Lansquenet bust

[MarkL]

Hello everyone,

I would like to share some pictures of my last bust - the Pegaso Lansquenet. The figure is completely painted with acrylics. I followed the boxart quite closely. The project was a way for me to try out some acrylic techniques and different textures.
Comments, remarks and critcs are welcome.

Best wishes

Mark

 

[Guy]

Beautiful painting Mark. You did an excellent job with the acrylics.

 

[Tommi]

Very stunning,the textures and patterns on the clothing and the skin tones are outstanding, just wish I could paint in acrylics anywhere half as good as this.
Cheers
Tommi

 

[megroot]

Mark,
What an amazing brushwork. I wish i could handle acrylic paint like you. My skills are the half of yours with oils.
Excellent work.

Marc

 

[JGREEN]

Beautiful!! Looks just like Diego Ruina's work. Your use of light, shadow, and texturing is excellent.

Jason

 

[DEL]

A beautiful piece of work. I like the way you've captured a range of textures.
Regards
Derek

 

[Sambaman]

Simply fantastic work here Mark!

Jay H.
Okc

 

[jviguers]

wow! At first I thought it was Ruina's.

 

[brian]

Absolutely superb!!!
Brian

 

[FigureLover]

Thats just astounding!!! It is so close to the box art that it it scary. The subtle designs in the cloak etc are awesome. Great work.
Ben

 

[Kisifer]

What a great piece of work on a very famous bust. I really like it a lot.

Xenofon

 

[湘雅学子]

Excellent work ,but the blood....Could be better

 

[davidmitchell]

Stunning painting Mark on this wonderful bust.

Cheers David

 

[rej]

At first I really thought that it was Diego's painting!!!!!!!!!! Superb to say the least!!!!

Ray

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Very good, I add to others comments.

Blood on cloth is always a fiddly thing, and the age of the blood can change how it looks. Perhaps a slight touch of brown mixed with the colour you choose (magenta?)

see this thread for an example of blood seeping through cloth.
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=312437

As for the rest of the figure, magnificent.

looking forward to your next one.

Cheers

 

[unknown01]

That's the perfect finish!
I liked it very much.
A wonderful brush work.

 

[MarkL]

Dear friends,
thanks for your kind comments and that you like the figure. It's a big compliment for me that you compare my work to Diego's orignal - I really admire his style.
For the blood, I understand that it may be too light/reddish and I will try to darken it down a little bit, although the photos are probably brighter than in reality.
I add some larger pics.

Have a nice weekend!

Mark

 

[Marcel]

Superb painting of this bust Mark!

Marcel.

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Mark,
I am still impressed by your painting results.

I will have to save some of these shots into my 'inspirations' folder later on.

To clarify, I think the blood may be a bit bright, perhaps exaggerated by camera. In real life, it will definitely look better!

I think your approach of understated blood has given you superior results; definitely, "Less is More"

Really like how you manged the intricate design work on parts of the fabric

thanks for sharing

Cheers

 

[Taiko]

Hi Mark, I see the Workshop in Siena gave you more then good food and drink...
Absolutely fantastic, my friend, really. I like it very much. Respect...

Milan D.