Completed Treasure Island.

[MalcC]

Beautiful piece Malcolm, just found this and have enjoyed passing through the pages of your progress.
Regards
Dave

Thanks Dave, I appreciate your comments.

Malc

 

[Cortezdusk]

Well, what can I say, but I dreaded my session at the bench this morning, not really knowing where to start.
In the end I decided to go back to the Vallejo flesh tones for young Jim.
I started with a mid flesh tone, painting out all the previous work, the started to build up highlights and add some shadows, while trying to keep it subtle. I'm not a 100% pleased with it, although I think it does look better.
I've also made a start on the shirt, using a mix of SC75 Brown Grey, AK Russian Blue Lights for the base coat.

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Malc

Looking great! Nice set!

 

[MalcC]

Looking great! Nice set!

Thank you, much appreciated.

Malc

 

[Nap]

Hi Malc

Like Melanie Ref mojo .....just can’t seem to get going ...but it will be back once personal stuffs sorted .....

Boy have I missed updates , loving the Captain and the parrot is a great splash of colour , nice work on the map 🗺

Agree with Melanie ref Jim’s flesh ...looks so much better now and the fleshtones are a nice contrast against LJ

Look forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

 

[BRAN]

You bounced back very well Malc, well done, the general harmony of the vignette is excellent.

 

[MalcC]

Hi Malc

Like Melanie Ref mojo .....just can’t seem to get going ...but it will be back once personal stuffs sorted .....

Boy have I missed updates , loving the Captain and the parrot is a great splash of colour , nice work on the map 🗺

Agree with Melanie ref Jim’s flesh ...looks so much better now and the fleshtones are a nice contrast against LJ

Look forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

Cheers Nap

Hope that mojo of yours returns swiftly, we're missing your posts.

I'm pleased you like the way Treasure Island is coming together, despite the issues with young Jim.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

You bounced back very well Malc, well done, the general harmony of the vignette is excellent.

Thanks Bran, I really appreciate your feedback.
Lets hope I can avoid any more issues and get the piece completed.

Malc

 

[NigelR]

Catching up here Malc, we've all been there (in my case too many times!). It looks great when you paint it but when you take it somewhere else it just doesn't look right. I did immediately think "hmmm, he looks like a girl" when I saw the first effort, I think the second version looks better to my eyes. Keep going, this will be well worth it when it's done. I love what you did with the map!

 

[MalcC]

Catching up here Malc, we've all been there (in my case too many times!). It looks great when you paint it but when you take it somewhere else it just doesn't look right. I did immediately think "hmmm, he looks like a girl" when I saw the first effort, I think the second version looks better to my eyes. Keep going, this will be well worth it when it's done. I love what you did with the map!

Thanks Nigel, my first attempt looked like he'd been on a sunbed, thus the girly look.
Thankfully now he does look like a young lad.
Had fun painting the map.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

I've been working on the shirt this morning, deepening a couple of shadows
using thinned down SC75 petroleum grey, while highlighting with SC75 rainy grey, with a little
AK russian blue lights added.
This may need a little more work needed, but I want to paint the waistcoat first, but unfortunately
work on this has been delayed as I wait for some replacement paint to arrive.


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Malc

 

[clubcat]

Coming along well Malc
Melanie

 

[NigelR]

Yup, keep going, it's looking really good.....

 

[Cyrill I.]

Agree, looks fantastic. Colorful and nostalgic piece.

Cyrill

 

[Briggsy]

He's looking really rather Good Malc, the step down in colour has worked a treat. I think with this there is so much contrast between the two faces it's hard to find the balance. Still shaping up to be a great piece.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Malc

Young Jim looks a lot better now so your definately getting there

The shirt colour is a nice contrast with the Captain....possibly push the highs more

Good update on this

Happy painting

Nap

 

[Malkie]

You are really managing to breath life into these figures, they look impressive.

Malkie

 

[MalcC]

He's looking really rather Good Malc, the step down in colour has worked a treat. I think with this there is so much contrast between the two faces it's hard to find the balance. Still shaping up to be a great piece.

Cheers Simon

Thanks Simon, I pleased I was able to get it looking better 2nd time around.
Not too much more to do now.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

Hi Malc

Young Jim looks a lot better now so your definately getting there

The shirt colour is a nice contrast with the Captain....possibly push the highs more

Good update on this

Happy painting

Nap

Thanks Nap, I'm going to work on the final highlight, when I have the hands and telescope in place.

Malc

 

[MalcC]

I've been working on the waistcoat this morning, it may need a little more work, but I want to
get the hands and telescope painted and positioned in place before making any decisions.


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Malc

 

[Briggsy]

Looks great Malc, they work well together but probably wise to get the accessories sorted before making further decisions.

Cheers Simon