Viking

[garyjd]

Patrick, very nice paintjob.~Gary

 

[Joe Hudson]

Hey Patrick,

Really nice. I look forward to seeing it in a few weeks.

Joe

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Gary and Joe,
Thanks my friends...I hope I made Derrick proud with this piece...
I'll have it at the DC and MFCA Show's this year...

All the best

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Here are the final pics...dull coat is on and the metallic highlights are laid in...I am really happy the most with the flesh tones and learned more than I imagined with metallics...comments are welcome...

All the best

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

...and one last picture...

 

[Guy]

Beautiful beautiful work Patrick.......the flesh tones.....the metals.......excellent painting!!!!

 

[KeithP]

Patrick-

A definite congrats to you on this bust. The dulling down improved the blue quite a bit.

The flesh and esp the eyes are very good.

What's next?

Keith

 

[homellop]

EXCELLENT!
Best regards
jaume

 

[Anders Heintz]

Great job Patrick! Good to finally see the finished product!

Did you have any problems with the metals after the dull coating? When I have dull coated somethign that I used Mr Metalizer for it seamed to screw it up and make it really pigmenty.

 

[jaime]

Excellent work. Metals, flesh tones, etc.

Best regards

Jaime Gil

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Guy, Juame, and Jamie,

Thanks for your kind words...I really enjoyed this piece.

All the best

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Anders,
Thanks my friend...
I don't use Mr Metalizer at all for my metal affects... I know what heresy! I used an enamel base coat from Humbrol called metal coate. Once that dried, I used some testors silver over it; those became the basis for the metals. That's what I dull coated. When the dull coat was dried, I applied some tube silver from Luquidtex to bring out some of the highlights, and then mixed up some silver printers ink and used that at the highest points to add a lil contrast. Does that make sense?

Hope all is well

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Keith,
I have to agree...I was really worried that the quilted jacket and shirt wouldn't tie in, but the dull coat worked wonders. I applied three light mistings to the bust and then hit it wit a hair dry to speed up the drying...

I am going to start a 90mm Roman from Verlinden...it's a Centurian that is simply awesome!

Hope all is well my friend...

Patrick

 

[Anders Heintz]

Hey Patrick!

Yeah, that makes perfect sense! No Heresy in this, you did super on the metallics! Looking forwward to your roman!

 

[Jason W.]

Well done Patrick! The flesh tones look great! Can't wait to see the Roman.

 

[Roc]

Patrick,good work, your Viking looks great.
The flesh tones and the eyes are spot on.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers.

Roc.

 

[Johan]

Nice !