Completed Officer of The British 4th Light Dragoons 1854

[John Belcher]

greath paint,cheers

Thanks Fabrizio
John

 

[John Belcher]

Very finely done - will comeback to your photos when I do mine.
Cheers
Mat

Thanks Mat for the kind words.Nice to know you will beable to use the photos for reference.
John

 

[John Belcher]

Great work John, I like the face and the shako, nice colors. Only one thing, and it´s my taste, I think the gold of the embroideries is too metalic, maybe you can get a better or real result simulating the golden using yellow, brown, ocher and white etc.
As I said is a question of taste, I think you have achieve the effect nicely.

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Hi Edorta,Thanks for the kind words. Glad you like him. I know what you mean with the gold lace ,I have a Victorian Royal Engineers Officers tunic in my collection. I originally painted the lace work with yellow ochre ,off white and raw and burnt umber etc.. and as a figure goes it look to flat for me ,so I used some pure gold to high light, to give more contrast. It looks brighter in the photos than in the flesh. Thank you for the photos,they are great,will save them for future reference.Here is a close up that shows the lace a bit better,brighter than the examples you have posted but bit of personal preference.
Regards,John

 

[amcairns]

Hi John,
He,s come up great.The braiding is superb.
Andy

 

[John Belcher]

That is fantastic.

I particularly like the face/fleshtones... Stunning work.

Thanks for kind words.Great sculpted face to paint
John

 

[John Belcher]

John,
That is absolutely stunning. Well done.
Cheers
John

Thanks John,appreciate you kind words
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Beautiful job. I've done a couple from this (Crimean) series but have shied away from this one because of the gold lace. Seeing the great job you've done on it, I really must nut up and dive in.
I concur about the scale... I think 75 is perfect for painting. Big enough to make the detail crisper but not so big as to need a roller to paint the larger areas

Again, fantastic work

Colin

Thanks Colin for the kind words 75mm figures are a neat scale. Look forward to see your version.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Hi John,

Apologies for being late to jump in and give you a well deserved pat on the back for this figure. A cracker.

Just wondering how you found the acrylic paint and dealt with the inevitable sheen?

Hi Tony,thanks mate for the kind words,glad you like the end result. I have always found keeping the paint nice and thin helps with the sheen.In saying that I did put a drop of Vallejo matt medium in the main mix of blue. A drop of Tamiya matt base will give a more matt finish,you just have to be careful not to put too much in the paint or you will get a matt chalky finish.I personally like a more egg shell finish,which is how this guy turned out.
Regards,John

 

[Edorta]

Thanks for the close up pic, John, sometimes the photos don´t reveal the real work we have made. Great finish, using metal gold as brighter sparks .
I repeat what I said before about the face, I like the beard. Great work.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Tarracus]

Awesome work! looking at this face close-up it's hard to believe it's just a 75mm mini!

 

[Osebor]

Hey John! That's unfair competition ! I'm just trying to complete this figure (and many other things, BTW) and you post such a wonderful work...
The face is really a marvel!
Javier

 

[John Belcher]

Well as I've already commented on this figure on FB, I can only say how lucky I am that John lives a few blocks from me so will have a wee peek in person soon!
Les

Hi Les,thank you so much for the kind words mate.Look forward to catch up soon.
Regards,John

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Super photos & another good one to add to your collection.
You are getting back in the groove it seems.
Hoping I can catch this one in Aussie or Auckland later in the year John.

 

[Alex Long]

Very nice work. Braiding is particularly good. Face and beard are ace.

Alex.

 

[davidmitchell]

Excellent painting John lovely subtle tones.


Cheers David

 

[John Belcher]

Super photos & another good one to add to your collection.
You are getting back in the groove it seems.
Hoping I can catch this one in Aussie or Auckland later in the year John.

Thanks Mike for the kind words. Hope to make across in September for QMHE Expo.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Very nice work. Braiding is particularly good. Face and beard are ace.

Alex.

Thanks Alex,appreciate your kind words
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Hi John,
He,s come up great.The braiding is superb.
Andy

Hi Andy,I appreciate your positive feed back.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Excellent painting John lovely subtle tones.


Cheers David

Hi David, appreciate your kind words,glad you like him.Very nice figure to paint.
Regards,John