Verlinden 200mm Cossack Bust

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Nice start on the head, and the 1st time it has made it through the starting gates for the past few figures too.

I guess busts being bigger can be corrected a little easier, if necessary.

A very youthful beard too.

Looks like a fur"ry" day today.

Enjoy the paints and what little light you can get

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Andy - You're very kind. I'll do my best.

Steven - Being well looked-after thanks. Seems like it may be a touch of 'flu. Glad you like my efforts so far.

Steve - Morning. This may be a slow one, which is no bad thing. The rest of the hair and flesh today then on to the Papakha, which will be a dry-brushing exercise.

[adt70hk]

Peter

Yet again a great start. The third of the pics in particular has a very life-like quality to it.

Keep up the good work.

ATB.

Andrew

[Guest]

Thanks Andrew.

I'm calling the head done:

[Tim Marlow]

Looks nice and sharp Peter.

[Guest]

Cheers Tim. On to the torso tomorrow.

[Guest]

Your the man alright, perfection .

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Looks good and all at a "normal" pace too.

Dry brushing is always a useful skill to bring out the small details.

Looks like a big day today with all that torso.

Have fun with the paints and family

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

John - Thank you. Still needs a bit of tweaking.

Steve - Morning. Three days to get this far - outrageous! Quite enjoying the slower pace actually. Good long walk around Bishopsbourne yesterday:



The stately pile is owned by the family of a certain well=known Moggy - bet they hate having public footpaths over their land. Should be able to make a start on the torso today.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
I really like him. I imagine that painting a beard is not easy to get to look natural - his looks very natural.
Jim

[Guest]

Hi Jim. Thank you. I joined the beard to the moustache, as otherwise he looked a bit odd. Beards can be tough to paint indeed.

Just the shirt front and cape today:

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Looking good, I did think he was wearing a hoody, which seemed a little out of context, time wise, but its a cape!

Looks side an average 20 bedroom council house doesn't it!

Are those really cartridges on the front of the jacket?

I tried goggling it without success, but loads on Cossacks in general., even at your reduced pre Christmas pace.

Looks like it should keep you busy until next week

Hope the family are all settled in for the seasonal celebrations.

It will soon be Midwinter and longer days for painting, gradually anyway for a couple of months.

Enjoy the painting and whatever other distractions you get up to

Regards

Steve H

[Steve Jones]

Great to see you back on the busts. Not seen this one before. So impressed so far. Keep up the great work my friend

[Guest]

Morning Steve - The cartridges are purely decorative, being made of wood with silver tops. They were probably a vestige of real cartridges carried in the days of flintlock weapons. Ditto the cape - all part of the traditional costume. Should get him done today - been feeling pretty ill, plus the toddler is a mighty distraction, so hence the slower pace.

Stevie J - One of the few left on the Historex lists and still at a bargain price.

[Guest]

I've managed to finish him:



The tunic and shoulder boards today. I painted the tunic with shades of Luftwaffe Uniform (forgot to mention earlier that the cape was painted with Military Blue, considerably lightened), and used Old Gold, Gold and Silver on the shoulder boards. I then gave the whole thing a coat of Daler Rowney Soluble Matt Varnish, gave the belt a coat of satin varnish, and finally picked out the gold with gloss varnish.