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Peter
Very nice job. I particularly like the trousers where you have combined regular lighting with a very effective zenithal effect. ( that is highlights at the top and darkening as you go down)
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Jim - I had a wonderful time with my granddaughter; it really gave me a boost after all of the ill health I've had recently. I could do with seeing her more often. Glad you like our man here.
John - Thank you. I've been experimenting with zenithal lighting quite a lot recently. Hard to get the hang of as you have to be quite bold with the shading. Still lots to learn.Comment
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Nice to see you pushing your boundaries with the shading and lighting work. It certainly improves the 3D look.Comment
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Morning Peter
Looking good and you can see how your figure has developed from the early one.
The blue base cant be compared with the white but looking at the other elements there is a smoother finish with your heads, which is more realistic and less stylised.
Your attic must be an awesome stash of figures, the display cabinet has to be top notch with this years work.
I have to say Peter it hard to pick what I like best, the brighter earlier pieces or the WWII ones, they are all so good.
Looks like a wet spell for 24 hour, so the light will probably be tough to work with?
Good job its the accessories now, then back to victim selection, yet again.
Have a good day with the paints and poor light
Regards
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Stevie J - I find that it's all about tiny steps forward with boundaries, and not a few backwards.
Steve H - Very many thanks for your kind words. I, of course, can't look into the cabinet objectively, instead going straight to the faults and wondering how I should have done things differently. I find that it's always the little areas that I couldn't get right that ruin the whole figure.
As to faces, I have been struggling with 1/16 - 120mm lately. This has been partly due to having to adjust to the smaller scale after working on so many busts, partly due to poorer eyesight, and partly forgetting that it's so damn difficult. That said, working on busts has helped improve my faces to some extent, and I've also realised that at 1/16 you can afford to think of the face as much more a part of the whole, and that equal attention can be paid to the rest of the figure with positive results.
Should get this one finished today. It nearly hit the bin after I'd weathered the trousers and boots - that's why I put him on the base, to see if it helped blend him with the scenery. Fortunately, I think it did.
As to the chaps in the attic, I find that once they are expelled from the cabinet they just become lumps of plastic again and are either recycled or dumped.Comment
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Hi Peter
Again a great job.
I actually found myself sitting here shaking my head as I looked at the pictures in a mix of admiration and disbelief (and jealousy!) at the quality of what you've achieved!
An excellent job all round.
ATB
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top notch as usual.Comment
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Andrew - You're too kind!
Steve - Cheers.
I've managed to finish him
Lots of fiddly work on the equipment, and straps to make and fit for the backpack. The carpet monster got the original sword loop and tassel, so I used a Miniart spare. A real struggle against appalling light today, and not helped by running out of glue (managed to find some dregs at the bottom of an old bottle). Blimey.Comment
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Great painting as always ,Peter, but it has to be said- that's a face only a mother could love!Comment
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Nice job Peter, sharp as always.....looks a bit like Pete Postlethwaite....Comment
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Handsome is as handsome does Neil
Actually I think even Marty Feldman is handsome compared to this guy....
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I like his face. It has character.Comment
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No debate about that Peter, he’s got character in spades.Comment
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