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Flat Figures Painters Forum => Gallery => Topic started by: errant49 on September 16, 2015, 10:45:44 AM
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Hi all
I have been working on this subject for a little while
Here is a picture of the figures i have painted; many more to come
I add an individual picture, both sides, of each figure in my galleru so that you can ahve a better look
Most of the figures are Gottstein, mainly Frank or Maïer engraving
This period is one of the most colourful you can find and we have the chance to easily find informations about uniforms, banners, etc...
Eric
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Interesting website on the Battle of Murten panorama.
http://www.murtenpanorama.ch/en/home/index.php
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Great stuff, particularly like the trumpeter third from the right on the top row.
This is a great time period - I have been slowly working through a long line of the figures still but have been stuck on the banners, they all seem to come out a bit flat. There are however, lots of choices in figures which is good.
Nice to see you have not been slacking this summer.
mark 8)
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Hi Jerry
I know this site
They also isuued a book i bought some time ago
Eric
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Hi Marko
No slacking when flats are involved ;) ;)
Eric
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That's the high English.
san d'or
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Another great work Eric, would like to see some small groups in pictures so my old eyes can enjoy the detail. :)
Ray
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Very impressive !!!!! but indeed, too small picture to appreciate the level of détails and hughe work accomplished, thank you Eric!!
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Hi Ray and Michel, there are bigger pictures there
http://www.intflatfigures.org/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;u=5ay
Eric
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Two more figures
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Real magnificent, Eric, an inspiration for the flats I acquired in Kulmbach!!!
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Two new ones
A burgundian standard bearer and a fight for the gun
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Class painting Eric, these do look good.
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Very nice work, Eric!
May I ask whether you use different shades of grey to represent the steel armor plates or you used silver-metal paint?
A tutorial set of photos of the headway would be useful - just like you have documented the progress in case of your Sobieski-figure.
Thank you!
Best regards-
sandor
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Hi SandorAfter having used oil to paint metals I went back to a mix between oil and metallic paints some time ago
I now paint on the bare metal
I first place the shadows with a melt of ultramarine blue, alizarine carmine and payne grey as a lavis
I let it dry a little then comes back to deepen the shadows by addition of black
I can do this several times until I am satidfied
At the end I add highlights with metallic paints
I will try a SBS next time
Eric
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Thank you Eric, for the description.
If you don't mind I take your advices and I shall try this way ...
Best regards-
Sandor
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They came out well, Eric, but do straighten the lances on the horseman. :o I like the way the cannon piece came out; it's a great vignette.
Over the last few (ok, maybe more than a few) years, I've taken to sanding out any roughness on the armor and blades on metal figures, then polishing them with a motor-tool and jewelers rouge. They're then stained with a mix of black and dark brown and/or dark blue oils. Additional highlights are burnished in the the side of a needle (old trick). 54mm and larger figures are fairly easy, but smaller figures can be more problematic if the detail gets tight.
Cheers,
Glen
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Thank you Glen!
Any further experiences - also from other comrades of the club - would be welcome.
Best regards-
sandor