Prussian bust done!

[brian]

Hi Jay
A superb paint job especially as it's in oils and i'm an oil man myself.
Brian

 

[Excatlon]

nice i like it

 

[John Belcher]

Hello Jay.wow!!,very nice my friend.Really like the paint job.I like the weathering on the brown cross strap.kind regards John

 

[ArturM]

Hello, my friend!
Well done! Very good painting. Nice fleshtones and great shading. Compliments.

best regards
Artur

 

[Dan Morton]

Very well done, Jay! Lovely skin shading!!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Sambaman]

Maurizio, Chris, Anders, Dim, Brian, Damian, John, Artur, Dan,
Many, many thanks for the kind comments! This was a fun piece to do. The confident thrust of the jaw and the great picklehaub, how can you go wrong? Thanks again,

Jay H.
OKC

 

[billyturnip]

Very nice indeed Jay. I love the tones of the colours you've used, great stuff.

Roger

 

[Sambaman]

Roger my friend, many thanks!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[rej]

Really Nicely done Jay.......You got a pleasant warm overall effect!!

Keep up the excellent work and enjoy Tulsa as much as you can especially with Joe

Ray

 

[Sambaman]

Thanks Ray! Will do!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[diosytexas]

hi jay. great work, you have more than likley been asked this a hundred times as i can't find the thread can you say what colours you use for your flesh mix. thanks dave.

 

[Sambaman]

Dave, I'm more than happy to make it 101! I have a fairly simple mix, Raw Umber, Cad red, Yellow Ochre and Titanium white. My initial shadow tone has no white, just the umber, red and ochre. I then add white to the base shadow color to get my mids and highlights. I generally use about 5 shades from darkest to lightest and will, in certain places, use straight raw umber for some of my darkest shadows (sparingly). HTH! Thanks for the kind words!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[citrico]

nice work, i realy like it

congratulations!

 

[megroot]

Jay,
Well done, but i think i'm the only neatpicker about the helmet.
I've seen this helmet in real and the black is not matt. No, it is a shiney black. That's my only comment.
Further i wish that i could paint like this.

Marc

 

[flart1943]

Well done

Hi Jay
Beautiful paint-job, it shows that oils need not turn out with a sheen. But how you do it I just don't know. Well done.
Pete

 

[Sambaman]

Andres, Marc, Peter,
many thanks for the kind words!

Marc, good eye my friend! Yes the helmet should indeed be glossy, however I had to make an executive dicission when it came right down to it. I dull coat all my figures once their done to get a nice even flat finish (I'll wait for everyone to stop gasping!). With that said, I decided to go ahead and spray the helmet as well. I knew I would be sacrificing the shine, but what the heck, I rationalized to myself that he was field worn and it needed a polishing by this time! Good point! Thanks for looking.

Jay H.
OKC

 

[arthur]

Jay,
An excellent piece !!!
I am always inspired by the quality of your busts.
Cheers,
A.

 

[Sambaman]

Arthur,
you are too kind mate! Thanks!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[captnenglish]

Outstanding work Jay

 

[eissteban]

Hi Jay
it' s always a pleasure of seeing a figurine of my same favorite period if it is the enemy
The realization of this bust is a true success as always (I like your work since the first time that I saw it )
Bravo