WIP "THE FLAG"75 mm figure, Chef de Bataillion, Tirailleurs Algeriens 1870, box art for Ellie´s Miniatu

[juan antonio perez]

Hello Again
Many days without news, well I was working very hard on the flag and here are some photos.
The Flag is on an horizontal position in the figure, so is a sick that the sculpted letters on the back will not be visibles, I did not know how I could paint the darkness side of the flag ? this is a pink floyd disc LOL. Well I answered myself that I´ll paint normally, only I´d change the tones of gold a bite, so I post two mixes of tones of gold, the back tone and the fron tone.
Only the back opart is finished, well maybe I´ll retouch on shadows, the front side is only started and I am paintin it by zones.
The mix of colors for the back part is the first and second photos(70023,70921,981), lights adding yellow ice and shadows adding 70828 wood of vallejo, this is a dark tone of gold and is correct for a part that will not be visible.
The mix for the front part is the third photo,(981,70921.72151) first light adding 72151 to the mix, and second and tird light adding white, shadows adding 70921 and 70828 at last.
If you have doubts please be free on tell me.
Photos are not very good, sorry
Regards
Juan

 

[housecarl]

Stunning Juan.
I was admiring your work at the White Rose.

 

[juan antonio perez]

Thank you housecarl, I would like to travel someday and visit your White Rose Club.

 

[Bootneck]

Hi Juan.

I agree your work looked great on Ian's stand. Looking forward to seeing this stunning piece alongside his brothers.

Peter.

 

[juan antonio perez]

Thanks Peter

 

[Richie]

Hi Juan,
Great brush work on the flag. Ian certainly has a formidable set of painted masters and this one will join the ranks. Get yourself over to the White Rose next year, you would really enjoy it.
cheers
Richie

 

[juan antonio perez]

hello richie and thanks for your words, I´ll try to travel next year, I have to organize my time but I think that is possible, I have not talked with Ian about but i know he would like very much to meet us in person.

 

[OldTaff]

Thank you, Juan, ....the photos are very useful to me, as I have this one to do. It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, so I shall be taking your example to heart. At least, I shall try my best

Alan

 

[juan antonio perez]

Thank you Alan. You can check another similar tones for gold if you want, only you´ll get variants of gold, rich gold, poor gold, red gold etc.

 

[megroot]

Beautifull work on the flag. I painted this kind of flag one time and it is a tricky and difficult job.
But now I've seen yours, I'm thinking that I should repaint mine.
Yours is ssssssssssooooooooooooo good.

Marc

 

[juan antonio perez]

Thank you very much Marc, yes is a difficult job but don´t repaint completely, just try retouch on shadows and lihgts, maybe on outlines, maybe were better

 

[ellie]

H Juan well you did it again it looks great all I can say is you need to get the plane over next year you have room waiting for you at my home and a very warm welcome from the guys at the club.

Your figures along with the others made the stand look great and we had lots of great comments on it. as has been said your work is great can't wait to see what he looks like when finished I know it will be a knock out my friend.

And a big thank you to every one who said they liked juan's work I know he appreciates it.

Cheers

ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[juan antonio perez]

Hello Ian
Wow! What can I say..? Thanks for your nice words and for the invitation to your home, I fell very honoured and fratefull to you, i´ll try to travel Ian no doubt, thanks for trus on me again Ian, you are very nice with me
I would like very much meet your friends on white rose and share some of my painting skills with nthem.

Thanks again

 

[Edorta]

The napoleonic flag, the never ending work. Beautiful done so far.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[juan antonio perez]

Y que lo digas Eduardo...es un trabajo muy lento y minucioso. El modelado es perfecto y hay qte hacerle honor con la pintura así que hay que trabajarlo al extremo de realismo. Tu tienes una igual?

 

[Edorta]

Y que lo digas Eduardo...es un trabajo muy lento y minucioso. El modelado es perfecto y hay qte hacerle honor con la pintura así que hay que trabajarlo al extremo de realismo. Tu tienes una igual?

No, no tengo este kit. Desde luego está quedando espectacular, tanto la bandera como la figura.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[John Bowery]

Wonderful on the flag and thanks for the in progress photo's
Cheers
John

 

[juan antonio perez]

Thanks to every body
There is a new post with the flag finished