discussion 1/9 Wellington 'v' bust

[Guest]

It's all good fun Dave :smiling3:.
Keep at it.

 

[Guest]

Looking good Dave.

Don't forget that the photos show everything about ten times as big.

 

[Dave Ward]

Painted the plinth, a cut down knitting needle will be the mount, just need to get the right height - it's a bit too long at the moment

Those decorations need detail painting................................

The head, well, I'm getting to the stage, whether I continue tweaking, or leave alone, just a few places to touch up

So far, I've learnt a lot from this, it's quite a change, just siting at the desk with paints & a palette, no glues, or fillers. I've had to acquire new paint brushes, and found that my existing ( cheap ) oil paints aren't the best quality. After using no smell acrylics, I can smell the oils!
Dave

 

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Just caught up with this. You're a man of many talents. I reckon that's looking good - well done. Peter is right that blowing up photos to 10x size doesn't do models any favours.
Jim

 

[Dave Ward]

I've reached the stage now, where I think tinkering & tweaking will just frustrate me, and not add anything more to the bust. I'm going to do a few light washes on the Dukes decorations, then I'm going to attack it with varnish, matt & satin for the decorations & braid. I've already painted the back of the torso black, and adjusted the height of the mount post................
No pictures today, the next will appear in the 'completed' section
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

OK finished effort HERE
Dave

 

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Dave
Have you tired Winser & Newtons low smelling oil paint solvent called Sansodor. A lot less smelly than ordinary turps.

Petet