WIP Critique Prinzess Viktoria Luise of Prussia 1911

[mil-mart]

Here's my latest sculpt, it's a bust of Prinzess Victoria Luise of Prussia, the only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm 11. She was 19 when the picture was taken in 1911 and is dressed in the uniform of the Death Head Hussars.
She was the mother of Queen Frederika of Greece and the Grandmother of King Constantine of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain. She died in 1980 at the age of 88.
I welcome all comments and critique and many thanks for looking.
Cheers Ken

 

[Meehan34]

great face.

 

[amcairns]

Ken,
Looks good so far,look forward to progress.
Andy

 

[Nap]

New sculpt

Ken ,
This is a nice start , and a great subject , looking forward to see how you treat the lacework on the uniforms , are you going to include the cuff decoration as well perhaps .

Nap

 

[captnenglish]

IF this is going to be a commercial release, I am a very happy boy, if not bummer! Great looking sculpt BTW.

 

[housecarl]

I had a look at this on Tuesday, and I can say that it's excellent. Just the dreaded braid now Ken.
Carl.

 

[Chris Oldfield]

This looks the business Ken, & a radically different subject too. Watching progress with interest.

Chris

 

[akaryu]

Very interesting project Ken, I'm looking forward to see it develop. Contrast between the soft girlish face and the imposing headdress makes for a nice subject!
Keep them coming!

cheers,
Piet

 

[pmfs]

Awesome face

Hi Ken,

she is really nice
Is a different project Ken, but very interesting one.
I will follow with interest.

 

[Dan Morton]

Very nice and quite unique Ken!

All the best,
Dan

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Ken,

You are carving out a niche for yourself doing these wonderful character busts and definitely doing subjects that are outside the square. Great work on the face mate. The braiding on the uniform looks quite difficult but I have no doubt you'll crack it.

 

[MattS]

Ken,

I like the subject you've chosen. I hope you don't mind me chiming in, but I noticed some asymmetry in the face. You may want to add a little more volume to the left jaw line to make it match the right. I guess it's most obvious in picture from the front. Check the sculpt in the mirror. I find this helps me see asymmetry issues as well.

Keep up the nice work!

Matt

 

[Andreas W.]

I'm with matt,great work and unique subject though.


looking forward to seeing more!


Andreas

 

[JasonB]

Very nice start and nice subject. To me, it appears the eyes need to be slightly more squinted, and a little closer together. Its a difficult comparison, though. Good work.

Another nice photo of her in that same uniform.

 

[mil-mart]

Mike, Cheers,
Andy, many thanks.
Nap, no arm braid I'm afraid ( or glad ) as keeping to top half bust.
Matthew, should be availiable from http://www.minutemanmodels.com
Carl, Cheers mate, I've never done braidwork before, so may take a while.
Chris, radically different, wait for the next one.
Piet, many thanks.
Pedro, cheers mate appreciated.
Dan, many thanks appreciated.
Tony, cheers mate , the dreaded braiding to come.
Matt, appreciate the comments and you're right about the asymmetry , will correct and post progress pics later.
Andreas, many thanks for taking the time to comment.
jBirch, thanks for posting the pic and I'll look again at the eyes.
Cheers Ken

 

[1969]

This is a cracking image to motivate for a sculpt mate and im sure you will do it justice, looking forward to seeing this lady develope.

All the best mate,

Steve

 

[captnenglish]

Matthew, should be availiable from http://www.minutemanmodels.com

Cheers Ken

Happy dance! She'll look great next my bust of Von Mackensen

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Ken, they just get better and better-keep up the good work,

Keith

 

[megroot]

Very good sculptwork on a very unique subject.

Marc

 

[davidmitchell]

Looking good so far Ken,look forward to your next steps.


Cheers David