Viking Chieftain

[Glen]

I finished this one in Dec 05. It's painted with Andrea Acrylics. I relocated the axe head to be closer to the hand. As cast, I felt it was too far forward, which seemed to be out of balance. I also made a new shield from sheet plastic, putty, and a bomb nose. The kit shield seemed too small in diameter and too thick. Rather than dirty him up, I painted him at the beginning of the spring raiding season; new (or repaired) equipment, clothing, and arms. If I can find another one, I'll paint him at the end of the raiding season. Might be a nice contrast.

Cheers,

Glen

 

[DaveCox]

Glen, I really like this one. The simple colour scheme looks realistic, and repositioning the axe slightly has helped to 'relax' his pose which has improved the appearance (in my opinion!).

 

[Kisifer]

Clean and neat painting Glen. Nicely done.

Xenofon

 

[Major_Goose]

Nice clean work my friend. I am interested on the cross also!! scratched?

 

[Arminous]

Hi all!


You've done a very careful work!I like the colors you've chosen!I also like the way you're thinking:changing small details on the figure to make it look more realistic!Nice work on the trousers,too,although they are badly sculpted on this figure!

Some notes now:In my opinion,the shield you've sculpted is cool,but still a little thick.Try to give highlights that reflect the type of the cloth(for example,give highlights to the shoes,so that they seem leather).Always chose the (imaginary)direction of light(for example,give highlights considering the sun light falls vertically upon the figure),this will make your painting easier(you may have a "guide line")and more realistic!

And finally some questions:
1)What kind of metallic paint have you used?
2)The shirt looks glossy.Is that so?Did you add a varnish(and if yes,why?).If you didn't use a varnish,how could you make an Andrea acrylic paint turn into glossy?They are normally completely matt!!!(That's why I love them and they're always my first choice ).


Bravo again!
-Kostas.

 

[Sambaman]

Glen,
he looks good! I think the work on the axe pays off nicely.

Jay H.
OKC

 

[r2-j1]

Hi Glen.

I got to meet you, and see this and several of your other lovely figs this weekend at the Houston show. I really like you work, and It was nice getting to pick your brain just a little bit. I only wish your painting group was closer to me, because you have some really talented guys.

 

[megroot]

really nice painting Glen,
Like the colours that you used.

marc

 

[MINOS]

Hello tout le monde (translation : hello everybody :lol: )

Bon, et bien moi j'ai pas l'habitude de cirer les pompes gratos...désolé :lol:
Le schéma de couleur ok, simple et efficace...mais pour le reste ...et bien je trouve que ça ne va pas du tout !!!
Les métaux sont bien trop clinquants et jurent par rapport au reste. Ils ne sont pas travaillés correctement dans les ombres, j'observe un manque de nuance dans leur teintes...bref il ne me plaisent pas.
Pour les cuirs et tissus, tout parait neuf...je ne sais pas si c'est l'effet que tu pensais leur donner...je n'en suis pas sur
Donc en résumé je dirai que les bases sont trés bonnes mais qu'il reste à faire tout le travail de vieillissement et de texture pour lui donner un aspect réaliste...
Je ne parle pas du décor avec la pierre grise et l'herbe verte...mais je peut si tu veux

 

[Glen]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Answering the questions...

The cross is part of the kit; not scratchbuilt.

The shield is made of .030 sheet plastic. I think, in hindsight, what is making it appear too thick is the square edge. I think rounding the edges (leather wrapping around the edge and tacked on the back) would give the impression of a thinner edge. Something to remember next time.

There are highlights, shadows, and some dust and dirt effects on the shoes, pants, and tunic, but I think the lights are washing them out. I think this is also giving the impression of a slight sheen on the tunic cloth. It's actually matte; there is no varnish.

I used Andrea Gun Metal for the chain mail and shield boss. The axe head and helmet are the buffed metal of the kit. All get a black and/or black-brown wash. You can see some of the light glare on the axe head.

I think I'll try a diffuser over the lights in the future. This is why stage make-up tends to be somewhat garish; the lights tend to wash things out. I tend to paint for the eye, not the camera. Might have to rethink that a bit.

Using translator software:

Bonjour Frederic ! Comme j'ai énoncé en haut, j'ai peint la figure pour représenter un Viking au début de la saison de pillage. Son habillement et équipement sont nouveaux ou relativement propres et dans la bonne réparation. Une grande partie de la nuance, d'accentuer, et de la petite poussière et des effets de saleté sont effacés dans l'appareil-photo lights. I voudrait faire la même figure, mais à la fin de la saison de pillage avec l'équipement endommagé, déchiré, et fané et l'habillement. Je pense qu'il ferait un contrast.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled figure, which is already in progress...

Cheers,

Glen

 

[MINOS]

Super !!! merci d'avoir fait l'effort de me faire une réponse en français !!!
vraiment super
et donc ok pour ta version, si c'est en début de campagne je comprend mieux