Grenadier Guard Inkerman 1854(Latorre models)

[Cheung]

Hello everyone,

Here are some photos of my work Grenadier,scale 54mm,
I painted it in acrylics several years ago,I hope you like it,
any comments are welcome.

Cheung

 

[Guy]

Excellent painting Cheung.

 

[Mark S]

Nice looking piece,Cheung

 

[Einion]

Overall nice job! Since this is a few years old I don't know if this comment is necessary but more attention paid to the direction of light would pay dividends in the overall appearance - with the same colours you've used exactly, just placed differently, the figure could look much more realistic (although I think that a little more contrast could work well in a few places).

In simple terms, folds - particularly large, open ones - aren't dark in the recesses, they're dark on the underside portions and light on the planes that face upwards. This is the basis of Shep Paine's shading advice (the Continental idea of zenithal shading is much the same thing). A diagram is the best way of making the idea concrete in case you have difficulty in visualising what it means in practice:

Diagram from this thread on the FineScale Modeler forums.

Following this principle when painting can take some practice but if you stick to it carefully it makes a big difference to how 3D and real-looking figures can appear (actually anything, including groundwork elements) particularly when they're studied closely. The smaller the scale the more important it is to get this right for best results.

Hope that helps.

Einion

 

[megroot]

Nice work Cheung.
But i would like to see the painting to the direction of the bottem darker. His coat looks from top to bottem just the same color.
Shading can be done more.

Marc

 

[Roc]

I totally agree with my friends Einion and Marc, but you are definitely on the right path and on your way.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Tommi]

Very nice painting on such a wonderful figure. Another one I have in my collection that I may paint one day.
Tommi

 

[vergilius]

great painting as is the figure

 

[Cheung]

Thanks Guy,Thanks Stiff and Thanks Vergilius, I glad you liked it.

Hi Einion, I thought that is insufficiently experienced to printed kinds of overcoat……..
Thank you for your kind comments to tell me this principle, it is very useful for my next work,
I’ll much more practice.

Hi marc ,Yes I agree with your opinion ,it look some strange on overcoat,I,ll done more shading in next,Thank you comments.

Roc,Thanks for your kind words.

Thanks Tommi ,I have visited your web site that all great works!!