Altores Studio 1/9 African Queen Bust

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

As an exercise in painting its an A* and well done too, stay at the top of the class.

I knew what I would see as I was expecting the title, unlike some of the others!

I have seen the Laurel and Hardy busts done in monochrome and they look so different and so good.

As for the others you have listed, it all depends on the sculpt, sadly if they don't favour the person they depict, it always seems to get placed at the painters doorstep!

I guess it puts so many off,

Peter
Another very nice painting study. Could I be so bold, since this is a study, to suggest that you try to work some Ultramarine blue or purple into the shadows since these are colours that often enliven these dark skin tones.
John

I think John would be correct with a much blacker Central African skin tone, she is too light I think for it to work.

I have seen the purple highlights for real, when I was first diagnosed with ITP, the Dr, was jet black and he has purple highlights where the sun caught his cheek bones, lovely chap too, great bed side manner.

Perhaps a monochrome bust might be a project for another day.

Super finish an your African Queen, she certainly looks the part

Have a good day with your next victim

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Simon - Sorry, hope I didn't disappoint too much.

Steve - Glad you like her. I agree re John's point - it's one he often makes when I do dark skin, but as you say, purple only really works with very dark tones. I once had a Mauritian girlfriend who was this colour....

As for the film stars, it's pretty much as you'd expect - Gladiator, Troy, Game of Thrones etc, so you'd really have to be interested in the films to want to paint them. I've seen the Laurel and Hardy too, I believe in an MM Euro special, and they looked superb.

[Guest]

I gave her a coat of satin varnish last night, and I think it's really helped deepen and enliven the skin tones:

[Peter Gillson]

Loverly painting - all the more impressive since such a simple bust give no place to 'hide' and blemishes.

peter

[Guest]

Thank you Peter.