Completed Tartar Miniatures C15 Infantryman

[David Spencer]

Nice the face is really full of character with just an initial shade, but yeah time to stop you can't paint shivering the brush moves too much


Cheers Simon

Indeed it does!
Thanks.

 

[David Spencer]

Another tone of flesh shading. Not terribly well represented in this photo.

 

[Briggsy]

Looking good, like the finger nails always a nice touch.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Bloody cold in there, though.
Time for a swim to warm up.

 

[David Spencer]

Gorgeous George has more shading on his flesh.
The eyes are rather uneven: I wonder about representing one as sightless?
Maybe, maybe not.

 

[Briggsy]

His isn't a pretty face by any means a milky white eye would certainly be in keeping for a professional soldier from these times.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Yeah, perhaps the right side with the scar.
I'll have a go.

It was actually warm in there today. Yesterday's new chilblains are hopefully the last before the autumn.

 

[Briggsy]

Oh how you suffer for your art, that's true dedication. It best had start getting warmer though, daffodils and crocuses are flowering and there's blossom on some trees.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi David

Gorgeous George coming along nicely , as you say the eyes are very “ uneven” ....perhaps add a eyepatch on his left eye

Glad your warmer

Have fun

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

A bit of work on the face. Eyes are still work in progress.

 

[Briggsy]

He's starting to look more like Sylvester Stalone at the mo, a bit of colour to his cheeks might be good.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

He's starting to look more like Sylvester Stalone at the mo, a bit of colour to his cheeks might be good.

Cheers Simon

Do you think he looks peaky?

 

[Briggsy]

Nah just pale but better than watching crappy American kids TV like I'm stuck doing now.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

I wish I'd gone ahead with the original idea of making his hair grey.
Too late now. And an old fella wouldn't be a mercenary, then or now.

 

[Briggsy]

No probably nor but old in that profession and in those days is all relative. You could glaze in successively lighter shades of grey around his temples, a bit of salt and pepper look.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Thank god it's Friday...

Sublime... utterly gorgeous.
If I could go back in time, it would be to 1980, to see this gang of heroes live again.

 

[Briggsy]

Thank god it's Friday...

Sublime... utterly gorgeous.
If I could go back in time, it would be to 1980, to see this gang of heroes live again.
So good, they make me cry sometimes.

Next week we're off to Wembley Arena to so Judas Priest, Saxon and Uriah Heap, bloody auto correct changed all the band names, stoopid modern technology.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Next week we're off to Wembley Arena to so Judas Priest, Saxon and Uriah Heap, bloody auto correct changed all the band names, stoopid modern technology.

Cheers Simon

Have a great night!

 

[Briggsy]

Have a great night!

Oh we will, though I'll probably be driving!

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Good progress on this one, he is starting to look the part. I agree with Simon, some subtle reddish glazes in a few key parts would help warm him up a bit. He would be pretty ruddy given the amount of time he would have spent outside.....