Completed Critique Saxon Zastrow cuirassier

[Ben-nl]

I really like the yellow work on the cape, how it transitions in the shaded areas to a slight orange tint. Beautiful, brings out the depth really well, IMHO. Very vivid tones, outstanding work Ben!

many thanks Steve. Yellow is a difficult color to paint, it costs several attempts...

 

[Banjer]

Lovely painting on a nice bust. The cape makes a colourful piece.
Bonapartes do bring out some unusual subjects, credit to them.

Bill

 

[Peter Day]

A thing of beauty Ben. Lovely work.

 

[Plastic Max]

Thanks for your comemnt. You are right. That's a historical mistake by the sculptor...I have paint it as a full cuirass because the overcoat hide nearly the whole backside [exc me for my English...].

Ben, not to detract from the brilliant paint finish, I can envisage how much work would have been needed to remove the rear half of the cuirass from the model… given the references available, it is a shame it was included by the sculptor and not rectified before being put into production.

 

[Ben-nl]

Lovely painting on a nice bust. The cape makes a colourful piece.
Bonapartes do bring out some unusual subjects, credit to them.

Bill

Thanks Bill

 

[Ben-nl]

A thing of beauty Ben. Lovely work.

THANKS

 

[Ben-nl]

Ben, not to detract from the brilliant paint finish, I can envisage how much work would have been needed to remove the rear half of the cuirass from the model… given the references available, it is a shame it was included by the sculptor and not rectified before being put into production.

Thanks for your comment. You are right, but for now is it finished. The cape camouflage most of the backside...