Kirman a try at a flat 54 mm

[Marco22]

hi!
if I usually paint 3D fig, but I particularly liked this flat du to its very colourful uniform.

I do think that flats look a bit "artificial", but nevertheless I have always been fascinated by these paintings, especially the napoleonic era.
so I thought it would be a good challenge with this flat trying to achieve good highlighting with a chosen direction of light.

thanks for watching
comments welcome !

Marc

 

[swralph]

looking good,tones of the horse are excellent

 

[megroot]

Looking excellent.

Marc

 

[Rich Sculpts]

Great start to a lovely figure.

 

[mil-mart]

Superb painting for your first flat and looking forward to following.

Cheers Ken

 

[jai]

Excellent Great start

 

[closerlookbooks]

That is a great job. Can you identify the flat for us. Who engraved it and where it can be purchased? Thanks for whatever help you can supply.

 

[John Bowery]

Really looking good.
Cheers
John

 

[pgarri27]

I like what you have done so far. Will follow with interest.

 

[Marco22]

@closerlokbooks
this flat was bought at the AFCFEF association in France.
it has some great flats, but I do not know who engraved it .


there is no online shop, so you have to pay by cheque ;
http://afcfef.fr/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=62

Marc

 

[billyturnip]

I would love to be able to see this and comment but I can only see images that have been uploaded directly to the site here on the ship but I can confirm AFCFEF do some really nice figures.
Will you be doing more flats Marc? I would like to think there is another convert to the cause.

Roger.

 

[Marco22]

@Roger
Although I think flats are complementary to "normal" figs, going to shows recently I found myself admiring flats for much longer than usual , so I probably caught a bad virus there !!!
I have been painting traditional fig for a while, but I have recently tried myself at a F.Eisenbach flat (Lannes) which I had in my grey army for ages... and I particularly enjoyed painting it , trying to understand all the importance of the direction of the light.

Marc

 

[billyturnip]

That's how the obsession starts Marc.
Funnily enough I've been looking at some Eisenbach figures recently myself, the mounted Ancien regime cavalrymen.

Roger.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Great start! Will follow with interest.

 

[Isly1844]

That is a great job. Can you identify the flat for us. Who engraved it and where it can be purchased? Thanks for whatever help you can supply.

Hi,

Just to answer your question.
The flat has been engraved by Daniel Lepeltier, the drawing is from Francis Quiquerez based on a Leliepvre's plate.

Regards,
Mathieu

 

[Marco22]

merci Mathieu pour ta collaboration
j'espère te voir à Sèvres
marc

 

[Marco22]

this weekend's work ;
still a lot of work to do, especially with the gold, both on the saddle and on Kirmann himself.

lot of touching up also to come
Marc

 

[sarouman]

Great....

Alexandros

 

[user 5827]

SUPERBE....

 

[pmfs]

This one blew me away, a great work...
Following.

Pedro.