Wotan's sculpt Thomas Cochrane bust 1/6

[Tim Marlow]

Hi John
He looks good. Love the lace detail. Not sure if it’s me or perhaps the angle of the pictures, but are the forearms a little short?

[Jon Heptonstall]

What I think is remarkable is that you can see this young chap in the photogaph of Cochrane as an old man.

[Steve Jones]

Would you ever consider covering the bust in silicone and making a mould??. I think there would be a lot of people out there who would like a go at painting this bust. It is a stunning piece of work as always :thumb2:

[Peter Gillson]

Verynnicely sculpted face.

It may just be the angle of the photo, but his right sleeve looks a little in the thinnish side to me.

Look forward ot seeing paint added

Peter

[Peter Gillson]

What I think is remarkable is that you can see this young chap in the photogaph of Cochrane as an old man.
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Now that would make an interesting but to sculpt and paint!
Peter

[Neil Merryweather]

Very nice indeed , John
and so quick!

[Guest]

Magnificent.

[stillp]

Now that would make an interesting but to sculpt and paint!
Peter

Get on with it then! :smiling5:
Pete

[Mini Me]

Normally, I don't comment on this type of work, as I know very little about it. John, your work is breathtaking. I totally agree with Jon as to the very strong resemblance of the young man vs. the elder. You Sir, are a true artist and I commend your efforts to the highest degree.
Well done, and I would hope you take the advice offered as to the mastering of this model for future distribution. It is truly a masterpiece.
Cheers, Rick H.

[SimonT]

Excellent result and in such a short time as well

[wotan]

Thanks very much gentlemen. You all provide such great encouragement.

Tim and Peter You got me thinking now; he may indeed have T-rex arms but I think I'm going to stay with him.

Steve I have thought about getting a casting of this guy but to be honest I would not know where to start. I suspect that the undercuts and the fine detail might make casting impossible but if anyone has more technical expertise I would love to know more about casting.

Thanks again eveyone and stay tuned for some paint coming shortly.

John

[Jim R]

Hi John
He looks great.
Jim

[wotan]

Thanks Jim

I continued to vacilate in my usual decisive fashion about his right arm. Finally I decided he did need a little more Popeye juice so I have beefed him up a bit. I also got his final base sorted. Thanks for pointing it out.



John

[wotan]

Started to apply some paint. I start with an acrylic base coat. His face and hair will be over painted in oils. His coat I have finished in acrylic since I wanted to keep it very dark and very little highlighting. The gold lace was fun to paint. Often I find that lace is painted too bright so I experimented with a number of techniques and I am quite happy with the result. The first coat was applied with gold pigment mixed into yellow ochre acrylic. This gave a grainy dull gold effect. I then used a few different gold highlights to try to vary the finish. The buttons were painted with AK true metal and then polished a little. The other highlights were applied with gold printers ink. Overall it looks like what I was going for.



John

[scottie3158]

John,
the artist in you is very easy to see.