Nouvelle France 1666

[Marco22]

this little vignette shows two fig from Best Sodiers- 75 mm

During the French Iroquois wars, the Carignan-Salière regiment tried to find the iroquois army who did its best to avoid frontal combat.
So here we have an indian scout helping out a french soldier on patrol searching for signs of the indian army.

the little fir tree was scratched.

oil painted, and no freehand (or barely) with these figs !

this little vignette does change from what i do usually, but it was great fun even if the painting of both the coats required rather a lot of work.

Hope you like it
Marc

 

[Viking Bob]

Hi Marc
You have done a great job on both figures, perfect painting. Well done
Bob

 

[ellie]

Well done Marc you have done a great job on this well done indeed.

Ian

 

[osceola]

Very nice!

 

[Alex]

Very very nice
I love the flesh tones, the coats, the gradual highlights from the top to the deep shadows at the bottom..
It is a wonderful vignette.
Thanks for showing
May I ask:are you underpainting in acrylics before oil paints?
Alex

 

[tiberius57]

Outstanding composition and painting!
The figures are working very well together and the groundwork sets them so well!
Love it Marc!
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[OldTaff]

Yup, Brilliant brushwork
Alan

 

[megroot]

Excellent job all around.

Marc

 

[Marco22]

thanks !
@Alex; I usually paint on humbrol enamel - matt 63 most often (either diluted handbrushed or better still; airbrushed ). It seems to give me the best results and the minimum shininess

 

[TD2802]

Spectacular work and technique. Base looks spot on as well.

 

[pmfs]

Great work and wonderful presentation.
Cheers,
Pedro.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Beautiful!
'Nuff said I think

Colin

 

[balder]

Very nice. I like the ground work.
Gerald

 

[Jeff T]

Wow!... They are absolutetly stunning!

Outstanding work on these two Marco, and the groundwork is top notch as well.

Brilliant work!!

Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[Ferris]

Outstanding work, great integration of groundwork and base and excellent photography!

Adrian

 

[swralph]

Lovely work all round.
Ralph.

 

[Marco22]

thank you guys !

 

[Elia]

Lovely work!

All the best,
Elia

 

[garyhiggins]

Lovely figures beautifully painted, a great vignette.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[captnenglish]

Very nicely done. Excellent paint job. Fantastic composition. I particularly like the groundwork.