Royalist Officer bust - Finished!

[Mongo Mel]

Hey everybody,
It's been a long time since I posted anything but I recently completed the United Empire Miniatures "Royalist Officer - English Civil War" bust by Matt Springer....

It's a beautiful bust and I really enjoyed painting it. But being a bit out of practice, I think I did a fair job on it at best. I'm just so happy that I finally finished something

As always, I appreciate any and all constructive comments and criticizims.
Thanks for looking,
Craig

 

[jacksparrow1979]

Such a shame that United Empire Miniatures are not still going. Would have loved to have purchased some of their busts.
Very nicely painted Craig. Great bust!

 

[megroot]

stunning work Craig. I like almost every painted mm. i seen.
This is what i like to see that could be better: the white sleeves. They have no shade's on the picture......maybe there is shading but it isn't to see on this picture.

marc

 

[tonydawe]

Lovely bust Craig, very well painted.

 

[pmfs]

Hello

Very well done.

Regards from Portugal
Pedro

 

[mil-mart]

Craig,

Nice paintwork on the face, especially like the eyes.

Cheers Ken

What happens if you get scared half to death twice .?

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Craig, Really nice work, the eyes in particular are very nicely painted, something I find really difficult! The feathers on the hat are completely bleached of any colour-I assume that is the camera?
Keith.

 

[Guy]

Excellent painting Craig.

 

[Mongo Mel]

Hello all,
Thanks for your comments.
Jason, I sent you a PM about UEM that may be of interest.
Marc, I did rather subtle shadowing and highlighting of the sleeves. And I didn't want the sleeves to match too closely in color with the white lace collar. I used Buff mixed with Parchment for the base color, Titanium White for the highlights and just a tiny bit of Burnt Sienna for shadowing. My goal was for it to look more like a raw cotton as compared to the lace.
Keith, the feathers are also rather subtle. I painted them using a mix of Titanium White and a little Sepia. When dry, I applied a wash of Titanium White which toned down the Sepia. Then when this was dry, I did some spot highlighting with Titanium White.
Thanks again for all the feedback.
Craig

 

[RFL]

Hey Craig

I think that`s a much better paint job then the pics represent. Perhaps a few tones darker will give a better feel for the work IMHO.

RL

 

[rheath]

Hi Craig, very good job, I like it very much and there's nothing personally I would change
or improve - VERY GOOD !!

RobH.

 

[rej]

Very nice painting Craig!!

Ray

 

[John Bowery]

Craig,
Very nice bust.
Cheers
John

 

[Sambaman]

Nice work Craig! I have this bust as well and have always liked it. I have some slight modifications in mind for mine. Yours is an inspiration!

Jay H.
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