Iroquois from Pegaso

[Angaliel]

Hi all,

here my painted version.
Painted around November 05.
Oil paint.
I tried to simulate belly muscles with paint.

I added lots of beadwork with paint.

I already showed this figure but the old pics were awfull.

A special thx to Luca Piergentili to help me for good pics (specially the background)

JP

 

[garyjd]

Jean Paul, The beadwork is very well done, though there appears to be too much. I would think there would be more decoration done with porcupine quillwork than beads. Beadwork would seem more common with Native Americans of later periods, especially among the plains Indians. Just an observation.~Gary

 

[Joe Hudson]

Jean Paul,

I am not sure one way or the other on the bead work, but I can say that I really LOVE the flesh work on this guy and the tattoo's look good as well. Look forward to seeing other figures from you.

Joe

 

[MAB]

Wow Jaean Paul
Awesome Job

Much compliment

MAB

 

[Major_Goose]

Really amazing work on a subject that is not the easier due to big fleshareas. Really nice coloration and detail work . BRAVO

 

[Christos]

Beautiful fleshtones JB!Great painting!

Chris

 

[Kisifer]

Jean Paul that's an amazing piece of painting. Lovely flesh tones. I also like the groundwork.

Xenofon

 

[Angaliel]

Hi,

thx all for the comments.

Gary : you're completely right, but I do not know how to represent and paint porcupine quillwork.
And there is some historical mistakes, the bigger one is the the blue between legs (dont know the name) is too long for woodland indians.

I painted this for a friend.

And yes the skin tone is a real chalenge, and I learnt lots with that figure.

JP

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Angaliel@Apr 13 2006, 04:50 AM
Gary : you're completely right, but I do not know how to represent and paint porcupine quillwork.
And there is some historical mistakes, the bigger one is the the blue between legs (dont know the name) is too long for woodland indians.

JP

JP, It's understandable as reference material on the subject is not easy to come by. There are some websites that show actual items and or museum grade reproductions. Regardless this by no means takes away from the beautiful painting you have done on the figure. Painting such as this only shows what can be done, and thus increases sales of the figure...I would think. Yes, you're right the breechcloth is way too long.~Gary

 

[megroot]

Jean Paul,

You did a tremendous paintjob on this one. Great work.
I love it.

Marc

 

[arthur]

Jean Paul,
WoW
Beautiful figure and excellent base too
Cheers,
A.

 

[AJLaFleche]

Beautiful work on this figure and great presentation. I'm quite impressed with the tattoos. Steady hand and fine brush, no doubt.

 

[Bruno]

Hi Jean,
my congratulation, excellent painting, very realistic skintone, beautiful sourounding. I love your representation.

According to the beadworks. The Woodland Indians at this time had nearly exclusivly quill work decorations and no glassbeads. Also the breach cloth (the blue thing between the legs) is to long, but this is not your fault Jean!

Pocupine Quill is at best represents in in diamond shape. The porcupine quills were softened in water and made flat. Than the flat quill was folded into eache other. It is more a folding technique. I have a frend, she do Quill worke.

The colours of quillworke were bright, colores were orange, red, blue, green brown, yellow. Benoit mad a good representation of Quillwork on the Onondaga.

Again, Jean superb work, keep on going

Bruno

 

[DaveCox]

Wonderful detailing on the paintwork. Historical notes aside this is a figure that any collector would love to have on their shelf!

 

[captnenglish]

I don't know to say tha hasn't already been said, but you have done a fantastic job.

 

[Angaliel]

Hi all,

thx everybody for your nice comments.

Bruno, thx for your informations. I'll look at Benoit last indian.
I've seen your nice indian work at Montrouge. But I dont know if you were here with us. My iroquois was too on the show at the master level paint. I got a bronze medal. Maybe you saw it in real.

JP

 

[Bruno]

Bojour Jean,

unfortunately I had not the time to come to Montrouge, Carsten Abel a friend and my co-organiser of the Ingolstadt show brought my figurines to Montrouge. Carsten also speakes very good French.

Richard Poisson and Eric Hacling of the Montrouge club, as well as Richard Poisson will come to our German schow "Duke of Bavaria" from the 28.04.2006 - 30.04.2006. Perhapes you like to come or Richard or Eric can bring your figurines in our show? I would love to see your figurine in reality.

Generally I do not enter competition with my figurines, so I was very surprised and very pleased to got the "Coup de Coeur" of the Lyon figurine club for my Indian figurine.

by the way, pink was a very common colour with quill worke!

Best regards from Bavaria

Bruno

 

[Angaliel]

Hi Bruno,

I live more than 800 km far away from Richard and Eric

When I went to Montrouge I took a fly with AirFrance.

But you can talk with Richard a good friend of mine. He knows my work and seems to like it

Thx and hope to meet you in a future show, maybe St Vincent??

JP