Thanks Rick. Yep, she has her own version of the carrot and stick…..just like matron. If you do wrong she hits you with the stick, obviously. But if you do right, she whacks you around the head with the big glass ball…..it’s not to encourage you, she just likes hitting people!
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Really really good Tim. So vibrant and so much detail.
Especially amazing considering how tiny they are.Comment
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Losfa words I am!!
Absolutely incredible looking figures indeed there Tim!
As Steve said earlier,"Jaw dropping"........ sums it up perfectly
Definitely something magical,(supernatural almost),going on with your painting talent mate.....
Maybe we ought to call you "Merlin" from now on eh?!
AndyComment
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Wow, reign in the superlatives there Andy mate…you’ll give me a complex……really kind of you though.Losfa words I am!!
Absolutely incredible looking figures indeed there Tim!
As Steve said earlier,"Jaw dropping"........ sums it up perfectly :smiling3:
Definitely something magical,(supernatural almost),going on with your painting talent mate.....
Maybe we ought to call you "Merlin" from now on eh?!
Andy
As to Merlin, well, after those compliments you can call me what you like, I don’t have a beard though :flushed:Comment
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It's been said already, Tim, these are really lovely. Smooth blends, consistent style, beautifully finished.
And not only have you painted eyes, I'm sure I can see a painted sparkle in the King's eye - most impressive.
Re. technique - do you use oil wash, e.g. on the drum, or is that acrylic wash, or just (really good!) shading?
And how long do these take to finish?Comment
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Hi Paul
Thanks for the comments, they are really valued.
There is no sparkle I’m afraid……I can see what you mean though. I think it’s an artefact caused by the white of the eye.
I don’t use oil washes any longer. I did use them a little back in my Humbrol days, but oils and acrylics aren’t great bedfellows. Acrylic paint doesn’t cover oils very well because of the oil/water immiscibility issue.
I use Vallejo washes for some things, faces, furs, and sometimes hair, but not on that drum. If you mean the red on the drum it’s just shading. I started at the darkest, black red I think, and worked up to the core red, which I think was dark red. Black red and hull red are great under layers for red finishes, and cavalry red makes a good mid shadow tone.
As to time, I spent a little longer on these than I do on the rank and flank guys. I don’t record it, but I would think thirty minutes to clean, wash, and zenital prime. After that, probably a maximum of three sessions of around an hour to paint, then another quarter of an hour or so for varnishing and basing. Obviously some of the stages, priming, basing, varnishing for example overlap so save some time. I would say three to four hours per figure for these is a reasonable guess. Rank and flank of this period are probably two hours each. Plain uniforms, such as basic British WW2 infantry would cut this down to about an hour plus cleaning, priming, varnishing, and basing. Mind you, if they were Napoleonics I’d probably still be painting them LOL…..Comment
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Tim,
They are outstanding mate, beautifully painted.Comment
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Wow Tim another superb bunch of figures, they really are the dogsComment
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It has to happen, the committee were bowled over with these Tim, great skill indeed.
Congratulations.
Matron smiled to herself and promptly started to sharpen her needle. Heard muttering as she wondered off Rick and Tim " a visit I think "Comment
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The King is rightly dressed in blue/indigo as the dye for that fabrique material was specific for nobalty and the rich being hard to come by.
Cheers,
RichardComment
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