Black Army
Well-Known Member
Tony! Excelent lights! Great paintjob.
Keep us posting!
Cheers,
Balázs
Keep us posting!
Cheers,
Balázs
Hector 1200 BC, 1/10th Bust Young Miniatures
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tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi guys
Latest pics of Hector.
I've made a few subtle changes to the skin tones and concentrated on blending. Gloss acrylic varnish applied to the eyeballs.
Also applied several very thin washes of Gun Metal on the helmet as the base colour.
More pics tomorrow night.
Cheers
Latest pics of Hector.
I've made a few subtle changes to the skin tones and concentrated on blending. Gloss acrylic varnish applied to the eyeballs.
Also applied several very thin washes of Gun Metal on the helmet as the base colour.
More pics tomorrow night.
Cheers
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megroot
A Fixture
Tony,
The metal is awesome. The open mouth is very realistic. I like him so far. Good job, keep going.
marc
The metal is awesome. The open mouth is very realistic. I like him so far. Good job, keep going.
marc
tonydawe
A Fixture
Thanks Marc,
I had a major disaster this morning- I dropped Hector on the floor and he landed on his nose!!!!
He's currently receiving first aid and I will have to repaint a new nose. Maybe I'll change his name to Michael Jackson!!
Cheers
I had a major disaster this morning- I dropped Hector on the floor and he landed on his nose!!!!
He's currently receiving first aid and I will have to repaint a new nose. Maybe I'll change his name to Michael Jackson!!
Cheers
megroot
A Fixture
Maybe I'll change his name to Michael Jackson!!
Cheers
That's sad news. But Michael is some points ahead of you.
He can choose every morning a different nose.
Just like us changing socks, he is changing his nose
Good modelling.....
Marc
tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi guys,
Latest pics of Hector (post nasal surgery).
I'm still laying in the base colour on the armour with dilute washes of Gun Metal. The final colour of the armour is a silvery gold, but I wanted a darker metallic colour underneath to provide some depth and weight to it.
The horse hair tail on top of the helmet is joined to the helmet by a very weak connection, so I've drilled out a hole in the mane and the connecting piece and glued a piece of fuse wire into both parts for added strength.
The horse hair mane and Hector's hair aren't finished yet, due to delays caused by reconstructive nose surgery.
I hope you like my progress so far.
Cheers
Latest pics of Hector (post nasal surgery).
I'm still laying in the base colour on the armour with dilute washes of Gun Metal. The final colour of the armour is a silvery gold, but I wanted a darker metallic colour underneath to provide some depth and weight to it.
The horse hair tail on top of the helmet is joined to the helmet by a very weak connection, so I've drilled out a hole in the mane and the connecting piece and glued a piece of fuse wire into both parts for added strength.
The horse hair mane and Hector's hair aren't finished yet, due to delays caused by reconstructive nose surgery.
I hope you like my progress so far.
Cheers
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Ashen-Shurgar
Member
Looking good Tony-Love that face!
busso_boy
New Member
love ya work tony, its coming on very well indeed
tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi guys,
It's been a busy weekend for me, but I've managed to get a few hours painting in as well.
Here are the latest progress pics of Hector.
Base colour on blue tunic is Intense Blue mixed with equal parts of Oxford Blue.
Upper highlights on flesh areas are Sunny Skintone, Flat Flesh and Ivory in equal parts.
Thanks to Mark, Ian, Marc and Marcel for your comments.
Cheers
It's been a busy weekend for me, but I've managed to get a few hours painting in as well.
Here are the latest progress pics of Hector.
Base colour on blue tunic is Intense Blue mixed with equal parts of Oxford Blue.
Upper highlights on flesh areas are Sunny Skintone, Flat Flesh and Ivory in equal parts.
Thanks to Mark, Ian, Marc and Marcel for your comments.
Cheers
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megroot
A Fixture
Tony,
Your surgery is real good. I think most of the plastic surgeon in my hospital couldn't do it no better then that. Splendid.
Your mental is great.
It seems that the blue on the left shoulder lost his basecolor, and the right lost his highlight.
If it is just the basecoat, i have sayed nothing.
Marc
Your surgery is real good. I think most of the plastic surgeon in my hospital couldn't do it no better then that. Splendid.
Your mental is great.
It seems that the blue on the left shoulder lost his basecolor, and the right lost his highlight.
If it is just the basecoat, i have sayed nothing.
Marc
tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi Marc,
Thanks for your comments.
I have a day off work tomorrow , so I've stayed up very late to crack on with Hector.
Here are the latest pics, including the first application of the silvery/ gold colour on the armour and helmet. It will become more intense as I apply more coats.
The blue is highlighted with Intense Blue and a touch of Andrea Blue.
Cheers
Thanks for your comments.
I have a day off work tomorrow
, so I've stayed up very late to crack on with Hector.Here are the latest pics, including the first application of the silvery/ gold colour on the armour and helmet. It will become more intense as I apply more coats.
The blue is highlighted with Intense Blue and a touch of Andrea Blue.
Cheers
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bonehead
A Fixture
Hello Tony,
I just discovered this thread here after posting elsewhere about this same Young bust. It is interesting to me that your photos actually confirm what I was talking about before:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17346&d=1204397308
Here, the yelling face actually works. Why? because the shoulders have been radically tilted and the strain and forward thrust of the neck are apparent. These angular effects put across the idea of anger. But ONLY from this angle!
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17347&d=1204397308
In this photo the expression does not come across at all. He looks more like an opera singer pushing the tremolo on that middle G flat. Why is this so? Because the shape and position of the torso, again, do not suggest the angularity and visual tension necessary to express anger.
