Completed Youngs Soviet MOUNTAINEER OFFICER 1942

[sarouman]

Great work Marc!!!

Alexandros

 

[gothicgeek]

Theo ... Thank you!

Laurent ... Thanks again

Ron .... Cheers!!

Adrian ... Thank you

Patrick ... many thanks for the reference! And the comment! I have lightened the rope somewhat but I'm holding back a little to try and keep the focus on the face .

Alexandros ... Many thanks!

Fast approaching completion really just the leather work and stitching to do on the back pack and then some tidy ups and a bit of matt varnish to kill a few patches of sheen caused by over handling

 

[chris1]

Mark,
Brilliant the eyes have it.

Chris

 

[davidmitchell]

Very nice Mark, you have really moved this one on since S&L.


Cheers David

 

[housecarl]

Excellent finish Mark. I'll have to rethink the colour of the jumper on mine now.
Carl.

 

[Heeresbergführer]

Patrick ... many thanks for the reference! And the comment! I have lightened the rope somewhat but I'm holding back a little to try and keep the focus on the face .

Servus Mark,

Glad to be of assistance for such a marvelous figure. I understand your wanting to keep the focus on the face...awesome painting by the way. But with the loop of the rope and it sitting diagonally across the shoulder...it always brings the eye up to the face...lightening it up a little more...not as bright as the face...would help give your figure a little more appeal IMHO. Here's a period photograph of a Gebirgsjäger Heeresbergführer (Army Mountain Guide) with his climbing rope in the same position and you can see the tonal values:

Berg Heil und Horrido!

Patrick

 

[kaz6120]

love it, love it, love it. I just love your work. The best version of this bust.

 

[kiwi45]

Fantastic work Mark, the face is spendid. These young bust's are really amazing.
Les

 

[sam b]

10/10 Mark , I really like the rope n the skim tones are the nuts , well done mate

 

[Tarracus]

If you had painted that face just a litte better, i think would come alive and say:'
"Hey I'm Ed Harris..but.. What the hell happened last night and how did I end up wearing a soviet uniform??!!

 

[smudger1960]

Great work mark,as tommi said you have mastered the art of flesh in acrylic's,the eyes are beautifuly done,great result

Brian

 

[YellowBear]

Cannot put any comments coz it is 10 out of 10 in all aspect. I just enjoy follow the progress of the paint.

 

[gothicgeek]

Chris .... Thanks

David .... Thank you

Carl .... Cheers mate

Patrick .... I agree that probably the tone could be lighter on the rope but have decided to leave well alone ( I could soooo mess it up ) thanks again for the info and that shot is superb ( and added to my library of portrait shots ). Again thank you!

Kaz ... Thank you!

Les ... Cheers! and yes they are pretty awesome!

Sam ... Thanks!

Gerard .... Thank you

Brian ... Cheers mate Still lots to learn

Ben ... Thank you!


Finished!!

I'm calling this done now and a very enjoyable experience it was!

Many thanks for all the views, comments and advice

 

[billyturnip]

At last I can see it! (Because I'm now on leave, I can't see image shack pics at work )
Excellent work Mark!!! Well worth the wait.

Roger.

 

[Dr Force]

One of the worlds greatest figure painters!! There are no imperfections, it's just simply amazing!

 

[Tommi]

Outstanding in every way, one of the finest examples of this piece that I have seen, a real winner for sure and congratulations on some very imressive work
Cheers
Tommi

 

[ArturM]

Well done! Looks very realistic.

Best regards
Artur

 

[kaz6120]

I agree with Tommi. This is the best version of this bust, perfectly done in every way. Very very inspiring.
Congrats on completion!

 

[mil-mart]

Mark stunning work mate a real masterpiece, congrats

Cheers Ken

 

[pmfs]

Stunning piece of art.
No more words.

Pedro