DML 1:16 Wehrmacht Oberfeldwebel

[kansas kid]

Thanks for the kind remarks, Mark

Right now I'm trying to finish a 1:16th Tamiya figure. Here is the box art

rick

 

[TWOMOONS]

Hi Michael:

I appreciate you taking the time to comment about my style of painting.

Yes, I do enjoy going for strong contrasts. I try to paint as though
bright sun was directly over the top of the figure. So I do paint
in the highlights and the shadows. I will say that the photos make
those areas stand out more so than you would notice in a room
with normal lighting. But I also admit that many figure painters
who are much better than me, paint in a completely different style
and more or less let the natural light in the room determine
where the shadows fall on the figure, without painting in the
shadows or the highlights. And I like the results I see in that
style. But for me, I seem to have more fun painting in the
manner I described above.




Also, I write my forum posts here in a different 'style' than the way other
posters do. And I am surprised no one has ever mentioned it. It has to
do with my newspaper background. I wonder if anyone can guess what is
different about my posts from the other Planeteers and what the reason
for it might be???

Thanks for your remarks,

Kansas Kid

It's heavily paragraphed and indented column left like a newspaper format?

 

[kansas kid]

YOu guessed right Phil

That is exactly right. Newpapers know that if a line of type is too long it
is hard for the eye to come back over to the left and make sure to start
reading the very next line. The eye gets confused because of how wide the
lines are left to right. About 14 to 15 picas wide is as far as a column of
type to be in width.

Of course, people who designed web pages have no background in
magazines or newspapers and so the text goes on and on to the far right
edge. To me that is very hard to read.

Jayhawker

 

[mil-mart]

Rick great painting all round but I especially admire the nice work on the face and eyes.

Cheers Ken

 

[kansas kid]

Thanks Ken, it is so kind of you to take a look see, and post your comments.



Miami Jayhawk

 

[rheath]

This is a nice figure Rick I like the tired look - speaks volumes, with some great ground work a real winner. Thanks for posting RobH.

 

[kansas kid]

hello Rob in South Africa

Hello Rob:

It is good to hear from you. I've seen so many photos and movies of your
beautiful country. And I believe this is the first time you posted on one of
my threads.

Thank you for your kind words. I do appreciate it,

Have a great day,

rick

 

[Ferris]

Hi Rick,

I'm rather late into your thread, but I'm glad I saw it. I have this figure on the
(quick, an ENTER otherwise the text becomes too wide :-D ) shelff and like it,
so hope to finish it as well some time. Well, too bad about the weapon, but others
have pointed that out. The 6th army 'died' in Stalingrad, indeed before this weapon
arrived on the scene. Anyway, I think you did an excellent good job, and the eyes are
simply amazing. I am about half your age (I think) but have a hard time doing eyes even
using my brand new visor goggle glasses (whatever they are called). My compiments
on the atmosphere of the figure and on your progress!

Cheers, Adrian

 

[kansas kid]

Yo Adrian. . . . re the Rocky movie. . .

Hello Adrian:

I about fell out of my chair laughing as I read your first sentence in your
forum post. You just crack me up! That is so "enter key" funny! You
could have given my City editor at The Miami Herald a run for her money,
I can betcha'. So with all that laughing over here in Overland Park, Kansas
I've definitely gotten my daily supply of endorphins topped off for the day.

Well, Mr. Ferris, I'll set the record straight re my age, because after a
person gets soooooooo old, they let everyone know how old they are.
I'll be 73 this Summer. (hit the enter/paragraph key now)

Don't give up on using that Opti-visor or the means of magnification that
you use, Adrian. It does get better. And we do in fact learn by doing. I will
say that in my opinion, it is important that your hand holding the brush
and the hand holding the figure must be supported and not moving in any
way. When I am painting the part of the circle that is the iris in the eye,
the circle of colour (that the top of that circle goes up under the upper eye
lid) in outline in the darkest colour of the eye I will use, I am holding my
breath so even my chest does not move. I paint eyes only with acrylics.
As they go on so thin, if I screw it up, I start all over, and just paint
the iris again, right over a new coat for the off white of the eye. Some
times I have to paint the eyes four or 5 times, before I am happy with it.
My brush hand is resting on a stack of Three glued together 2 X 4s.
The stack is tall enough for the figure in my other hand to rest against
the side of the stack of 2 X 4s. Therefore no movement either with my
brush hand or movement of the figure. I hope this helps.

Oh I should have said that for tiny detail like the eyes, I use Winsor
Newton Series 7 Pure Kolinsky Red Sable brushes size double zero (00).

All kidding aside, Adrian. . . I certainly appreciate your kind words and
for the fact that you took time to look over the photos and then read my
diatribe about column widths. . .

Old Miami Jayhawk

 

[Jamie Stokes]

looks good overall.

As for weapons, and hands holding them, it might also be possible to pin the weapon to the hand.

As for straps & slings, can be fiddly, haven't done any so far, so cant offer any insights on that yet.....

Do like the colour tones, and groundwork. Plus, they marry up nicely, rather then a super clean soldier in a dusty environment.


Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

cheers

 

[Meehan34]

Nice work Jayhawk! I particularly admire your base work with the fence. Keep it up and Go POKES!

 

[kansas kid]

Thanks Jamie: It is always good to hear from you. I appreciate your
imput. I am not to much on factory fresh models, or figures. For me it
seems to be more fun to dirty things up. I like the challenge of trying
to learn how to paint that way.

rick

 

[kansas kid]

Hey Mike: Good to hear from you, Cowpoke. BTW, I am reasonably sure
that OSU is in the big dance fer sure. I think we have a chance to get
7 teams from the Big XII in the big dance. I'm goin' out tonight to buy
Johnson Dance wax. . . if they still make that stuff.

Thanks again,

Jayhawker