Napoleon bust

[Mongo Mel]

Hi all,
In keeping with my attempts to break my slump, here are some pictures of my latest piece. It's a bust of Napoleon sculpted by David Greive and produced now by Deborah Raymond. It's my second in the series of three of Napoleon, Von Blucher and Wellington from Waterloo. It's a beautiful piece and extremely well cast.
There's a long way to go but I pan to get it done to take with me to MFCA at the end of next month. Theonly things I feel are "done" are the face and hair. I'm not too happy with the eyes as they are so I plan to redo them yet again
As always, I appreciate all comments and constructive criticisms. Also, and suggestions you have on anything in particular, please feel free to make your suggestions.
Thanks,
Craig

 

[Jamie Stokes]

OK, you asked for feedback Craig, and here is my two brass coins worth.

Skin tones to face are very good, nice and smooth.

Your dissatisfaction with the eyes, I agree.

You have gone for highlights, I think, and shading effects - which is an awesome effort, IMO.

pupils are a bit out of round, which may be affecting the perception of the eyes.
The white is a little stark, that may be the results of camera tech. It seems you have cut the whites with a dash of pink in the corners, but its hard to tell on my monitor. If you have, well done.

The eyes focus is a bit 'toed out'. I think. Maybe tweaking one eye inwards will help?

To recap; Skin tone good, eyes (always a challenge) you already know about, hair good.

Welcome back, hope this breaks the slump.

Cheers

 

[Mongo Mel]

Hi Janus,
Thanks for the comments.
These eyes have been especially difficult for me. Thiese were the most round version I managed so far
While these ones don't have any pink added to them, I do usually add a little Naples Yellow to the white on my eyes, just to tone it down. But I have done some with a bloodshot effect using Aliziran Crimson that I was happy with.
I see what you mean about the eyes being toed out. Although it wasn't as obvious to me until I saw the photos. But I've been looking at them too long now . When I redo the eyes, I will try to correct this.
Thanks again
Craig

 

[pmfs]

Hello Craig

The eyes look to me out of scale, but you can still change them. The rest is very good, superb skintones.

Regards from Portugal
Pedro