WIP Critique Painting General of Division D'Hautpoul

[Colin_Fraser]

Hi Nap. Base is a dark Vallejo flesh (dark elf wargame colour) but anything like dark ochre or raw umber would do. As I recall, wash with sepia ink to lift the detail. Highlight with mix if base and bright yellow (eg cadmium). Highlight with lighter fleshes and then Naples yellow. High highlight sparingly with unbleached titanium. Wash with diluted liquitex acrylic ink (50% water)....that is a controlled wash with a 00 brush.

BTW - great avatar. Who is it?

Cheers

Colin

 

[Nap]

Hi colin ,

Thanks for that ...I can't remember who my avatar is but I think it begins with S!!!!....are tyou tempted then ???

sorry can't be more helpful ...will be changing it soon !!!

Love the Napoleonic period and with awards as well !!!

More on this fab bust please

Nap

 

[Wings5797]

Totally gobsmacked Mate.
This close up is a real testimony to your sculpting and painting talents Colin.
Only down side comment; You are a bit of a bugger only teasing us with a section so small.
Waiting. with even more anticipation than before, for your next steps.
Awesome work.
More power to your elbow Colin.
Keith

 

[ChaosCossack]

Having seen this in the flesh, I gotta say, it's breathtaking!!!
Nice work on the details... really made them pop!

Let's see the whole thing with the new base

T'Other Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Having seen this in the flesh, I gotta say, it's breathtaking!!!
Nice work on the details... really made them pop!

Let's see the whole thing with the new base

T'Other Colin

Probably tomorrow when he is labelled and signed. Like Paul I am now thinking Chicago this October. You?

Colin

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Hi colin ,

Thanks for that ...I can't remember who my avatar is but I think it begins with S!!!!....are tyou tempted then ???

sorry can't be more helpful ...will be changing it soon !!!

Love the Napoleonic period and with awards as well !!!

More on this fab bust please

Nap

Love all that lace on his lapels. Maybe. Dorsenne next I think.

Colin

 

[Nap]

Hi Colin ,

Dorsenne ...nice

.........Bring on that lacework!!!!

.........or what about Davout

Nap

 

[Nap]

Colin ...what about Bernadotte ...

or Moncey ....

or Nicolas Philippe Guye

Then of course there are the Russians ......General Charles-Andre Pozzo di Borgo.

Enjoy !!!!

Nap

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Thanks Nap great pix, although the top painting is Marmont, not Dorsenne.

Actually I am thinking I may now be returning to Rwanda in 1994 for my next piece.

Colin

 

[Nap]

Thanks Nap great pix, although the top painting is Marmont, not Dorsenne.

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Actually I am thinking I may now be returning to Rwanda in 1994 for my next piece.

Colin

Of course its Marmont ..its was early !!!!!..overload on gold lace !!!!

Rwanda sounds interesting

Nap

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Maybe both at once

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

Chicago I think is a definite "must see". If I can come up with a suitable entertainment diversion for the SWMBO this summer I'll assualt Chicago "stag"... otherwise it'll become a couples getaway. Either way... I will get to Chi-town.

As for you, sir... Please, show us your bust

Colin

 

[Borek]

And here is the wonderful process of painting on this wonderful and cracking sculptwork. Beautiful work, I was blown away and I will study very long time this one. Amazing, precise, clean ... Beautifully selected tonality, to a certain extent predetermined pattern. Really beautiful and a masterpiece, starting with sculpting and painting finishing. Congrats for a great, great job, Colin .

Cheers Borek

 

[Bournouna]

Actually I am thinking I may now be returning to Rwanda in 1994 for my next piece.

Colin

???

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Actually I am thinking I may now be returning to Rwanda in 1994 for my next piece.

Colin

???

Captain Mbaye Diagne of Senegal who just had a UN valour medal named after him.

http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/this-guy-is-on-my-sculpting-list.63319/

A friend of mine was a World Vision Videographer who filmed some of the first footage go the massacre aftermath for western media.



Colin

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

All a great challenge to paint But one thing to notice that most of us get wrong is how black the blue is

 

[Wings5797]

All a great challenge to paint But one thing to notice that most of us get wrong is how black the blue is

Hear hear Ron.
My pet subject.
Cheeers
Keith

 

[Lasalle]

!!!! AWESOME!!

Andrea