Pelt merchant ready to paint

[madeg]

I have just finished my third scratch .
Based upon the famous work of Jean-Léon Gérôme.
I'm gonna call the vignette " The streets of Caïro".
The figure is sculpted with a mixture of Green Stuff and Magic Sculpt.
The hands and the head are from the Nemrod Historex range . Great details there !
I had some trouble with the tiger's head . Because it's a pelt ,the skull is removed by the hunters and the original structure is somewhat lost . In the painting this is also vivsible .
Because I wanted to have some kind of reference to a tiger's head I deceided to give it some more volume . It took me about two days to get it right and restarted several times . I even tried to cut the head from a cheap plastic tiger play figurine but always it went wrong .
I had to do it completely from scratch . With the colours added I hope its ends well .
The scenery is from the pegaso , a beautifull range of settings , produced in resin and very detailed. Not very cheap guys .
I hope to start the painting tomorrow .
To be continued .

overview of the figure

detail of the helmet .

overall view of the scenery .

Because it's a merchant I 'm gonna ad a shield and a sword( oriental style ) , he's not only selling pelts .

 

[Christos]

very good,looking forward to see some paint on it.I like the base,great painting of the wood and stone wall!
christos

 

[Sambaman]

Well done! When this thing starts to get the colors layed in, it will jump to life! From what I can see the tiger's head looks good! Keep us posted as you start to paint.

Jay H.
OKC

 

[yeo_64]

Good Job !!!!!!!

Hi Marc !
EXCELLENT WORK on the merchant, my friend !!!! Looking forward to seeing the sculpture come to life ! Cheers !
Kenneth .

 

[periklis_sale]

very nice work mate... start painting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tarok]

Lovely work. Very, very original!!!

 

[flart1943]

Well done

Hi Mark
Brilliant scratch build, can't wait to see it painted.
Pete

 

[vergilius]

Very good sculpting. Now let's put some paint on it !