Completed Royal Horse Artillery Officer. Stormtroopers, 120mm

[Mike Stevens]

Well done. I like the blues a lot.

 

[pte1643]

That's a stunning piece of work.

It's going to take me years to get to that standard.

 

[MarquisMini]

Wholy crap, i just stunned looking at your piece of work, great great job as usual with your work.
Saludos

 

[carl reid]

Great sculping and great painting!!!

Fantastic!!!

Carl

 

[Waterman]

Old Grumbler does seem to have the right name,no offence meant,everyone is entitled to his own opinions. I think the figure is superp, I love the pose, it does nt look wrong to me, it looks like one of the classic artwork illustrations you see in books. Then the painting of it just blows me away,if only I could come halfway to what the artist has achieved here. I award gold to both Moz the sculptor, and another to Igguazzo the painter. Please give us more more and some more.

 

[housecarl]

Beautiful paint work, the sculpt though has major flaws, the figure is not balanced, if you draw a plumb line from the chin to the inside ankle of the leg that the weight of the body is resting on it should line up, however it doesn't on this figure and therefore looks very odd indeed plus the shoulders are not indicating the weight resting on the right leg. Basic figurative sculpting errors unfortunately.

Perhaps you could show us some of your work, so we could learn something?
Carl.

 

[mao]

stunning work!!!!

 

[Mirofsoft]

Hi mates!

@taffjones: nothing special, I think that it's just practice
@Jan Willen: To paint the golden laces I used a base of: English Unif, Orange brown and Japan Unif. Highlighted with Sunny skintone and Ivory

thanks to all

Hello

after some research the colors are Vallejo

 

[Cristiane]

It's a fantastic job.
The blue is suberb.
Congratulations.

 

[old grumbler]

Perhaps you could show us some of your work, so we could learn something?
Carl.

Housecarl what is your problem? Here we go again, why don't you just go out and buy a couple of decent standard books on anatomical drawing or sculpture and learn this yourself instead of posting snarky responses like that? It isn't having a 'go' at Maurice Corry because I've nothing better to do, it's merely posting my observations about a very well painted but anatomically awkward figure that is rather uneasy on the trained eye. I think it's fair to say what I said. If you are as irritated as you sound by it tough! That's your problem!

 

[stu]

I thought this thread,,,in painting,,,,was about the painting of said piece and the admiration/applause of it and the artist.

Old grumbler, who ever you are, you vented your critique of this piece's sculpture when it was released,,, so why not leave it there.

If you want to talk about posture/sculpture, please be able to back it up, I can and I have the master to hand. I find it strange when people draw lines on photographs of figures to back up ideas of whether it is correct or not.

I dont think carl has a problem, I think you may have after reading all the other comments though.

stuart

PS the weight of a person should not pass through the inside of the ankle as you suggest in your plumbline theory it should pass through the midpoint of the medial malleolus which sits firmly in the middle of the ankle, passing through to the middle of the calcaneus touching the floor. If however the figure has decided to shift its weight to the opposing side then the point of balance will shift with it.

 

[Waterman]

There you go, you have now been told. Gives us all a laugh though, and we need a sense of humour these days. I wish I owned the painted figure, and the weight could pass through his backside for all I cared.

 

[housecarl]

Housecarl what is your problem? Here we go again, why don't you just go out and buy a couple of decent standard books on anatomical drawing or sculpture and learn this yourself instead of posting snarky responses like that? It isn't having a 'go' at Maurice Corry because I've nothing better to do, it's merely posting my observations about a very well painted but anatomically awkward figure that is rather uneasy on the trained eye. I think it's fair to say what I said. If you are as irritated as you sound by it tough! That's your problem!

Isn't the anonymity of the internet a wonderful thing.
What makes you think I have no understanding of anatomy?
I must have been asleep during my paramedic course.
To my untrained eye that looks like classic contrapposto. But, as I freely admitted, it is untrained.
My comment wasn't intended to be snarky, if you think it was?
Then, after this comment, good.
I was hoping, as you're obviously such an expert, perhaps you would have the decency to show us.
Now, I'm interested to know what the train eye is?
As I'm very keen on training mine, in the hope I to will become an authority.
My problem is, apart from being overweight and balding.
The constant belittling of people's work with underhand comments, fault finding, and generally being pedants.
Do feel free to put yourself in this category if you so wish.
Happy new year,
Carl.

 

[gothicgeek]

Stunning work!

 

[housecarl]

Stunning work!

Is that with a trained eye?
Carl.

 

[gothicgeek]

I would say mine is a learning eye Carl!

 

[housecarl]

Evidently I need training to learn the difference.
Carl.

 

[Kisifer]

Fantastic painting indeed. Excllent from any point of view.

Xenofon

 

[old grumbler]

Isn't the anonymity of the internet a wonderful thing.
What makes you think I have no understanding of anatomy?
I must have been asleep during my paramedic course.
To my untrained eye that looks like classic contrapposto. But, as I freely admitted, it is untrained.
My comment wasn't intended to be snarky, if you think it was?
Then, after this comment, good.
I was hoping, as you're obviously such an expert, perhaps you would have the decency to show us.
Now, I'm interested to know what the train eye is?
As I'm very keen on training mine, in the hope I to will become an authority.
My problem is, apart from being overweight and balding.
The constant belittling of people's work with underhand comments, fault finding, and generally being pedants.
Do feel free to put yourself in this category if you so wish.
Happy new year,
Carl.

Underhand comments? No way pal! out in the open last time I looked. By the way explain, how is a paramedic course the same as a classical artistic drawing or sculpting class? that's ridiculous! Why is constructive truthful criticism defined by you as fault finding and belittling? Plenty of people have criticized my work and helped me improve and look at certain aspects of working differently, it's healthy. What I see here is the setting up of certain people as gods and whatever they do to be above all criticism which is bollocks. Their supporters always respond as you have, I think taking it the wrong way just to start a fire. Like those people who always look to be offended. If you actually go to a class, put your work on show and the teacher makes constructive criticism is he belittling you? No, of course not. Actually he's helping you to see things better, clearer so ultimately you produce better work. I go on other forums about sculpting and never ever see the types of responses to criticism that crop up here. Even when someones efforts are 'torn apart' they take it on board and rework and the results are much improvement. People seem mature enough to discuss, improve and inspire. I'm not a teacher, I have been taught though and continue to learn and hope to do so till I fall of my perch. If you had any understanding of artistic anatomy then you wouldn't be questioning my post. Simples.

 

[housecarl]

As you pointed out I'm untrained, so I must have confused artistic anatomy with the gross type of thing.
Why is constructive truthful criticism defined by you as fault finding and belittling? Much the same as you stating the, "Basic figurative sculpting errors unfortunately". A little condescending don't you think? Also purely subjective.
So going back to my initial comment, that perhaps you could post. Maybe then you could be given the sculpting godlike status, that some forum members like to bestow. Wouldn't you be better sticking to "other" forums, were they aren't as sensitive, and you can tear work apart freely? Just for you to dismiss any doubt I had, of you being sanctimonious, you closed with. "If you had any understanding of artistic anatomy then you wouldn't be questioning my post. Simples."
I'm not worthy,
Carl.