"Dead Men Tell No Tales"

[diosytexas]

hi guy. i'm blown away. love the colours. well done.dave.

 

[Calvin]

I do not go to the trouble to set up the photo equipment and tri-pod

Thanks to the patience of my mate, I'm 'allowed' to have the exclusive use of a small room. Now, having inherit the laziness gene from my aunt, I setup a permanent, quick and dirty studio on the upper of a rack. As you can see, is a really smart but effective solution, at least it works for me... (only 90 cm from the working area, just love the best result with minimun effort rule...).
Also consider that generally you must adjust the white balance of the camera only when working with artificial light, not with daylight.

PS: shame the cable to connect the camara to the PC id not long enough, so I must mount and dismount the camara from the tripod everytime...

 

[Guy]

Great set-up Luca. I like the blocks you have made for the lights to fasten to. I may have to bite the bullit and creat such a set-up as well. Its just figuring out where.

 

[KeithP]

I meant to check in earlier on this thread and tell you how much I like the vignette.

It is quite striking and the figures all have their own unique "flavor"!

Keith

 

[Guy]

Thanks Keith......I've tried to give each their own personalit, so to speak and give them some color....much more than what the traditional Verlinden box art does. I got the first pirate as a gift and was amazed at the character in the face and had to order another....then another....then what the heck....I ordered their whole Pirate series. Hope to do all of them in various single / vignettes this fall.

 

[Guy]

Progress is made with the captain blending and shading his trouser leg, jacket, vest and sash.

The drybrushing has also been started with the first being done on the jacket, vest and sash.

Here are the pegged arms, also drybrushed and the lace has been given a humbrol chocolate base coat.

all comments welcome.

 

[yeo_64]

Looks REALLY COOL,Guy;you're right,your colour choice is SO MUCH more attractive compared to the original box art's. Cheers !
Kenneth.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Kenneth. The different colors has been fun to paint.

 

[megroot]

Great Work Guy,

I would see it again after 3 weeks. Within a couple of hours i leave for a vacation to the Alps of Austria.
So i really looking forward to the finish.

Marc.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Marc.........have a great vacation.

 

[Marius]

Nice scene Guy, plenty of colour. I'm looking forward to see it finished.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Marius............Here is a photo of the head just placed into the neck socket to see how the flesh related to the rest of the colors.

I take the head back off and proceed to attach the arms with the right one first. As I said before, this is the worst fitting Verlinden kit I have encountered and even after dry fitting, I knew there would be some filling needed.

Most of the filling is in the rear with a small gap to be filled with magic sculpt.

Magic sculpt is roughed into the gap and later a toothpic is used to remove as much of the excess as can be allowed. I later take a flat brush and water and work the magic sculpt smoothly over the seam.

This is one reason I love my enamels. I will touch up the filled area with red and re-blend the area. I always save my final dry-brushing to after all the joints are attached so as to match the paint perfectly where a seam has been done.

 

[Dan Morton]

Beautiful, Guy! Just awesome!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Doughboy417]

You are a FANTASTIC painter i could only dream about being able to paint this good. You ROCK!!!!!
A+++++++++++++++

 

[Cicero]

Hello Guy,

Your pirate is going to be a stunner. I love the shading and lighting on the red coat, as a matter of fact, I like the whole of it!

Kind regards

Johan

 

[Ernest]

Great Work Guy!! I especialy like the green and red tones...keep the good work

 

[Roc]

Guy, my friend, I echo what everybody said, nice work.
Your technique reminds me of Henry Lion, he also used humbrols and the dry brush technique.


Keep up the good work.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Dan, Johan and Ernest.......I appreciate the kind words.

Roc........yes, I spent many hours with Henri learning the dry-brush technique. Its not used much anymore but I still favor it for worn look to clothing and leather. I just finished taking some pics of the Pirate and will post them in the morning.......too tired tonight.

 

[Pete_H]

Guy,
Can you please describe, in detail, your fleshtone painting technique?

I'm really curious ...

 

[Roc]

Guy, I still have his book My Way I found it a few years go at a show, the guy was brilliant with a paint brush.

Cheers

Roc.