Quatra Bras 1815

[ghamilt1]

I finally put the finishing touches on this 120mm instant classic from the talented hands of Carl Reid. I painted this in my usual style of oils over acrylics. The only real problem I encountered was to try and extend the metal pin located in the rear legs for support, as I thought they were a little too short to provide the necessary support. But as you can see I managed without too much trouble at all, and its as steady as a rock on its base. Comments and critiques always welcomed, and thanks for having a look.

 

[megroot]

Beautifull work Glenn.
Pitty that the pictures are so dark.

Marc

 

[Gary D]

As usual very nice!
Thanks for the pics

Gary D

 

[oldtrousers]

Excellent work!

Scott

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks guys. I agree Marc, the pics are a bit dark, but I find that if I expose the figure to more light, the result is that the lighter colours get washed out. I may experiment with a lighter background to see if that helps.

 

[Oda]

Full of grace and splendour!Remarkable!

Oda.

 

[Huw63]

Marvellous work on a classic figure.

Cheers

Huw


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[KuK_Grenadier]

Great painting of a big figure.

Christian

 

[El Tché]

Indeed it's dark but looks nice work.
Concerning the lighting for pics, the best is to play directly with the lights. I have got a display box for photographer (cost 50 € on ALi) and I use three lamps :
- one from above, slightly behind the figure (it helps to get the figure brighter from the background)
- one from face left
- one from face right

To avoid spots of light, I place translucent cooking paper on the lamps, depending the effect : from one sheet to three sheet (make tests)
It works pretty well and doing that way you do not need to be engineer in photography.

 

[Viking Bob]

Superb painting.

 

[Lasalle]

Simply awesome, wonderful

 

[Aveleira]

Great work Glenn!! It looks very well done! Pity the pictures are a bit dark. I would like to see those colours clearly!

Regards
Pedro

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks for the photo tips Thierry, I use a similar system as well. I suspect I need to make some sort of adjustment to the camera settings and I haven't had the patience to figure that out. I use up all of my patience building and painting the figures. But I am always willing to try out some new ideas, so I appreciate the suggestions.

Thank you all for your kind compliments, this proved to be a challenge because it is so big, but well worth it as it was a very satisfying project.

 

[Aveleira]

Thanks for the photo tips Thierry, I use a similar system as well. I suspect I need to make some sort of adjustment to the camera settings and I haven't had the patience to figure that out. I use up all of my patience building and painting the figures. But I am always willing to try out some new ideas, so I appreciate the suggestions.

Thank you all for your kind compliments, this proved to be a challenge because it is so big, but well worth it as it was a very satisfying project.

Come on Glenn, this work deserves to be fully appreciated! Use some of that patience to capture nice pics

Regards
Pedro

 

[peedee]

Fab work on a mighty piece Glenn.

Paul.

 

[ghamilt1]

Come on Glenn, this work deserves to be fully appreciated! Use some of that patience to capture nice pics

Regards
Pedro

Alright, I will try some pictures under natural light this afternoon.

 

[John Bowery]

Excellent painting and very dynamic.
Cheers
John

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks Paul and John!

 

[ghamilt1]

OK, so here are some newer versions taken under the lights of my kitchen. Definitely brighter.

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

Hi Glenn,
with the new pictures i think the colors are much closer to the real thing. Absolutely impressive work. Congrats - i like it a lot.

Christian