Completed Critique Prinz Oskar Bust

[Filipe]

Friends from pF

I finished two busts this week. One of those is this one, of Prince Oskar of Prussian, youngest son of the Kaiser, who fought in the frontlines (wore wounded and received the Iron Cross for active duty, rejecting serving in the imperial headquartes, away from the front) in World War One.

This bust was a special pleasure, because i had a small participation at his making, doing the historical references researches for my friend Ulrich Puchala sculpt it.

To the pictures!

Closer look at the face:

The traditional 10-cent coin photo to give size notion:

Comments, critics and suggestions are more than welcome!

Filipe

 

[housecarl]

Looks like you've done the sculpt justice Filipe.
Carl.

 

[Helm]

Looks good,nice job of the hair too blonde is hard to get right

Steve

 

[megroot]

Very good paintwork. The blondhair is top.

Marc

 

[bagelman1952]

Very nice

 

[Filipe]

Carl, Steve, Marc and Ken, thank you all for the praises.

If any of you want to make a harder critic, it will be welcome, because that is the way to learn

Regards to all

Filipe

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Both of the Puchala busts are terrific, as is your painting of them.

Colin

 

[Centaur]

Filipe thanks for this surprise, you have touched my sculpt.I wear the hat for that work

 

[Filipe]

Colin and Uli, thank you both for the praises!

 

[bane3D]

really good, really like Ulrich Puchala WWI line.

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Class, great model for my bust.

Cheers

Hendryk

 

[Filipe]

Bande and Hendryk, thank you both for the commentaries.

 

[Tarracus]

Hi Filipe. One negatve criticism, but just about the name plate:
I think the relation between the nameplate and its txt font size its not good. Mabe the plate is too big maybe the font size is quite small..the matter is that there is a grat mass of white there that can distract our eyes from what is really important: The bust itself.

I hope this criticism hadn't upset you..Those things are just graphic designer "crazes"
On the other side I fully agree with all the good things said about the painting. Very well done

 

[Filipe]

Gerard

In any way could upset me! It is from criticism that we learn!

And, in fact, i totally agree with you! If you see the name plate of the Kaiser on this topic here, you will see that it has a different style.

Look the "new" Prinz Oskar plate, and tell me what you think (with honesty! feel free!). I changed the font size, to give more proeminence to the name, and changed from portuguese to german.

I just have to wait a little to make the new "batch" of name plates

And thank you for the compliments!

Kindest regards

Filipe

 

[Tarracus]

much better, Filipe. But let me one day to answer you, since I'm going to prepare some plates for me during this weekend and i'll have a better look to yours then

 

[pmfs]

Excellent work Filipe!

Pedro

 

[Filipe]

Thank you my portuguese friend!

 

[dave mosher]

Very nice paint work. Strictly from a technical point, there are a couple of color changes required for the bust to be correct. Prinz Oskar is wearing the M1910 waffenrock for Gren-Rgt. Nr. 7. The color behind the collar tabs would be the same lemon yellow (not red) used for the shoulder board piping, which you have done. Also, this is a field uniform, and the litzen on both the collar tabs a cuffs would be a muted metallic medium gray. The red piping for the remainder of the bust is correct, but almost all M1910 waffenrocks with litzen (including this regiment) are also piped on the bottom edge of the cuff (in this case red). Again, not the diminish your excellent painting, just put this in for uniform accuracy.

Regards

Dave

 

[Filipe]

Dave

Thank you for the praises about the painting.

About the uniform accuracy, you are right in one point, and one point only.

You are thinking about the pre-war regulation, when this bust depicts Prinz Oskar in 1915, after receiving his Iron Cross for service in the front.

The color behind the collar tabs would be the same lemon yellow (not red)

No, the collar tabs are red, for army service. The lemon yellow is restricted to the shoulder and the inner linning of the litzen. See the color diferences in these photos here:

the litzen on both the collar tabs a cuffs would be a muted metallic medium gray

The litzen colour for the 7. Regiment was yellow for enlisted and golden for officers. You are thinking about the other Grenadier-regiments.

From the World War One German Army of Brassey´s Uniforms:

are also piped on the bottom edge of the cuff (in this case red).

In this you are correct, and the bust painting instructions (which i wrote) say that, it was my distraction during the paiting.

Not disminished at all, as i hope you do not feel offended by my answer.

Regards

Filipe

 

[Filipe]

Dave, i´ve sent you a private message.