The problem here is that anger is a full body "emotion". You can easily depict a smiling or sad face in a bust. But the extreme emotion attempted here requires additional body language to carry through. The problem is that you cannot control the viewing angle of the finished bust. This bust only works with the shoulders tilted and the bust viewed from an angle where this is apparent. Go back and look at the other bust to see how the absence of angularity compromises the expression. Notice how the lack of tilt to the shoulders make the figure look "constrained":
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17285&d=1204319146
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17286&d=1204319146
Anyway, I am sorry to seem like a big party pooper here. If this is an art form, then the art is completely subjective and in the eye of the beholder. But it is always helpful to try to understand what makes something work and what doesn't. Hopefully this helps you or others.
Cheers!!
Mike
I just discovered this thread here after posting elsewhere about this same Young bust. It is interesting to me that your photos actually confirm what I was talking about before:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17346&d=1204397308
Here, the yelling face actually works. Why? because the shoulders have been radically tilted and the strain and forward thrust of the neck are apparent. These angular effects put across the idea of anger. But ONLY from this angle!
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17347&d=1204397308
In this photo the expression does not come across at all. He looks more like an opera singer pushing the tremolo on that middle G flat. Why is this so? Because the shape and position of the torso, again, do not suggest the angularity and visual tension necessary to express anger.
The problem here is that anger is a full body "emotion". You can easily depict a smiling or sad face in a bust. But the extreme emotion attempted here requires additional body language to carry through. The problem is that you cannot control the viewing angle of the finished bust. This bust only works with the shoulders tilted and the bust viewed from an angle where this is apparent. Go back and look at the other bust to see how the absence of angularity compromises the expression. Notice how the lack of tilt to the shoulders make the figure look "constrained":
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17285&d=1204319146
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17286&d=1204319146
Anyway, I am sorry to seem like a big party pooper here. If this is an art form, then the art is completely subjective and in the eye of the beholder. But it is always helpful to try to understand what makes something work and what doesn't. Hopefully this helps you or others.
Cheers!!
Mike
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Mark S
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Mike,
I think you are being a party pooper here considering that your comments on this bust would be more appropriately posted on the Review of this bust or the New Releases thread.
I believe that Tony Dawe and Steve Moore posted their pics
with the intention of receiving critiques of their painting and not of their choice of bust.
I think you are being a party pooper here considering that your comments on this bust would be more appropriately posted on the Review of this bust or the New Releases thread.
I believe that Tony Dawe and Steve Moore posted their pics
with the intention of receiving critiques of their painting and not of their choice of bust.
captnenglish
Well-Known Member
TOny, I missed this thread till now, You are doing a terrific job, I love the color choices.
tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi Mike, Mark and Matthew - thanks for following my progress and for your comments on my latest pics of Hector.
Matthew, I've tried to stay as close to the colours used in the movie as I can, which has required a fair bit of research on my part. It's a good excuse to sit in front of the telly and watch movies.
Mark - Thanks mate, I appeciate your support.
Mike - I agree that busts by their very nature do impose severe limitations on depicting extreme physical and emotional states, but I think your criticism of this particular bust would be better directed to Young Miniatures and Mr Ahn Jun Sik (who created the master), than to me.
The angle on which the bust is displayed and photographed does alter the way it looks, and I intend to display him on the tilted angle with his right shoulder raised high to accentuate the strain and tension in the neck (as I believe the manufacturer intended judging from the position of the mount for the pedestal).
This bust works for me, and I'm having a lot of fun and enjoyment painting it.
Cheers
Matthew, I've tried to stay as close to the colours used in the movie as I can, which has required a fair bit of research on my part. It's a good excuse to sit in front of the telly and watch movies.
Mark - Thanks mate, I appeciate your support.
Mike - I agree that busts by their very nature do impose severe limitations on depicting extreme physical and emotional states, but I think your criticism of this particular bust would be better directed to Young Miniatures and Mr Ahn Jun Sik (who created the master), than to me.
The angle on which the bust is displayed and photographed does alter the way it looks, and I intend to display him on the tilted angle with his right shoulder raised high to accentuate the strain and tension in the neck (as I believe the manufacturer intended judging from the position of the mount for the pedestal).
This bust works for me, and I'm having a lot of fun and enjoyment painting it.
Cheers
bonehead
A Fixture
Sorry Tony and others for my overstating here. Your comments on the other thread where this figure was posted caused me to express my feelings about this bust. The angle of the shoulders does make quite a difference in appearance. In my defence, I will say that making informed choices about what you paint are as critical to the finished product as the paint job.
Nice paint work! Sorry for any ruffled feathers.
Mike
tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi guys,
Latest pics of Hector.
Second coat of Silver/ Brass mix on helmet and body armour.
First coats of base colour on the leather straps and shield.
The helmet is now glued to the head, but the head is not yet fixed to the torso as I want to keep working on the flesh areas on the neck, back and shoulders.
Hope you like.
Cheers
Latest pics of Hector.
Second coat of Silver/ Brass mix on helmet and body armour.
First coats of base colour on the leather straps and shield.
The helmet is now glued to the head, but the head is not yet fixed to the torso as I want to keep working on the flesh areas on the neck, back and shoulders.
Hope you like.
Cheers
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tonydawe
A Fixture
Hi Mike,
No ruffled feathers here mate.
Thanks for checking out my Hector SBS, and for your kind comments about my paintjob .
It means a lot to me to receive compliments from a fellow modeller whose work I have admired for many years.
Cheers
No ruffled feathers here mate.
Thanks for checking out my Hector SBS, and for your kind comments about my paintjob
.It means a lot to me to receive compliments from a fellow modeller whose work I have admired for many years.
Cheers
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