Roman Tribune III° C. b.C.

[BULL]

Prejudice to all, I' am new to this forum and the world of figurines.
I wanted to show you this beautiful 75mm Pegaso figure, from the side of the sculpture, which I painted in acrylic.
This is my third figure that I paint, so I understand that I have a long way still to go, but I'd still love to hear your opinions.
Sorry for my english, but I use google translator.

 

[housecarl]

This is your 3rd figure, wow.
Very well done Enrico,
Carl.

 

[BULL]

Thank you very much Carl.

 

[Bailey]

Whether this is your 3rd or 30th, it looks fantastic. The shading and colors are all well done and the base is interesting. To be picky, which is the point of this forum, I'd say the crest on the helmet seems a little flat to me. I think you could go further with the highlights and make it a little more dynamic.

To be even pickier, you might want to think about the weathering. The dust on his feet and legs looks very nice and the shield looks used. However the rest of him looks very clean and his armor looks brand new. This is more of a choice of style... but think about who this character is, what they've done, and try to convey that with the weathering. If he's been walking around this ruined city like the dust on his legs suggests I'd think some dirt would have gotten on his clothing and arms too. If he's just come from a battle conquering the city, as the marks on his shield might suggest, maybe there would also be some scratches on his armor, a cut on his arm, etc.

Again, I am only being this picky because the rest of the paint job is so well done. Keep up the good work!

 

[megroot]

Are you sure this is your third figure?????????
If so, y ou are a very talented guy.

Marc

 

[bagelman1952]

Very nice work indeed. I agree with David about the overall weathering effect. The inside of the shield also looks as though it has had less attention than the rest.

 

[BULL]

Thanks to everyone for the comments, I will treasure for future work.
I thought I had to do maybe a few more scratches on his arms and legs, and some signs on the armature, but not yet practical technique was afraid of ruining the figure.
Then I thought surely that the shield was the piece that is ruining more, perhaps also because, when placed on the ground or in the clash of battle.

I'm glad you enjoyed the base, because it is my scratchbuilt.

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Enrico,

Fantastic painting. You clearly have great talent as a painter. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing your next figure.

 

[BULL]

Thanks Tony. I am already working on a new figure and maybe will post the progress of painting in the next few days, so maybe you can advise me better.

 

[Jon Fitzgerald]

Enrico, very nice work! However I agree with others. On weathering, from an AFV modellers perspective (my background), I would say that its too clean, and it lacks depth. It seems very obvious that this weathering is just, airbrushed over the rest of the work, and it doesn't (in my humble opinion) blend with the rest of the figure.

I think to give it more depth, you could try using differing shades of dust, and add some other darker dirt and grime. For example on areas around the feet, in the detail between the toes etc, there seems to lack some depth. Like it is only lighter colour layered over the original colours. Perhaps some addtional shading or darker tones in places like this, to make it look like the dust is actually "on him".

Have you ever used Mig pigments for weathering? They can give really amazing results, and the powder nature works really nicely too for dried mud and dust.

Once again, many congratulations on a wonderful figure. I hope that my third attempt is as nice as this! I especially like the face and skin tones.

 

[brian]

For a third attempt this figure is really well done.
Brian

 

[NickM]

Enrico, for only the third figure you've painted, I am shocked by how great a job you did. The skin tones and the treatment of the metal and leather is great. Excellent painting, well done!

 

[BULL]

Many thanks guys.
I had never used the technique of acrylic color, and after some initial uncertainties have to say that I'm really enjoying it. Both the leather parts, that metals are painted in acrylic, using mediums, satin and gloss to enhance the effect.

 

[Jon Fitzgerald]

Glad to hear that you are enjoying acylics Enrico. What medium were you using before?

 

[BULL]

About 20 years ago I painted 4/5 of Verlinden miniatures for dioramas and I tried to make oil.
This is all my experience with the soldiers, but willing to try to implement them in a serious way, as I try to do now, I decided to try using acrylics for work times faster.
I think that perhaps the times are faster, but maybe the oil paints are easier to use for creating the nuances.