First in 16 Years!

[F Troop]

After a 16-year hiatus I decided it was time to start wetting some brushes again. Only this time I am going to try my hand with acrylics only. So far I am very happy with them and although there is an expected learning curve I think I am sold on them. Also first time using Rosemary & Co. brushes and I think I prefer them over my W&N Series 7 especially considering costs and quality.

Here’s my first figure in 16 years and my first acrylic. Art Girona’s 54mm Crutchfield Artillery. I added a PE cartridge box plate & belt plate, a tin cup, and to the Federal overcoat I added the missing buttons & 18” rear vent while beefing up the cuffs per the originals. I reshaped the kepi crown to reflect a Richmond Depot cap, added new shoe laces and got rid of the cheesy goatee.

BTW, I added some small “tick marks” along the bottom edge of the overcoat to indicate wear and small tears. The bottom edges were raw and un-hemmed.

 

[Nap]

Hi F Troop ,

Welcome to PF , 16 years eh ...nice work after so long away ..merely in hibernation I expect ...looks good nice basework as well can we have afront view please .

How did you find the Acrylics ?

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[John Bowery]

Looks good to me and great colours. If you had not said, I would not have guessed this is the first for 16 years.
Cheers
John

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Like riding a bike....nice job.

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Damn, I get brush-rust after a month... great job
Look forward to more of your work

The other Colin

 

[Wings5797]

Good work Rick,
Well done.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[megroot]

very nice work, and that after 16 years.

marc

 

[F Troop]

Gentlemen;

Thanks for the words of encouragement. Now I have 16 years of figure research to catch up with.......mostly the American Civil War.

Nap - to answer your question: I really like acrylics especially for uniforms and faster drying time. In 54mm they give me enough control and I think they are easier to mix to the colors I am trying to achieve.

Rick in Virginia