Napoleon bust - finished

[Mongo Mel]

Hi,
It's been a while since I've posted anything (sound familiar?)
But I've managed to finish another piece. It's the Napoleon bust from David Grieve/Debra Raymond.
Hoping this will help get me motivated and out of my slump.
Wish me luck
Craig

 

[tonydawe]

Wow, what a "slump" Craig. It looks like your slump might be over. Excellent painting mate. Really subtle shading and highlighting on the uniform. Excellent result.

 

[Mark S]

Ditto,Craig! As slumps go I could use one like that!!
Excellent bust,beautiful result.

 

[Guy]

Excellent work Craig. I just ended a 3 week break from painting and it feels good to be holding the brushes again.

 

[Sambaman]

Nice work here Craig! I really like the greens. I own this piece as well, I always thought, for me at least, it was one of the best portrait representations of Napoleon. Nice work.

Jay H.
Okc

 

[jjgurk]

Very nice Craig. What did you use for your green mix?
John

 

[Mongo Mel]

Hi guys,
Thanks for the kind words. This piece took me forever to complete (over a year since I first started it!) Almost every feature on it has been repainted at least once and many of them several times. Just couldn't get things right for some reason.
Jay, while I agree about the likeness, I have to say that my wife giot it right...that's one ugly guy
John, this was the mix I used for the green....
I used Winsor Blue (Green Shade) and Cad. Yellow for a base color with more of each as needed for the shadows and highlights. After this dried, I mixed lighter and darker shades of the same for the shadows and highlights.
Thanks again all,
Craig

 

[unknown01]

Your work is very beautiful.
I liked the fresh tone.
I think a very impressive figure.

　Mitsutaka