Completed Verlinden Captain Guard Artillery

[swralph]

Hi everyone,completed this yesterday.It is oil over acrylic,metallic's are acrylic



Hope you like Cheer's Ralph.

 

[Funky50]

Nice work.....love the blues.......Kevin

 

[Evgeny Golubev]

The painting seems to be good ,but it spoils the flash, it is better to shoot in the soft light.

 

[Funky50]

Hello Ralph what colour did you use for the blue.....Kevin

 

[Eludia]

Excellent job Ralph, very nice blends. I would also be interested in what paints you used.

Many thanks for sharing him with us

Billy

 

[swralph]

Hello Ralph what colour did you use for the blue.....Kevin

Excellent job Ralph, very nice blends. I would also be interested in what paints you used.

Many thanks for sharing him with us

Billy

For the blue Base Tamiya XF18 medium blue.topcoat of oils Rowney Georgian mix, of Prussian blue and cobalt blue,shaded with a touch of ivory black and highlight's very small amounts of titanium white

 

[Tecumsea]

Nice work SWR, very smooth painting-what did you use for the gold because that has come out really well?

Keith

 

[swralph]

Hi Keith, for the hat bands a base mixture of GW Gehenna's Gold & Vallejo Flat Earth 50/50,highlighted with Gold from miniature paint's that I bought back in the 90's.For the jacket and hat tassle's base of Vallejo flat earth then a coat of Tamiya X31 Titanium Gold Then a wash of Tamiya X19 smoke.

 

[Tecumsea]

Thanks SWR I really like the gold on the braiding-I'll try to get hold of some X31 it's really effective.

Keith

 

[dArtagnan]

Lovely work, Ralph! Very nice golds.

Cheers,
Eddy
http://www.bloggen.be/eddys_painted_figures/

 

[Funky50]

For the blue Base Tamiya XF18 medium blue.topcoat of oils Rowney Georgian mix, of Prussian blue and cobalt blue,shaded with a touch of ivory black and highlight's very small amounts of titanium white

Thanks Ralph....I always struggle to get a good blue effect...will try your method....cheers.. Kevin

 

[legend69]

I like . great painting! reminds me I have a couple of bust waiting to be made.
Anthony

 

[housecarl]

Very nice Ralph.

 

[pmfs]

Looks good for me.

Pedro.