roadking
A Fixture
Work in progress shots of a new addition to my little collection of Imperial German subjects. This bust is one of the series that Mike Good sculpted for DML back in the day and included in 1/48th scale kits of WWI subjects. The portrait comes from a famous photograph of Hans standing in front of a Fokker D.VIII/E.V. Interestingly the recorded kills of this pilot (7) were all made in either an Albatros D.Va or Fokker D.VII but the photo is so good and the uniform so interesting that it was a perfect inclusion for the D.VIII kit at the time.
As always, I paint exclusively with oils over a white automotive primer base (no colored basecoating for me). My usual mixture of Burnt Sienna, Medium/Deep Cadmium Yellow and Medium Cadmium Red was used for the base and blended wet-on-wet with tiny touches of Chrome Green Deep and Indigo for cool shadows, Titanium White and Medium Cadmium Yellow for highlights. This achieves the mid-range highlights and shadows. Once dry, thin glazes of Brown Madder, Alizarin Crimson and the White/Yellow mix were used to develop the deeper shadows and brighter highlights. The eyes are Indigo, Indigo lightened with white, Black pupils and white catchlight, in that order.
Jim
As always, I paint exclusively with oils over a white automotive primer base (no colored basecoating for me). My usual mixture of Burnt Sienna, Medium/Deep Cadmium Yellow and Medium Cadmium Red was used for the base and blended wet-on-wet with tiny touches of Chrome Green Deep and Indigo for cool shadows, Titanium White and Medium Cadmium Yellow for highlights. This achieves the mid-range highlights and shadows. Once dry, thin glazes of Brown Madder, Alizarin Crimson and the White/Yellow mix were used to develop the deeper shadows and brighter highlights. The eyes are Indigo, Indigo lightened with white, Black pupils and white catchlight, in that order.
Jim
