Mignot Painting Project 2015

[Nicholas Ball]

He's turned out very well Glen

[Glen]

...and speaking of dapples, Jan. Here's Richie all done ...unless one or more you see a big boo-boo. Despite toning it down, there is still a bit of a glare on the armor; perhaps the scanner light is too intense. I also stole a page from Nick's book. Rather than try to duplicate Richie's full coat of arms, I just went with the three red chevrons. It was that or a NASCAR sticker. Or the MG logo.


Questions and comments are welcomed.


Glen

[errant49]

Rein shadow is good now ! and I am Ok with the "artistic licence" concept
Anyway all that is a question of feeling and looking to much for perfection will harm spontaneity which is important in flats painting
Eric

[Nicholas Ball]

All comments are gratefully received   Thank You

This is basically the base coat as the horse will shortly be turned into a Piebald. ( see earlier comments )

Yes indeed Jan, I agree with you, the reins wouldn't have a shadow until they drop off the top half of the neck, but personally I think that the effect, although wrong, does bring out the 3D effect better for a 30mm flat figure. As you say-- Artistic licence   That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!

[Kulmbach]

Dear,dear ... I think you are a little too harsh Hannibal, in your judgment of Nick´s horse. To me it´s looking rather nice. Perhaps a little more shadowing here and there. White horses are rather hard to paint, better to go for a gray with dapples.

Just a thought, the reins are usely resting close to the horse´s neck, without casting a shadow, not until the neck, in the front, gets norrow and the reins are hanging lose you will have a casted shadow.

Well, nobody said it should be easy to paint 30mm figures in an artistic way!
Jan

[Hannibal]

Hello, Nick;;
For me still insufficienttly shadowed ..
I think the reason is that you still consider the legs of the horse and his back as "flat" and not "round".
 
When you bring shadow on a round tube or a ball, at least 1/3 of the surface in the shadow should be dark, when yours are only at the edge !!!   Take a small figure of a horse, put Under the light in a dark room, an take a picture of the shadow, you will see !!
I tried very quickly to adjust on computer the effect as illustration...  and darker ...  There should be also no pure white on the surface opposed to the light source !! but darkness (conter light very slight at edge from environment reflections, but "less dark", not pure white !!
 

[Nicholas Ball]

Well I give up with digital camera's!!!

Would you believe the section under his rear leg is neigh on black!!   You can just see a bit more ochre though. Shadow under rein has been adjusted

[Nicholas Ball]

be a bit weird if it came up!!

no problem, it will be right when it's done

[errant49]

No Nick 
To have the shadow you made the sun should come from down
Eric

[Nicholas Ball]

Depends on the angle of the sun Eric 

all painted in Michael Harding oil.

[errant49]

I do like Richelieu's face
I think horse's shadows could be deepened; to warm it you could add a little burnt sienna
The cast shadow under the rein is false; it should go down at the end
Eric

[fesak_j]

very nice    is it painted in Oils? or acrylic? or combination of both?

[Hannibal]

Don't be afraid of the shadows, they give roundness and life
 

[Nicholas Ball]

Bit more on Trigger the horse!!

have added, French yellow ochre, paynes grey, violet and white , but the ochre doesn't show up too well!!

A bit more tonight and it should be getting there

[Nicholas Ball]

The camera makes it look more blotchy than it really is so it should be OK

A few colours to add in before the freckles