Sir Thomas Picton by Elan13

[NigelR]

I just finished this 75mm figure of Sir Thomas Picton by Elan13. It's a lovely sculpt and I think Rob Lane has done a good job of capturing Picton's likeness. I have depicted Picton on foot at Quatre Bras. It was a hot, dry and dusty day on 16th June 1815, and part of Picton's division was deployed in rye fields so I tried to represent that as best as I could with the groundwork. I'm still experimenting with different ways of doing groundwork, I thnk this is ok but there is room for improvement.

Mostly painted with acrylics, primarily Scale75 Artists' colours in the tubes. The sash was painted in oils as I was hoping for a nice natural sheen but they dried too glossy and I had to varnish the sash anyway. I realise I should stick to acrylics as I am out of practice with oils. This is the first 75mm scale figure I have painted and I have to admit that these ageing eyes found it easier and more enjoyable to paint than 54mm.

 

[Richard Baxter]

Nice work, looks more like a country gent than a soldier.

 

[VerSacrum]

Looks fantastic! Especially those rich browns.

Cyrill

 

[Briggsy]

Wow Nigel that is stunning, his face is amazing and the vibrancy of colour really makes it pop. Good ground work too, I know quite a few people who have switched to 75mm for the reason you quote.

Cheers Simon

 

[clubcat]

Beautifully done Nigel, love it
Melanie

 

[NigelR]

Thanks very much Richard, Cyrill, Simon and Melanie, much appreciated!

Nice work, looks more like a country gent than a soldier.

Picton was known for not always wearing uniform and for looking rather scruffy. He often carried a cane or an umbrella. Apparently he wore a nightcap at the battle of Bussaco.....

Looks fantastic! Especially those rich browns.

Wow Nigel that is stunning, his face is amazing and the vibrancy of colour really makes it pop.

Thanks guys. I'm trying to use more artistic principles in my painting. So I was playing with my colour wheel and saw you can make brown by mixing black and orange, which results in an intense and non-muddy brown. I just added more orange to highlight it (and a touch of naples yellow for the highest lights) and was very pleased with the result, so I'm glad you think it worked.

 

[Briggsy]

Black and orange, I'll have to.try and remember that one.

Cheers Simon