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Title: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on April 24, 2020, 12:31:20 PM

Friends,
today arrived the beautiful set "Fest der Borgia" of Offizin Neckel.
If you have any picture about the painted figures please send it over to me or the link where it would be available.
Thank you in advance.
Take care of your health-
Sandor


(http://www.intflatfigures.org/BFFS/gallery/16/2574-240420122615.jpeg)

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: marko on April 24, 2020, 01:21:47 PM

Sandor the general rule of thumb is between Eric Talmant and Gianpaolo Bistulfi they have painted every flat ever engraved so those are the easy starting points.

This is from Bistulfi's delightful site:
http://www.zinnfiguren-bistulfi.com/galleria/rinascimento.html (http://www.zinnfiguren-bistulfi.com/galleria/rinascimento.html)

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Great purchase - the Neckel catalog is my favorite!

mark  8)

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on April 25, 2020, 12:11:29 AM

Thank you, