WIP Critique Johan's Wip

[Johan Kees]

Hello all

I like to share with you my latest efforts on the Pegaso 75 mm Roman tribune. So far only the body armour is considered done, except for the shoulder guards and the strappings of course.

Later, still additional (blood) staining etc. will be added to suit the groundwork.

All is done with oils over acrylics using colours such as raw umber, burnt umber, ivory black, yellow ochre, gold and silver. Metalic oilpaints were always mixed with the non-metalic oils. Also, during the process, some glazes were used to enhance certain effects. In the end the complete body plate was sealed with a heavily diluted coat of Humbrol's satin varnish.

I hope you like it and as usual all comments/critique will be much appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Jhan

 

[Gary D]

Nice work Johan. I also paint with oils over acrylics so I'm looking forward to more pics and descriptions on how you paint him as you go along.
Thanks!

Gary

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Johan,

Good to see you posting new work-sorry to see the demise of the AMSS show such a pity!
Nice work on the metals look forward to seeing this progress....best regards....Keith

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

I like your treatment with the metals Johan i take it you are using Printers ink mixed with oils , one other thing is the pitting on the armour as the kit or is it
your paint technique ,whichever it is, it is a nice effect.

Ron

 

[megroot]

Ge zijt weer goe bezig eee..
Great work Johan. Glad to see your work here again.

Marc

 

[Johan Kees]

Gary, Keith, Ron & Marc

Thanks a lot for the comments.

Especially for you, Ron: no printer's ink was involved. I really used metalic oils (W&N) in my mixes. Also the 'pitting', as you called it, is a result of blending with a short-haired brush used in a stippling motion.

sorry to see the demise of the AMSS show such a pity!

Indeed, a great loss for the Flemish figure painting scene.

Jhan

 

[arxo]

Looks really good!

 

[Julius Suryatama]

Nice work, the body armor looks very realistic!

 

[Johan Kees]

Arxo, Julius

Thanks very much for these encouragements.

Jhan

 

[smudger1960]

Very nicely done,i like the effect alot,great start and look forward to the next posting

Brian

 

[tonyhp]

Nice start. I wait it finished.
Saluti
Tony

 

[Johan Kees]

Thank you Brian & Tony.

Best regards.

Jhan

 

[Gellso]

Very realistic and lovely tones.

 

[Johan Kees]

Thanks Gellso!

 

[Christos]

Very nice so far!!!

 

[Johan Kees]

Thanks Christos, I am glad you like it.

Jhan

 

[Johan Kees]

Hi all

At last I am ready to show some more progress on the 75 mm Roman Consul from Pegaso Models.

This is a figure that seems to haunt me as I had to strip it completely because of some stupid mistakes I made. The blame is completely mine as the errors made were unrepairable.

As I had to start all over again, I chose to paint the tunic in another colour. Instead of the off-white I now painted it in a light blue, which in my opinion, suits the dandy styled and posed tribune very well.

I consider the face and the metal of the body armour done, the tunic and the purple stripes on it needing more highlights. The arms are adjusted using Uhu Tac for the purpose of these photos. The skin colour of the arms also needs more work on its shading and highlighting.

Following are now the pictures...




At the same time I also made some minor progress on Romeo Models' 75 mm Spanish Noble of the 17th century. On this figure the metal of the cuirass and the lace collar have been finished, but the face will be extra highlighted and shaded in the near future. And the eyes need a lot more work too.

Here are the pics:




As usual all comments are welcome.

I like to finish by wishing all of you a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2013.

Jhan

 

[megroot]

As always perfect work Johan. The metals are stunning.

For you and your familly a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2013.

Marc

 

[Nap]

Johan ,

Thanks for posting these , love the end effect on the armour especially .

As always a plesure to see your work looking forward to seeing more on these and how you treat the reast of the work on the Spanish noble .

A very happy new year to you and a prosperous 2013 .

Nap

 

[housecarl]

Excellent metals on both Johan.
Carl.