Completed War of the Zodiac "Taurus"

[kagemusha]

Hi all, been a fair while since I picked up a brush, but enjoyed this superb bust from Yedharo and purchased from Matt and Celine at El Greco. A long way from my best but a good result after a long break I guess. Let me know what you think.

Regards, Ron

 

[sippog]

Your treatment is very organic - which I think is great. The textures really come to life.
I bought this myself recently so will definitely keep your pics for reference. Nice work.

 

[offo]

Hi, nice work. It's almost like a bust that I created. I am glad that the topic is in the course. http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/tauroid-1-9.46234/
Palo

 

[flart1943]

The painting on this bust is spot on.
Pete

 

[salonikios]

This is one of my very favourite busts and you have done an amazing job!!
Well Done Ron
theo

 

[mil-mart]

Ron , excellent painting and great colour choices .

 

[davidmitchell]

Fantastic painting Ron great choice of colours.


Cheers David

 

[kagemusha]

Thanks for all the support guys. Very much appreciated.

Regards

Ron

 

[megroot]

Excellent paintwork.
Like every little thinny piece of it.

marc

 

[kagemusha]

Thanks Marc, glad you like him.

Cheers

Ron

 

[housecarl]

Very well done Ron, I really like the metals.
Carl.

 

[kagemusha]

Cheers Carl. Nice one mate.

Regards

Ron

 

[FigureLover]

Very nice work, I love the colour transition from the flesh tone on his body to the dark tone on his face
Ben

 

[Reddo]

Most excellent!

 

[kagemusha]

Ben and Peter, thanks a lot fellas. Means a great deal.

Cheers

Ron

 

[Stephan]

a good choice of colour you did, it s one in my grey army too.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Yip it has been a while since your last work, thought you had fell off the planet

So from one Ron to another that looks really nice, did you use your usual technique of glazes.


Ron.T

 

[kagemusha]

Hi Stephan, thank you.
More than a while eh Ron. Yes glazes are my primary technique still, but I am doing what others say you can't, in as much as I now use acrylics over oil glazes to give a cleaner hi-lite.

Cheers

Ron

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

That sounds interesting ,when you say cleaner hi -lite do you mean popping out a bit more .
I find the highs are fine when first painted with oils but fade a good bit as the paint dries ,hence the interest.

Ron

 

[kagemusha]

By cleaner I mean it avoids the muddy effect you get when working wet on wet with oils. Acrylics don't allow the underlying oil colour/glaze to bleed through as with oils alone. Glazes dry flatter which allows the acrylic to adhere well.
Key to success is in letting the glaze dry naturally and not force drying them.
Hope this makes sense mate.

Regards

Ron