Completed Iron Brigade

[David Spencer]

Thanks everyone.
It's nice to take a private obsession to a creative level.

 

[David Spencer]

This is as close a representation of the actual colour as I have managed with the phone camera.
Am going to try and save the settings.

Shutter speed 1/60.

 

[Briggsy]

Really looks the business, the transitions look so natural with no edge to see. Your slow and steady progress method really does pay off, I don't think I have the patience though.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Nice progress here, your style is subtle but very effective.

 

[David Spencer]

Still attempting to get the Goddamned colours right in photos.
The world loves a trier.

 

[Briggsy]

It's a bugger how the camera can change everything from one frame to another, the whole tone can change and I found filters don't do anymore than.make everything more complicated. Either way the shading and highlights look good and the sharpness of you details is excellent. Most of us have the same issues and fully understand your frustration.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Thanks Simon
How's the holiday?

 

[Nap]

It's a bugger how the camera can change everything from one frame to another, the whole tone can change and I found filters don't do anymore than.make everything more complicated. Either way the shading and highlights look good and the sharpness of you details is excellent. Most of us have the same issues and fully understand your frustration.

Cheers Simon

Agree there .....some lovely painting on this piece

Look forward to seeing more

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

Thanks Nap.
It's edging along steadily.

 

[Peter Rathgeb]

Very nice - a pity the figure is not available any more, otherwise your figure would help me lot paint this figure.

 

[David Spencer]

Very nice - a pity the figure is not available any more, otherwise your figure would help me lot paint this figure.

Thank you, that's very kind.
It's probably worth keeping an eye on EBay and the like.

 

[Briggsy]

Thanks Simon
How's the holiday?

Yeah, the in laws are bickering like children, Eva won't do a thing she's told so apart from that yeah it's great!

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Yeah, the in laws are bickering like children, Eva won't do a thing she's told so apart from that yeah it's great!

Cheers Simon

Climb inside the bottle and hide...

 

[Briggsy]

Climb inside the bottle and hide...

Home at last, hangers on dropped off and handed over. My son asked my Granddaughter if she enjoyed it, "yes" she said and commented she wouldn't do it again! Now relax before the Stonedead festival next weekend.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

I'm still painting this wee laddie. Trousers are shaded now, I think.
Frock coat next.
I'll stick some photos up when that's done.

Back to work ... shoot me now.

 

[David Spencer]

"Eton Rifles" by The Jam cannot be bettered.

 

[Briggsy]

"Eton Rifles" by The Jam cannot be bettered.

Random but yes, to be fair I wasn't that enthralled by The Jam in their day but really enjoy it now. Mind you when I was in the army music was just something that happened when the radio was turned on, oh the wasted years!

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Too dark to paint this morning

 

[Nap]

Too dark to paint this morning

Haven’t you got a daylight lamp or do you prefer natural light

Hope it brightens up

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

I cannot work in any artificial light. It's daylight-only for anything but the most basic slapping-on of base colours.