Mike's ANZAC, Gallipoli 1915 Tommy's War Bust

[Chrisr]

Good grief. This is very impressive work. I will just go back to my corner and cry a bit.
Mark.

Impressive? Its bloody unbelievable. Absolutely stunning work. Any room in the corner with you Mark? I'll bring my own hankie.

Chris

 

[davidmitchell]

Have been looking forward to seeing this finished Mike ,one word WOW I fact two AWESOME.


Cheers David

 

[Joe55]

Every time I look at this piece I get stunned!

Joe

 

[Ybrossculpts]

Great textures and depth to this paintwork, superb.
Regards
Chris.

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[Mike - The Kiwi]

Mike, I'm lost for words! How you achieve this with paint is beyond me??
Andy B

Ta Andy mate!
I'm a bit of a mucked with my painting so hoping FPM article reveals a little more of my approach for you.

Good grief. This is very impressive work. I will just go back to my corner and cry a bit. Great job. Regards Mark.

Impressive? Its bloody unbelievable. Absolutely stunning work. Any room in the corner with you Mark? I'll bring my own hankie.
Chris

C'mon Mark & Chris - straighten up men, back in that painting trench!
There a whole lotta paintin' to be done, we need you men to do it ;-)
Thanks guys, you crack me up

Have been looking forward to seeing this finished Mike ,one word WOW I fact two AWESOME. Cheers David

Real honour to hear from you again David, thanks for taking timeout to comment.

Every time I look at this piece I get stunned! Joe

We gotta meet one day Joe - I owe you a beer Thank you!

Great textures and depth to this paintwork, superb.
Regards Chris. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk

Appreciate kind comment here Chris. Latest bust is a different challenge to show a heavily soiled & sweat stained shirt.
Will be interested to see what you think.
Thank you too.

 

[Mariobusta]

Beautiful bust Mike .I love the way all your figures are inderviduals and each has his own skin tone and complexion ,and your attention to detail is unmatched .brilliant stuff !

Neil

 

[arj]

The clothing textures are absolutely amazing, but your incredible detailing of the face is something else.
WOW!

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Beautiful bust Mike .I love the way all your figures are inderviduals and each has his own skin tone and complexion ,and your attention to detail is unmatched .brilliant stuff !
Neil

Hi Neil, neat to hear from you mate Trust all well in the big smoke.
Yep I do try to create a different personality with each & easier to do with Busts as more area to show differs complexions.
I never use same flesh colours on these, instead varying a little here & there as I experiment with a new person.
Latest project is yet another twist on this thinking & perhaps will get another IP shot up later.
Thanks for your support.

The clothing textures are absolutely amazing, but your incredible detailing of the face is something else.
WOW!
Cheers,
Andrew

Thank you to Andrew, as highlighted above faces are an area I concentrate lots of my effort on.
Never proceeding past this until I'm happy'ish with it.
Still parts that I'm not personally happy with, however overall look & feel is most important when done.
Make sense?

 

[Joe55]

I had to stare at this trooper again in dazed amazement !

If you buy me a beer then I'll have to buy you one, then you'll buy another and me another, it won't end !

Anyway, It would be cool to watch you paint and to cruise around Bert land on a rented motorcycle,......and Indian of course !

Joe

 

[Gellso]

Stunning!

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nicely done Mike!

 

[alamac]

Another Mike Butler " MASTERPIECE " ' stunning work mate.
Cheers
Al

 

[John Belcher]

Stunning piece of art Mike so realistic. Absolutely world class mate. Just love it

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

I had to stare at this trooper again in dazed amazement
If you buy me a beer then I'll have to buy you one, then you'll buy another and me another, it won't end !
Anyway, It would be cool to watch you paint and to cruise around Bert land on a rented motorcycle,......and Indian of course !
Joe

Joe - it's a deal mate! When will you visit Bert-Land or as we call it "GodZone" or "God's Own"

Stunning!

Nicely done Mike!

Another Mike Butler " MASTERPIECE " ' stunning work mate. Cheers Al

Stunning piece of art Mike so realistic. Absolutely world class mate. Just love it

Grant, Mike, Al & John.
Thanks guys for calling by & positive comments, always appreciated.

Just about finished last of this trio.
Hope to get him sorted & photographed this weekend.
Stay tuned.
Mike

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

My first article published in digital mag FigurePainterMagazine FPM #44
An honour to be featured with talent in this issue.
Grab a copy here:
http://www.figurepaintermagazine.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=107

Tell me what you think - helpful?

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

P.S. Looking forward to meeting a few fellow Planeteers @ Euro Expo this year too

 

[fogie]

simply .....miraculous !! Surely the standard by which everyone else is measured.

 

[Sascha H.]

Looks so flipping real to me An absolute inspiring piece of Artistery

 

[Jay-BFG]

Will have to get this when I get some money.

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Will have to get this when I get some money.

Just over a quid Jay, worth every penny I reckon ;-)

simply .....miraculous !! Surely the standard by which everyone else is measured.

Thanks for your support Fogie

Looks so flipping real to me An absolute inspiring piece of Artistery

Sascha - more kind comments, greatly appreciated.