Completed Dragoon Regt No 7 1900

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Hi Simon

Nice update on this ,trousers look good with the facings looking the same

The pink will look great against the main cornflowerblue

Have fun with the chores and enjoy the granddaughter time

Look forward to your safe return ....lol

Nap
 
Ooh, splendid. Love the pink, it's just the correct colour in my opinion.
Love it, keep up the good work Simon
Melanie

Cheers Melanie, thank you. I admit I was worried about the pink, it's a colour that is easy to get horribly wrong but done right is a nice colour to work with.

Cheers Simon
 
Hi Simon

Nice update on this ,trousers look good with the facings looking the same

The pink will look great against the main cornflowerblue

Have fun with the chores and enjoy the granddaughter time

Look forward to your safe return ....lol

Nap

Many thanks Kev, the blue will be fun unless I get it wrong. As for my Granddaughter so long as she is in a better mood than today all should be fine and dandy.

Cheers Simon
 
Looks good so far.
Maybe add some highlights to the trousers as you suggested? Hard to tell from a photo, though.
I agree with your point about deciding after shading/highlighting the rest of the piece.
 
Looks good so far.
Maybe add some highlights to the trousers as you suggested? Hard to tell from a photo, though.
I agree with your point about deciding after shading/highlighting the rest of the piece.

Cheers David, I think they need a little, the trousers that is, but yeah once all.is done to tie the different colours together a bit.

Cheers Simon
 
This is looking superb Simon. The sculpt is very well done and you’ve nailed that pink colour. Watching……
 
Cheers Dave, high praise indeed, I do enjoy making the figures I want rather than painting what is available, not the best sculptor I know but I enjoy them.and that is what counts.

Cheers Simon
 
Looking good Simon. Pink and light blue are not easy colours to work with, especially if your mixing them yourself.
You need to divert the 4 year olds attention. Play hide and seek, and get her to hide, then retire to the cave.
 
Looking good Simon. Pink and light blue are not easy colours to work with, especially if your mixing them yourself.
You need to divert the 4 year olds attention. Play hide and seek, and get her to hide, then retire to the cave.

Cheers mate, if only it was that simple, I get told where to hide in hide and seek and we take turns in the same place! Then when I pretend to look she jumps up and says boo! Best one today was going to.pick my daughter up from work and hand her back, didn't know she had a pen and she 'tattooed' her entire left hand in the back of the car, after she told me 'you're not my grandad anymore' if only.

Still back to the bench tomorrow to try out the blue!

Cheers Simon
 
Bit late to the bench today with one thing and another, so I'll start with a quick update on yesterday's session.

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This is the base work for the coat, which to.my eyes is pretty close to Cornflower Blue. As with most things in life the mix is best kept simple. Vallejo Deep Sky Blue about 85% and SC Caspian Blue 15%. I will use Deep Sky Blue for the highlights and judge if I need to add any Caspian Blue, shade will be SC Caspian Blue and add a touch of SC Cantabric Blue for the darker shades. I don't want to use any whites or blacks at all with such a light colour.

Cheers Simon
 
Hi Simon

Now that’s a good base Cornflower blue , definitely going to look the business and it’s a eye catching figure

Look forward to seeing more...if you’ve any questions ask the little visionary artist

Have fun

Nap
 
Looking good, Simon! Really coming together. I think you capture the expression that others outside Prussia would call essentially Prussian-a staid, serious look, the look of someone going about his business without frivolity and who knows his business.

Prost!
Brad
 
Kev, Melanie, David & Brad, thank you all very much I'm chuffed you all like it. Will post piccies later just playing Dad's taxi now waiting at the train station for the youngest.

Cheers Simon
 
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