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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Gallery => Topic started by: Christoph on November 26, 2021, 03:48:53 AM
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Hello,
what´s going on here? Many people stopped posting here and I really miss that. So I´m going to post some pictures and hope other will follow.
At the moment I´m working on some figures showing Charles the Bold putting on his armor in his camp at Murten. In the centre of the scene I`m going to place some figures edited by Mr. Stoll, showing Charles himself and some servants and knights.
(https://abload.de/img/21112601_newx6jwf.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=21112601_newx6jwf.jpg)
Around this set I´m planning to add some more figures which I started to paint now. Here´s a knight edited by Mr. Fechner and a banner edited by Mr Lehnart.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/211126028qj6j.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=211126028qj6j.jpg)
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Hi Christophe, Yes, you're right, we all stop posting, however I am painting every day, slow, slow speed.
OK, I will post some of the flats I was painting during the past weeks and days, hopefully also to re-activate a bit the activities on the forum.
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Christoph these are excellent and yes it has been very quiet. A more lively set of discussions would be most welcome.
mark
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Hi Christoph,
Well done, nice project and Your nice painting again :)
BG Christian
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Beautifully painted set, great to see!
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Hello,
I have painted some more figures for that project including a tent by Glorious Empiers, looking forward to do some more in the next time.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/21120501evkka.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=21120501evkka.jpg)
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To open a discussion with several other members, I hope, it is not easy to start a discussion:
Indeed, you have a painting style that has not been imitated, so personal, which is your signature, your trademark, I would say.
It gives the subjects treated an intensity to each character and gets an impact only when you combine several characters together, more than individually.
The heavy lining 6between colours and body parts is giving the sensation of these stain glasses we observe in christian churches. What is perhaps reduced is the tri-dimensional sensation more developed by the combination of lightenings and shadows which are here reduced to the minimum.
One can only do comparison between the two styles, not bring comments on improving or changing without having to affect this stainglass quality.*
Some lights and shadows do exist, but to a minimum, like the stain glasses on large uniform surfaces like the tents and barrels.
It is a choice, giving to the whole of your work a strong unity and style , very pleasant to look at, also because visibility of the characters at such a small scale is clear and neat.
This heavy black lining prevents you also to paint casted shadows top down or from protubing arms, weapons on bodies and horses.
The last picture appears to me a bit underexposed, giving some dark characters, and rendering the scenery a bit sad,[size=78%] and the characters not distiguisable from each others. [/size]
you could perhaps paint them with different 'values' of from each other, i.e. the characters upfront the scene generally clearer than characters staying behind who would be painted darker, to give some depth to the scene, as you can't change their size, and the painted light indicates a zenithal lightening.
Good work !!!
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Interesting observation and discussion comparing to stained glass windows. I like that observation but the "heavy lining" is exacerbated, as you mention, by the small scale and enlarged photos. Also, the subtleties in color between face shadow and clothes shadow is hard to distinguish even though the photos are enlarged. I, too, think the style works well.
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Hello,
thanks to you for your comments.
Generally I can say that I developed my style for a person which is some space away when watching the figures. In a photo of a single figure it sometimes shows a bit heavy. But you have to keep in mind that these are 30mm figures which presented in the end a s a group. And if you had a look at the last picture, the one with the tent, I think it works quiet well.
So here is a new figure for that project. It`s from the Blum set of the battle of Murten, these figures are not easy to find so painting the figure was like drinking a rare bottle of wine (sometimes it´s really strange what comes to my mind...)
This figure was drawn by Mr Mohr as well as some other figures of that set. It´s interesting the horse is quiet heavy, a bit more then a work horse then a normal riding horse.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/21122201_newxojhw.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=21122201_newxojhw.jpg)
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Thanks Christoph for these explanations, very logical.
One small comment: your horse visually seems to have two back legs on the same side !!
I would suggest you to darken the secnd from the left as it is on the other side of the body and therefore darker than the right leg in the light....
(https://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/19/31/59/25/horse10.jpg)
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Hello,
here are some more figures. All edited by Mr. Dangelmaier.
(https://abload.de/img/21122701_new9rkeh.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=21122701_new9rkeh.jpg)
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Christoph, great work! Are you painting in oils?
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Very nice work!
I also like it!
Happy New Year in the same time!!
Sandor
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Thanks.
At the moment I´m paintings some more figures for that. Some more tents as well. So I think this is goinig to become a nice line up showing a small part of the burgundy camp. The duke will be the centre point and around him his troops preparing for battle and and marching off towards the Swiss troops.
Christoph
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Nice figures, nice paiting!!!!
BG Christian
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Hello,
here are two more figures for that. Two unidentified burgundy banners which had be captured at Murten by the swiss. I simplfied both banners a little bit.
The left figure is edited by Mr. Lehnart, the right one by Mr. Dangelmaier.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/22010401ljk4j.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22010401ljk4j.jpg)
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Here´s some more
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/22011301zskxx.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22011301zskxx.jpg)
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Very nice paintwork/figures, Christoph!
I also like the style you paint the banners!
Well done!
Sandor
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I think Snagy the Bold sounds Better ::) Just saying ;D Nice job on the figures Willie
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Wonderful figures, Christoph!!!
Thanks for showing!
BG Christian
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Enjoy seeing the additions, excellent painting.
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Thank you.
Here´s some more.
Lord Bournonville, one of Charles Captains is mounting his horse with his personal banner in the back.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/22011801a9jzy.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22011801a9jzy.jpg)
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Super nice looking. I like the painting of the caparaçon very much!
Note: is it the light reflection of the horse on the armour which makes that one knight is bluish and the other like the robe of the horse? (MDR)
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Great, Christoph!!!
BG Christian
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Here´s some more:
(https://abload.de/img/22012101_newqrjx9.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22012101_newqrjx9.jpg)
(https://abload.de/img/22012301ktja9.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22012301ktja9.jpg)
(https://abload.de/img/22012701_newmskpa.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22012701_newmskpa.jpg)
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Very productive!!! The flag is great! :) I hope that there will be some more feedback on the painting...
BG Christian
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Again - breathtaking painting !
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Very nice paintjob too!
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Thanks Joerg, Christian and Shogun.
here some more figures I painted in the last days.
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/22021001uhkhd.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22021001uhkhd.jpg)
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Beautiful painting, the flag is again superbly executed.
(Pity that you did not sharpen a bit the points of the hallebards, very simple to do ...)
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Consistent with the excellent painting. Very nice
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Great, like it!!!!
BG Christian
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Super.
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Thanks.
Here is an other one
Christoph
(https://abload.de/img/22021901kxkl1.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=22021901kxkl1.jpg)
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Oh Yes !!! beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Do you use oils or acrylics? Beautiful set
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Thanks.
I'm only using acryl colours to paint.
Christoph
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Wow,wow, wow!!!
Like the paintings!
BG Christian