"Wild cherryes"....Senegal trompeter 54mm

[ilija]

Hi dear fellow...
this is my version of very popular figure by JMD miniatures....
I painted to the first time dark skin and I try to represent skin from people living in Senegal or the Ivory Coast who have a much darker, bluish tone....
Story is:...Trompeter is redy for trip and pickoff full bucket of cherryes....maybe this is first time to eat them...
Photos still is not very good but......

Ilija

 

[milten2004]

Superb work, cherries especially...
(Kakvi li su im tek cigani???)

 

[phc35]

Popular figure,again a great job,great groundwork

 

[Dan Morton]

Ilija - Very well done! Nice groundwork and a pleasant little story to add color and variety!

All the best,
Dan

 

[bucsfan21]

JMD Figure

This figure is very well done. I especially liked the skin tones. I painted the Metal Modeles release when they released it back after the 1st World Expo. Colonial troops are very colorful and fun to paint! Great job. Please share with us how you did the skin tones as they look great!

All the Best, Terry Martin,Atlanta Military Figure Society

 

[jaime]

Very well done

 

[ghamilt1]

Wow, this must have been the figure of the month! Your version is excellent, with the flesh tones spot on the money! Very well done.

 

[Major_Goose]

Ilija , beautiful work my friend . The skin tones are really good, the general painting is nice and the scenery with the cherries adds this note of difference . I like it a lot !!!

Could you share your mixes on the flesh tones ?


Costas

 

[Hammond_Lord]

Great work, Ilija, superb tones and shades, and the groundwork looks realistic!

Pozdrav,

Nemanja

 

[megroot]

Absolute stunning work.
I have this in my shelff and when i see yours it is crying to bring it out
Great work.

Marc

 

[Angaliel]

Hi well done !!!!

Mine has apples, yours cherries !!!!!

JP

 

[ilija]

Dear friends....
Colour mixture for flesh tone is:
For base I use black and scroched brown....
For highlight I use base+spacegrey wolfs.....checkbone, nose....+ bone beige....
For shadows I use black in several coat....
Of course every of this colour I use in several coat with diferent dilute....
Colour are made by citadel....
I hope my word help to you but english is very difficult to me to tell my impression about this figure.....

Best regards to all....

 

[John Bowery]

Very nice and a great addition with the cherries. Thanks for the mix.
Cheers
John

 

[Marcel]

Excellent work Ilija on the great figure!!