WIP Fan Art Baron Munchhausen bust.

[Geoff Charman]

I had been looking at this one for some time and finally purchased him from Matt at El Greco.



After the usual clean up, wash and prime, I started with the eyes in acrylics and then the face using tubed Artist's oils



Leaving the head to dry, I started to block in some colour using acrylics.



Hopefully in the end he might look like this, if I can find some white fur.



That's it for today, don't want to rush it.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Nap]

Hi Geoff

Great bust there for you to choose ......fun as well

Another good start as always

Can't help ref the furry stuff ....perhaps a haberdashery shop ?

Look forward to more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[malc]

What a brilliant character.

Can I assume you will do it as per the photo. .?

 

[DaddyO]

Hi Geoff
You're not slacking are you?
Re: the furry bits you might like to try a technique I used when i was making big figures from scratch (although I'd practice it first) What you do is get hold of some lint (I used medical dressing pads) apply a layer of glue to the surface where the fur is to stick (I used to use UHU cement in the yellow box which I believe is still available from Poundland and the like) then press the lint onto the glued surface and leave it till it's dried. When dry you slowly pull the lint pad away and it leaves a layer of hairs which can be trimmed to suit. Obviously you'll need to paint with an oil based paint thinned well down.

I've attached a quick pic of a figure I made 30 odd years ago using this method for the hair so you can get the idea (Please excuse the glossy surfaces there was so much dust o it I slopped some water over it first)
Cheers
Paul

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Nice start on the face as per your usual style Geoff - whilst this subject isn’t really my cup of tea, you always produce a great finish on everything you do, & in the past I have worked with a few people who thought they were the incarnation of the Baron himself!

 

[ArtMin]

Very good start! Looking forward to it!

 

[theBaron]

Great start! And this particular subject is a favorite of mine

Prost!
Brad

 

[Gary_81]

Love the book and love the movie so I will keep an eye on this one. Great work so far Geoff with the skin tones you have done.

Gary

 

[Geoff Charman]

Hi Geoff

Great bust there for you to choose ......fun as well

Another good start as always

Can't help ref the furry stuff ....perhaps a haberdashery shop ?

Look forward to more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Nap, I will try our local one.

Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

What a brilliant character.

Can I assume you will do it as per the photo. .?

He certainly is Malc, and I hope to, a few things are wrong which I can do it's just the feathers around his Tricorne I might have trouble with but it's early days and that can come last any way.

Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Hi Geoff
You're not slacking are you?
Re: the furry bits you might like to try a technique I used when i was making big figures from scratch (although I'd practice it first) What you do is get hold of some lint (I used medical dressing pads) apply a layer of glue to the surface where the fur is to stick (I used to use UHU cement in the yellow box which I believe is still available from Poundland and the like) then press the lint onto the glued surface and leave it till it's dried. When dry you slowly pull the lint pad away and it leaves a layer of hairs which can be trimmed to suit. Obviously you'll need to paint with an oil based paint thinned well down.

I've attached a quick pic of a figure I made 30 odd years ago using this method for the hair so you can get the idea (Please excuse the glossy surfaces there was so much dust o it I slopped some water over it first)
Cheers
Paul

Thanks Paul, need something to do this weather.

I will give that a try but don't think they will be long enough, but great idea.

Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Nice start on the face as per your usual style Geoff - whilst this subject isn’t really my cup of tea, you always produce a great finish on everything you do, & in the past I have worked with a few people who thought they were the incarnation of the Baron himself!

Thanks Chris, I like things with character that's why I got him and it's something different and is based looselyon a real person.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Very good start! Looking forward to it!

Many Thanks, he is nicely sculpted and my first one of yours.

Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Great start! And this particular subject is a favorite of mine

Prost!
Brad

Thank you Brad, I have been wanting him for some time.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Love the book and love the movie so I will keep an eye on this one. Great work so far Geoff with the skin tones you have done.

Gary

Thanks Gary, I love doing faces.

I haven't read the book but bought the DVD a couple of days ago and it arrived this morning, started to watch it this evening but due for an early night, so see rest tomorrow.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[NeilW]

if I can find some white fur.

Hi again Geoff,

Yet again a great start (and the paint hardly dry on the Sappeur).

Re the tricorn's trim: I think it's ostrich feathers rather than fur, but if you want to try fur look at these.
https://www.fabricuk.com/7-fur-fabrics
https://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk/craft-fabric/fur.html

This yarn looks like it could have its uses as well: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/james-c-brett-bear-chinchilla-yarn-100g/639561-1002

However, I suspect that carefully trimmed fluffy feathers may work better, perhaps something like these here?

.... otherwise a trip to your local hobby shop is probably in order: I find that I can go in with just a vague idea and come across something that might work (eg Hobbycraft do these: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/advancedsearchresults.aspx?query=feathers SEE https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/white-craft-feathers-5g/563006-1019... they'vbe stores in Yoevil and Newton Abbott).

... or you could just raid your duvet?

I suspect that you could shape and 'fix' them into shape using a brush with a very diluted varnish/acetone dope or similar (or pop into Superdrug for some hairspray?)

BoL

Neil

PS: as per our discussion yesterday, I've ordered a sample of the short one in black for bearskins etc... at 95p inc P&P it's worth a try.
https://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk/short-pile-fur-fabric-black.html

 

[Geoff Charman]

Hi again Geoff,

Yet again a great start (and the paint hardly dry on the Sappeur).

Re the tricorn's trim: I think it's ostrich feathers rather than fur, but if you want to try fur look at these.
https://www.fabricuk.com/7-fur-fabrics
https://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk/craft-fabric/fur.html

This yarn looks like it could have its uses as well: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/james-c-brett-bear-chinchilla-yarn-100g/639561-1002

However, I suspect that carefully trimmed fluffy feathers may work better, perhaps something like these here?

.... otherwise a trip to your local hobby shop is probably in order: I find that I can go in with just a vague idea and come across something that might work (eg Hobbycraft do these: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/advancedsearchresults.aspx?query=feathers SEE https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/white-craft-feathers-5g/563006-1019... they'vbe stores in Yoevil and Newton Abbott).

... or you could just raid your duvet?

I suspect that you could shape and 'fix' them into shape using a brush with a very diluted varnish/acetone dope or similar (or pop into Superdrug for some hairspray?)

BoL

Neil

PS: as per our discussion yesterday, I've ordered a sample of the short one in black for bearskins etc... at 95p inc P&P it's worth a try.
https://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk/short-pile-fur-fabric-black.html

Thanks Neil, again a wealth of information, Yes I thought they were feathers but for scale size I thought fur might have worked better.

Seeing the Hobbycraft link that might work, we have a decent craft shop in Seaton so will pop in there and see if they have any.

I have hairspray in stock as I used it for fixing weathering powders in place when I did 1/35 vehicles in dioramas.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

First coat of colour blocking.



More coats going on today.

Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Progress today, another base colour on the coat and scarf plus Citadel Earth shade wash on gold areas



More work on the Tricorne, first coat on the missing gold lace which I hope I can achieve.



That's it for today, lunch and Formula E on box.

Geoff

 

[NeilW]

Looking good... enjoy lunch, it's well earned (but less of the skiving off with the gogglebox)

Could you mix a filler (talc?) in with varnish or similar to give a raised effect for the braid around his tricorn?