statue in the town of Bergerac, south-west France.

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

I forgot, the real face of Cyranno :

 

[Mark S]

Beautifully done, Tommi.

 

[garyhiggins]

Personally, my favorite version of Cyrano deBergerac is by Morecambe and Wise, but this beautifully painted quirky bust comes a good 2nd.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[tiberius57]

Beautifully done, indeed, Tommi! The flavour of a caricature makes this bust different!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Joe55]

This guy looks sharp! I like your style and the overall effect you achieved here. A big pat on the back Tommi !

Joe

 

[John Bowery]

Tommi,
There that is one wonderful piece of work. Looks like it was fun.
Cheers
John

 

[storm_zh]

A very nice piece. The details on his face and the freehand work on the collar are all very well done. Congrats, Tommi!

 

[FigureLover]

That is some great painting, the colours in the flesh tones are outstanding and dramatic, which is the best way to portray him. Love it
Ben

 

[megroot]

Great work Tommi.

Marc

 

[Jimbo]

Love it! really nice.
Cheers
Jim

 

[DEL]

Now that's one clever piece of painting. Superb technique for this caricature bust, nicely judged balance between realism and cartoon.
Cheers
Derek