WIP Private 7th Fusiliers 1854

[billyturnip]

What is this site coming to. This Thread over done in the trouser department.
In another thread " I'll get mine out"
Whatever next
mick

I just thought if the mods are at it, what's good for the goose etc.

 

[john crawford]

What a thread this is , im going to clean my sentry and start again .
thanks Roger , cant wait for next lesson
john

 

[billyturnip]

What a thread this is , im going to clean my sentry and start again .
thanks Roger , cant wait for next lesson
john

Glad you're finding this useful John.

 

[billyturnip]

Some more blocking in of the basic colours, straightening of lines and general tidying up, all done with acrylics.
While I had the Medium Brown on the palette I gave the face an overall wash and painted in the eyes with Navy Blue.


I think the red needs to be a bit more red, if you know what I mean and the shadows deepened a bit.

 

[anstontyke]

really enjoying this tutorial mate, just primed the 2nd french figure from milmart so will be making a start over the weekend.
as far as the shortage in the trouser dept goes, is that what will happen when mrs roger finds out about the brush

tony

 

[billyturnip]

really enjoying this tutorial mate, just primed the 2nd french figure from milmart so will be making a start over the weekend.
as far as the shortage in the trouser dept goes, is that what will happen when mrs roger finds out about the brush

tony

Glad your enjoying it Tony. I'm not doing this for the good of my health so you'd best get cracking.
The brush was my daughters, emphasis on the was.

 

[anstontyke]

Glad your enjoying it Tony. I'm not doing this for the good of my health so you'd best get cracking.
The brush was my daughters, emphasis on the was.

i am on dockyard lunchtime at present mate so you will probably have another 20 figures painted by the time i have finished.
"was" does that mean the brush or the daughter?

 

[billyturnip]

i am on dockyard lunchtime at present mate so you will probably have another 20 figures painted by the time i have finished.
"was" does that mean the brush or the daughter?

 

[smudger1960]

Very nice work roger

 

[billyturnip]

Very nice work roger

Thanks Brian. It's looking better now all the colours are blocked in.

 

[Borek]

Very nice and detailet progress work. Great and thanks

Cheers Borek

 

[john crawford]

Roger

It's looking better now all the colours are blocked in.

sheepishly , what is blocking the colours in ? , ( I know , but im learning )

 

[billyturnip]

Roger

sheepishly , what is blocking the colours in ? , ( I know , but im learning )

Ask anything you want John that's the whole purpose of me doing this.
Blocking in is simply the Base colour, for example the mid blue I have put on the canteen. On top of this I will add the shadow and highlights.

 

[billyturnip]

Very nice and detailet progress work. Great and thanks

Cheers Borek

Thanks Borek.

 

[Wayneb]

Excellent SBS Roger....very helpful..........Thanks..

Wayne

 

[billyturnip]

Excellent SBS Roger....very helpful..........Thanks..

Wayne

Thanks Wayne. Update coming soon.

 

[billyturnip]

Canteen, cartridge box and messtins painted using the same technique of adding shade and highlight colours and then blending as previously discussed.

 

[billyturnip]

Tunic cuffs painted and the musket has had a couple of coats of Citadel chestnut ink wash.



Orange added and blended,


Gold Ochre added, sorry forgot to take a photo of it blended.




Naples Yellow added and blended.



Burnt Umber shade and a further highlight of Naples Yellow.

 

[billyturnip]

Forgot to say I have also put a grey wash on the white shoulder tufts to shade them, it doesn't show up too well in the photos but I will be doing it again and hopefully it will show up better in the next photos.

 

[Wings5797]

Very well sharpened up lights Roger.
Amazing change from the last post. I am really into oil paint washes for almost everything.
In this weather the wash dries quickly so I can get the required look within a much shorter time.
Keith