Completed Critique My last two....

[KuK_Grenadier]

Hello Planeteers,
i want to show my last two figures and also hope to get some critics to improve my painting.

The first one is my first fantasy figure, "Zwëothel, Queen of Darkness" from AndreaMiniatures, 54mm. Every criticism is more than welcome. Let me know what you think about.



The second one ist the "Officier D'Artillerie a Cheval de la Garde", Medal-Models 54mm. I think i have to increase the difference between light and shadows. What are your tips?





Christian

 

[megroot]

Both figures are perfectly painted.

Marc

 

[Huw63]

Lovely work - I agree with Marc.

It's difficult to draw the line between exaggerating the colours or muting them for photos - I do what I feel is right. Aradia miniatures produce a set called "Sina and the nightmare" and the pumpkin seems very orange in the pictures - in real life it looks like very faded lemon skin!

One thing - you missed painting the cockade on the colback (under the plume).

Cheers

Huw

 

[Tecumsea]

I'm not into fantasy but the artillery officer is very well painted and i would be very pleased if i could achieve the same result. The matter of lights and shadows is very personal. So much of what we are seeing is more to do with artistic effect than realism. It's down to what you want to see in your cabinet or in competition. Compare the perceived simplicity of say Mike Blank with some of the exaggerated stuff... Choice. Is yours but what you are doing is to a good standard.

Keith

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Both figures are perfectly painted.

Marc

Thanks Marc!

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Lovely work - I agree with Marc.

It's difficult to draw the line between exaggerating the colours or muting them for photos - I do what I feel is right.Acadia miniatures produce a set called "Sina and the nightmare" and the pumpkin seems very orange in the pictures - in real life it looks like very faded lemon skin!

One thing - you missed painting the cockade on the colback (under the plume).

Cheers

Huw

Hi Huw,
Thanks for your note!
You have good eyes! The missed painting of the cockade was immediately done when i also saw it black on the photos.

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

I'm not into fantasy but the artillery officer is very well painted and i would be very pleased if i could achieve the same result. The matter of lights and shadows is very personal. So much of what we are seeing is more to do with artistic effect than realism. It's down to what you want to see in your cabinet or in competition. Compare the perceived simplicity of say Mike Blank with some of the exaggerated stuff... Choice. Is yours but what you are doing is to a good standard.

Keith

Hi Keith,
thanks for your motivating words.

 

[Huw63]

Hi Huw,
Thanks for your note!
You have good eyes! The missed painting of the cockade was immediately done when i also saw it black on the photos.

Well I noticed you did a fantastic job painintg his "Legion d'Honneur" medal and was a little surprised ot see the cockade black!

 

[Nap]

Christian

From Fantasy to Napoleonic ...a wide area of artistry indeed ..both great looking , agree about the Napoleonic nice job on the medal ...glad you sorted cockade out ...nothing gets missed by tge sharp eyes of PF members ..lol

Like Keith not into fantasy myself but with them you can have more freedom in colours etc

Thanks for sharing

Nap

Don't forge,t to enter FOTM !

 

[phil_h]

Well done Christian! I think both are great, and it's nice to see and paint a wide variety of figures! (As somebody who also paints a little of everything)

Regards,
Phil

 

[Phater]

Both are very well painted. Two different genres and it seems a different painting style on each. Very versatile. Everything I paint looks the same. I also especially like the presentation on the fantasy figure. Are those roots?
Tom

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Christian

From Fantasy to Napoleonic ...a wide area of artistry indeed ..both great looking , agree about the Napoleonic nice job on the medal ...glad you sorted cockade out ...nothing gets missed by tge sharp eyes of PF members ..lol

Like Keith not into fantasy myself but with them you can have more freedom in colours etc

Thanks for sharing

Nap

Don't forge,t to enter FOTM !

Hi Nap,
that's why i enjoy this forum so much. Notes and hints are essential to improve my figures.

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Well done Christian! I think both are great, and it's nice to see and paint a wide variety of figures! (As somebody who also paints a little of everything)

Regards,
Phil

Hi Phil,
I like to mix the genre and type (full or bust) of the figures (napoleonics are still my favorites) to have different tasks and also there is always more than one figure on the bench....

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Both are very well painted. Two different genres and it seems a different painting style on each. Very versatile. Everything I paint looks the same. I also especially like the presentation on the fantasy figure. Are those roots?
Tom

Hi Tom,
thanks for your nice words.
Yes, these are roots from an unknown plant. (My wife looks for whats above ground, i look for the parts below)

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Perfectly painted both figures

 

[Huw63]

Hi Huw,
Thanks for your note!
You have good eyes! The missed painting of the cockade was immediately done when i also saw it black on the photos.

Just spotted. My first post should should read Aradia miniatures and I'd hate to offend this great young company.

Cheers

Huw

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Just spotted. My first post should should read Aradia miniatures and I'd hate to offend this great young company.

Cheers

Huw

Hi Huw,
thanks for correcting that. On my research yesterday i found the set "Sina an the KNIGHTmare" from Aradia, painted by Massimiliano Richiero. He has a very unique style of painting. I like it. And I think I understand now what you said about the pumpkin. Every picture is a special view of a figure, one has to see it in nature to judge it fair. I had the same experience with the Murat-Bust from Pegaso, painted by Danilo Cartacci. I don't like it on the pictures but when i saw the real thing in Ingolstadt it was great painting.

Christian

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Perfectly painted both figures

Hi MoboSchreuder,
thank you very much.

 

[John Bowery]

Very well done and I really like the fantasy setting.
Cheers
John

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Very well done and I really like the fantasy setting.
Cheers
John

Thank you, John!