Completed Critique Youngs Spartan bust

[jcichon]

In my ever increasing quest to improve and refine my fleshwork and fleshmix I present Young Miniatures Spartan Bust. A well cast, well sculpted figure as always from our friend in South Korea! I kinda went back to my original fleshmix for this one as I struggled with the previous mix I used on another bust. As always, the pictures are not well done. Pictures are hard for me no matter how many I take.
I probably stripped and repainted this kit about 8 times before I felt ok with it. The fleshwork is done with oils and the cloak and helmet plume was done in acrylics. The black plume I used Andrea's black set which is tough to work with as you dont see a lot of transitions with it but there are highlights and shadows! The helmet was done with gold printers inks and black oil paint. I tried to make the helmet look battle worn. Dont know if I pulled it off but I tried! SO comments and critiques are welcome. Please point out any weak areas! I am trying to improve my fleshwork so please tell me! Thanks for looking!

 

[housecarl]

Can't see much wrong with this Jason, metals and flesh look really well. Perhaps some deeper shade on the plume, but other than that love it.
Carl.

 

[gordy]

Jason the flesh tones are very good

Mentionables:

- Where the leather meets the flesh shadows could be tightened up to make the leather look snug & touching the flesh. The farther an item is from it's cast shadow surface the more diffused (blurred) a shadow. One the other hand, it could be chalked up as chaffing as well

- Missed a lock of hair behind the ear D:

 

[jcichon]

Thanks Gordy! I will correct those mistakes

 

[FigureLover]

I like your flesh, for this scale it looks very acceptable. What Gordy says would tighten it up nicely. The cape is very well shaded and a good deep colour as well. My favorite is the helmetm, I love your weathering and the scratches on it. Nice job all round.
Ben

 

[Brian Mikulencak]

Very nice bust! it must have been a joy to paint.

 

[smudger1960]

Jason,thats a very nice result youv'e achieved there,your flesh tones are very good and i like the metal work as well,try not to be too hard on yourself mate youv'e done a great job,well done

 

[Gellso]

I like this a lot. Great metals and great reds as well as good fleshtones. I think Gordy has the main bits you can improve on. I also like how you've done his hair.
Maybe as Carl says a little bit more shadows on the plummage and you got yourself a wee smasher.

 

[Gary D]

Very nice work Jason! Maybe it's just me but is his left eye smaller than the right eye?

I like your version of this bust very much. I think it's next on my list now to buy.


Gary

 

[unknown01]

The wonderful fresh tone.
Indeed it's Spartan.
The red of a mantle is also very beautiful.
I congratulate completion.

Mitsutaka.

 

[megroot]

Like the skintone's. Only the front of the armpit is out of balance.
You have to lighten it up a bit.

Marc