Completed Private, 93rd Highlanders, Crimea 1854, Stormtroopers 1/12 (V12/07)

[Stelios Demiras]

Hello everyone,

After some time I manage to finish the Highlander bust to my liking. The red is not so vivid in real model as in the photos. I am not sure why the camera took it so RED! I tried to imitate the sewing in the whites. The metals are oils Bellini (Silver and Gold) with some Black oil and Burnt Sienna oil. The red hue came from Red Paint Set from Andre. All the other paints are Vallejo Acrylics range. I hope that you like him.

Stelios

 

[Jeff T]

Very nice work Stelios!


Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[Nap]

Hi Stelios,

Nice painting my friend love the reds and the details you have worked into the lace very effective .....the V12 range is great ......
Have you seen the new S16 series from Stormtroopers ....lovely subjects

Nap

 

[megroot]

Excellent paintwork

Marc

 

[swralph]

Lovely painting

 

[gregmarm]

Very good stelio!!!!

 

[Kisifer]

Bravo Stelio. Very beautiful work.

Xenofon

 

[Captain Lol]

Great paint on face !

 

[Joe55]

Beautiful piece Stelios! I like how everything just jumps right out at you !

Joe

 

[Wings5797]

Good piece Stelio.

Graet paint on his face.

Keith

 

[Stelios Demiras]

Thank all my friends for your nice comments!

Stelios

 

[storm_zh]

This is a lovely piece that you have beautifully painted. Great work, Stelios!

 

[Tecumsea]

Lovely work on those straps, I've kept a picture for reference, although I am an oil painter I think that kind of work might be easier (I use the word cautiously as a comparison only) in Acrylics?

Keith

 

[housecarl]

Very nice Stelios.

 

[Stelios Demiras]

Thank you for your comments my friends Keith and Carl!

Keith all were painted with acrylics. Even if I was a long time oil painter and in some case I am still using them (for horses, big leather surfaces, big scale faces…and metals) I think that acrylics give you more control to your painting. And what you paint is what you will have. In oils you loose a lot of contrast in wet on wet technique and you need to pass again some lights and shadows...You can add some Glaze medium for more matt finish and gain a little delay in drying time so you can paint easily lines, small details etc. The black lining is also very tricky with acrylics that can destroyed all you hard work if you paint by mistake your white leather…And for WWII themes or fabrics I think it is necessary to use matt agent (Flat base Tamiya or Gunze). And oils are perfect for washes in the groundwork!!!(burnt umber..I love this color!!) and dry brush in rocks, sand, etc...

Keep Modelling!!!

 

[Tecumsea]

Thanks for the response Stelios, will I be seeing this at Stresa?

Keith