Woodland Indian

[Guy]

For those who may not have seen Alan Ball's vignette they are referring to...

Photo courtesey of H-Z Forum

Guy

 

[RobH]

John.

I've just checked your site out, and it say's he's based on a Tamiya samurai! Excellent!
Got some of those when they were re-issued; still pretty good but I was remembering them from my schooldays...

Rob

 

[Guy]

There.....got the image to download......thanks gordy

Guy

 

[Shane]

Looks like an excellent reference. Any chance the book also covers the Cherokee? I put a project on hold years ago because I could never figure out how the Cherokee turban looked on the backside.

 

[LCoote]

I actually purchased the book last night from the publisher http://www.paramountpress.com/index.html also $55.00

 

[Guy]

Thanks Leigh,
Its awesome to see the painting and the vignette together.........thanks again!

Guy

 

[Shane]

Wow, that is some evocative artwork.

 

[simon1969]

Originally posted by Shane@Oct 31 2003, 02:58 PM
Wow, that is some evocative artwork.

I second that!
Following this thread is making me want to "go native" to coin a phrase!
(and to think, when I first found this site, I never thought I'd paint anything other than WW2 stuff!)

Simon

 

[Guy]

Good Mornin Simon,

I used to be a staunch Napoleonic painter. Now I can't remember the last Napoleonic that I painted. So much more diversity and colors with non-military subjects. Native American, Vikings, Mongols and my real love of the Mountain Man.

When I was doing the same military pieces over and over, each with a slightly different pose, none of them really stood out. Now I pick with the sculpting in mind and the quality and realness of the figure.

Guy

 

[Shane]

(and to think, when I first found this site, I never thought I'd paint anything other than WW2 stuff!)

I think a lot of us said that at one time or other. The best part of the hobby is the history I've learned by expanding into areas I would have never ventured into had I stayed with WW2 stuff.

 

[Richard E]

This is true, I started painting because I wanted a modern British Para (never did find one I liked), no I very rarely move out of eastern european and asian subjects.

 

[Guy]

I love the Asian subjects. When I bought my first Mongol to paint, I also bought a couple of Osprey books that went along with the figure subject matter. The next thing you know, I read both books cover to cover before I even had the figure primed. Before the figure was done, I see more figures in this period of history and wave bye bye to Napoleonics. Now with so many American Indian figures and Mountain Men on the market, I hardly look back on the Military Uniform type figures.

Guy

 

[Shane]

My problem is I find too many subjects interesting. And I have a compulsion to have a large library on every subject. What I need is an unknown, but recently deceased, millionaire relative to leave me a hobby trust fund.

 

[LCoote]

My problem is I find too many subjects interesting. And I have a compulsion to have a large library on every subject

Shane, I have a similar problem, I'll never complete my wishlist of projects during one lifetime

 

[Guy]

Leigh, Does this mean "We can't take it with us?"

Guy

 

[LCoote]

Guy, I hope so, I couldn't live without it

 

[Guy]

Good Morning John,

I looked for the picture of a scene (vignette) that you did of the French and Indian wars and couldn't find it. My question after seeing your post of the Indian you are sculpting and the Armand tree next to him is about the trees that you used in the vignette. Are you using the resin trees and adding branches? The thought just hit me after looking at your figure for the 50th time. Tell me what site that photo was in if you can.

Thanks,
Guy

 

[John Long]

Guy,

The F&I Rangers vignette can be found on my homepage. The trees on that one are dried roots with candy turf sprigs for foliage. For the Indian I intend to do just what you describe. If it doesn't work, I'll use roots.

 

[Guy]

Thanks John,

The one site it would obviously be on would be yours......duh........the one site I didn't check..... Bob mentioned candy turf in TnT forum once but when I checked at the Hobby Lobby here, they had never heard of it. Where do you get yours at?

Thanks,
Guy

 

[John Long]

I think I got mine at Michaels. It's hard to find sometimes. Try to get the natural if they have it. It's easier to paint.