Mike's Maori Pioneer Tommy's Conversion

[Ferris]

Excellent attention to detail and textures. Amazing at this scale.

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[arj]

Fantastic rendering of the different textures of the clothing.
What a wonderful figure!
It looks as if it's about to march right out of the photograph.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Mike:
Excellent work on a small piece. Love your eye to detail....stained inner surface of the tea mug
Paul

Ta! Paul
Yes cannot have an enamel mug without it being used for all sorts, charred bottom & remnants of dinner or brew still left in it
It's a fun touch though probably not as hygienic as I suspect these guys actually were to avoid sickness etc.

Stay safe,
Mike

 

[megroot]

Amazing work all around.

Marc

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Excellent attention to detail and textures. Amazing at this scale.
Cheers,
Adrian

Fantastic rendering of the different textures of the clothing.
What a wonderful figure!
It looks as if it's about to march right out of the photograph.
Cheers,
Andrew

Amazing work all around.
Marc

Hello Adrian, Andrew & Marc - grateful for your posts guys - Tx!

54mm is small but like what you can achieve with them, using same techniques as per 1/6th scale.
I actually have some 28mm Maoris I may paint up one day & will be interested to see how techniques work out on them.

Stay safe,
Mike

 

[Merryweather]

Absolutely Amazing!
how on earth do you do it?

 

[smudger1960]

That is a beautiful piece of painting Mike,congratulatiins

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Absolutely Amazing!
how on earth do you do it?

That is a beautiful piece of painting Mike,congratulatiins

Hi "Merry" & Brian,

Thanks for the nice comments.
Got to admit taken back a it by enthusiasm around this little guy.
He is a personal piece & has lots of kit, but other that that I used essentially same techniques I've been practicing on for my ANZACs & pilot over the last couple of years. I do paint with out direct input during the process from others, so I've just boxed on & rely upon critique when painting online. Not sure how this reads so do tell me if its talking cr@p, trying to verbalise my thinking for others to reflect on & help me learn.

Will share some more thoughts over on SBS about equipment used in this project.
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/mikes-gallipoli-nz-native-mr-vignette.63614/
Check it out there & feel free to prod & poke my pink matter further

Does this help?

Stay safe,

Mike

 

[Adrian Cowdry]

Superb.