WIP Critique Westphalian Chevaeu Ledger Lancier der Garde 1812

[Briggsy]

The finished figure certainly lives up to my earlier expectations, another triumph for Mr.Briggs.

Malkie

Hi, the Westphalian isn't finished yet, still got a lot of highlighting and shading on the jacket and a heck of a lot more gold lace. The Cuirassier on the other hand is complete but was only ever a practice piece.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Hi Simon

I am liking the Westphalian , as for the metallics ......it’s whatever works for the painter .....better with a matting though imo .

The Cuirassier works and does I am sure looks even better in scale

Your doing some cracking painting young Sir ....keep at it

Have fun at the bench

Nap

Hi Kev, he's coming along nicely, as for the metallics it is still a learning curve, trying to work out how to get the best from them.

Cheers Simon

 

[clubcat]

I like what you did on the cuirassier, nice effect.
Melanie

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Afternoon Simon! Very nice work on both chaps. I like them a lot! Regards Pete

 

[Briggsy]

Melanie, Pete, thank you very much, the cuirassier is booked away but I do have progress on the Westphalian fella but that will have to wait till tomorrow. Far too tired for photography!

Cheers Simon

 

[theBaron]

Yeah regarding metallic colors from Vallejo, I don't use them with the wet palette as much as I used to. I found that while they worked OK on the palette, left on long enough, the pigments separated from the color and really didn't mix back into a solution again. I have had a little success wicking the excess moisture out of the paint on the palette, but even better is to use a hard palette-whether ceramic, or even those fake credit cards that come in junk mail, and just put a little blob of the color down. Right from the bottle. I may add a tiny bit of water, or wet the brush. But it's thicker than the paint on my palette, and applies better. Silver, gold, and gunmetal are the only Vallejo colors that behave that way for me. I find that a little thicker, they just work better for me.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Briggsy]

Yeah regarding metallic colors from Vallejo, I don't use them with the wet palette as much as I used to. I found that while they worked OK on the palette, left on long enough, the pigments separated from the color and really didn't mix back into a solution again. I have had a little success wicking the excess moisture out of the paint on the palette, but even better is to use a hard palette-whether ceramic, or even those fake credit cards that come in junk mail, and just put a little blob of the color down. Right from the bottle. I may add a tiny bit of water, or wet the brush. But it's thicker than the paint on my palette, and applies better. Silver, gold, and gunmetal are the only Vallejo colors that behave that way for me. I find that a little thicker, they just work better for me.

Prost!
Brad

Indeed they do separate quite easily and become unworkable, I have started mixing the metallics with ordinary paint. This allows them to be thinner while keeping the metallic look but not so shiny and make shading and highlighting a lot easier. I'll post some pics later today.

Cheers Simon