Timbalier mameluk 75 mm flatfigure
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Hi Dufour
Nice to see you posting a flat as a V bench , a fine subject matter with the Mameluke
I presume it's in oils , nice blending as well
Quadriconcept ....had lots when I first started ..no idea where they are now ! ...lovely details , I believe Historex might have some still available in their discontinued lines
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Nap
Nice to see you posting a flat as a V bench , a fine subject matter with the Mameluke
I presume it's in oils , nice blending as well
Quadriconcept ....had lots when I first started ..no idea where they are now ! ...lovely details , I believe Historex might have some still available in their discontinued lines
Following with interest
Nap
NeilW
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Very nice and a very different challenge from painting figs in the round.
I experimented with sculpting bas-relief figs in the 60/70s (I must say not very successfully). They were done on Plasticine and lost (or crumbled away?) long ago, but your efforts may make me give flats a go sometime.
I experimented with sculpting bas-relief figs in the 60/70s (I must say not very successfully). They were done on Plasticine and lost (or crumbled away?) long ago, but your efforts may make me give flats a go sometime.
Blind Pew
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This is excellent, I love those flats, and have done a few myself. This is looking excellent.
Jed
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WOW, I have a book which I bought many years ago on painting flats,that's as far as I got!!
ŴOW!!!!
That's really coming along nicely highlights in particular
Thanks for sharing updates
Nap
That's really coming along nicely highlights in particular
Thanks for sharing updates
Nap
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Blind Pew
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Cher Dufour, great work on this. I think I have this one somewhere. I have three suggestions if I may.
1. I paint my flats on a temporary matt black back ground in the first place. Have a think about making on up. I use an old cheap picture frame, and paint the flat within that. I know why you have kept the polystyrene the figure comes in, I have sometimes used this myself. I just think that if you use a black background from the start, it helps you to see what you are aiming at, what you what the end result to look like.
2. Have a think about cast shadows. This can be tricky to get right, but worth it.
3. Consider stepping away for a day or two, maybe longer. Your work on this is already excellent and I am afraid you might 'over paint' the piece. This would be a shame as it's really good.
You are a great advert for Quadri Concept.
1. I paint my flats on a temporary matt black back ground in the first place. Have a think about making on up. I use an old cheap picture frame, and paint the flat within that. I know why you have kept the polystyrene the figure comes in, I have sometimes used this myself. I just think that if you use a black background from the start, it helps you to see what you are aiming at, what you what the end result to look like.
2. Have a think about cast shadows. This can be tricky to get right, but worth it.
3. Consider stepping away for a day or two, maybe longer. Your work on this is already excellent and I am afraid you might 'over paint' the piece. This would be a shame as it's really good.
You are a great advert for Quadri Concept.
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