WIP Painting the UP-Miniatures busts series - Leopold prince of Bavaria

[Major_Goose]

After Mata Hari i decided to go with FieldMarshal Leopold Prince of Bavaria bust of the UP Miniaturen bust series .

The bust consists from only 4 pieces (head, torso , hand , base).
The beautiful sculpture of Ulrich Puchala was casted perfectly from YS Masterpieces . No problems on the resin parts so i assempled used some metal pins soaped with warm water and primed in less than 1 hour in all.

So lest start seiing this nice bust slowly

I hope you will enjoy it !!!

thanks for looking

Costas

 

[mil-mart]

Costas, amazing sculpting and looking forward to following .

Cheers Ken

 

[Major_Goose]

Thanks a lot Ken . All this UP series is great and a big change for me and also a challenge . So i enjoy it a lot !!!!

Tommorow will start with helmet and fleshtones

Costas

 

[gordy]

What a great face — following this one

 

[rheath]

Look forward to seeing this progress m8.

 

[Major_Goose]

Thanks for posting Gordy . it is indeed a great sculpture !!!

Costas

 

[kaz6120]

Great sculpting work. love the face and all details, subject too.

 

[Major_Goose]

working with his blue eyes. uniform has received a base coat already as well as the spike helmet . Gloss black for black polished areas and mattish black base where the metals will be painted in silver tones . Face has received a base coat with few shadows and lights just indicative

 

[Major_Goose]

Rob thanks for posting . Some good progress here !!!!

 

[Major_Goose]

working on flesh with base mix of burnt sienna, raw sienna and naples yellow , shadows adding some burnt umber and black red and lights with adding naples yellow. Some tones will be given with tedish and orangish filters

 

[Major_Goose]

Some more progress the fur has been tried but will turn to darker as the original was.


Helmet received most of its metals but still more work to be done

Face is almost finished as the vermillion band across the chest .

base coats for neck insignia plates and cross, glasses , jacket , overcoat

I just hope you like it so far. I pologise for not so good pictures since i dont use my camera {out of order) but my mobile phone !!!

 

[John Bowery]

Costas,
Excellent so far and nice vivid colours.
Cheers
John

 

[Major_Goose]

Thanks a lot John. This bust is really challenging !!! Iloved the face !!

Costas