The (red) Bishop...

[gforceman]

Hi Luca,

Great piece so far. I wish I could do that too. Be carefull woth the colour purple, as I believe only king's and popes were allowed to wear it in the dark ages. I'm not sure as I was also told by someone after I used it on a knight.

I hope to see this one finnished soon,

Gino

 

[Calvin]

Marc, I think there is nothing to be afraid of. I know my conversion is a top ten compilation of errors and not-so-accurate details, but I can live with it.
I try to do my best, as with my english :lol:, but finding the right documentation is not so easy as it seems. My library is not enough, and my primary source is the web, but there are no pages explaining how to do what you want or showing a complete reference about what you have in mind.

Gino, how it is? "So far, but so near", it's correct? I always appreciate your remarks. I think you are right, but after taking the below picture I've finished the scarf and I'm too lazy to redo it...

Anyway with all such info from you (all), I think that another Bishops will be my next, maybe from scratch (the history of my land is full of Bishops playing with the mace...).

Well, in the meanwhile, more dirty (even if I must admit I'm surpassing myself with the digital camera... )

 

[gforceman]

Hello Luca,

I'mglad that I could make a sensible remark, not easy for a fool like me

I now fell in love with the way you painted that red. It's kind of dark yet very vibrant. Can you please tell me what colours you used?

On the Bisshop theme: do you think that the Pegaso Bisshop warrior can be painted in the colours of one of the Bisshops from Malalga?

Greetz and keep up the excellent work,

Gino

 

[Dan Morton]

Luca - as always a fascinating thread, beautiful conversion, sculpting and painting. Knights and Bishops are not exactly my pint of bitter, but I can appreciate the craftsmanship. I agree with Gino - that red is awesome!

all the best,
Dan

 

[Calvin]

Guys please!, you get me blushing...
Yes!, I'agree about that red...!, but only because I must still paint the lights..., wait after the disaster before judging...! :lol:

Gino, I do not have a so large knowledge about bishops, but about the beautiful one from Pegaso, I think that so many crosses on the tunic and on the glooves are not 'realistic'. For what I see, there are more complicated drawings on such garments, while such standards (with the Christ) was usually used during the procession, not on the battle field.
Have you see the pictures of the Guglielmino degli Ubertini on this same thread ? It seems that the red was the usual colour (see also the notes by Toadlet), while his arms are really simple.
Look at the second picture of Guglielmino, the bishop with the knight. Using the Pegaso's bishop with the Tuscan knight (54-084) or the Last Templar (54-156), always from Pegaso, I think it could be easy to do a little conversion to reproduce the vignette.

Dan, you are going to be one of my preferred supporter...

Well, that red is just Cavalry Brown (982) with a bit of Carmine Red (908) and Black. The deepest shadow with Black with a bit of Cavalry Brown and the rest with Carmine Red with a bit of Cavalry Brown. Now for the lights, I have no idea of what I'll use...

 

[Guayo]

Muy bueno Luca, Whats your mix for the Helm? I always have problems with the metals, are they acrylics or oils? I like your idea with the Pegaso figures vignette.
With the Pegaso Bishop look like he is blessing who ever is in front of him(knights,peasants etc...) so MAY BE he is only getting ready for battle, the stole as you say is only use in liturgical service.

I live in a Trappist monastery for sometime and learn many insides about the liturgical vestments, I learn that there was a preaching stole, don't know if in medieval times was also use it¡¡¡¡¡

Soon I would start with my Bishop, so I would post some photos. I would like to see the idea of the Pegaso figures vignette, that would be another interesting sbs.

Saludos
Eduardo.

 

[Calvin]

Hola Eduardo!
I have no inks nor oils, so all has been painted with Vallejo(s). The helm is a mix of Silver Met (063), Copper (068) and Bright Brass (67) - aprox. 60/20/20, the gold parts with Gold (066) and Old Gold (878) - 30/70.
When dry, I wash it with a mix of Tamiya and Vallejo (939) smoke - 20/80 (Tamiya tends to black while the Vallejo smoke tends to rust).

I'm unable to avoid such reflection on the mail while taking pictures, but on the 'live' figure it looks a bit more brown.

Hope to see your work soon.

 

[Calvin]

The Bishop now rests on his environment. The wooden base is not as I wish, but it's usual for me...

goodbye

 

[megroot]

Great Work Luca,

I like it very, very much.
Great heraldy to.

Marc