Verlinden 200mm Lavr Kornilov Bust

[scottie3158]

Peter,
Cracking work as is the norm.

[Steve Jones]

Another stunning bust to add to the collection. I have had a good look at the eyes. Apologies if it is the picture playing tricks on me but did you shade the whites of the eyes? If so which colour did you use?. I also noticed highlight on the pupils. What were the colours of the pupils and the highlight please? Many thanks in advance

[Guest]

Scottie - You're too kind!

Steve - Many thanks. The whites of the eyes are done by building up off white over a black brown base - it's a thin pigment, so the ground shows through. Pupils and irises - first a black brown disk, then blue within the disk. lighter on one side than the other. A dot of black for the pupil and a dot of white for the highlight.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Super work. He certainly has character.
Jim

[Guest]

Outstanding work, did you do the blue shoulder patch free hand if so f...
Pete.

[Guest]

Jim - Thanks. Bit of a Verlindany face, but OK.

Pete - Thanks also. The badge was indicated thus:

[Mini Me]

That's one nasty looking bugger. I for one would not want to be on his bad side. Even being ill, you have managed a remarkable result. I tip my hat to you sir, WELL DONE! Cheers, Rick H.

[Guest]

Thanks Rick.

The Bolsheviks didn't like him either. He was killed when a shell fell on his HQ, shortly before Bolshevik forces over-ran his position. They promptly dug up his coffin, dragged his body out and burnt it on the local rubbish dump.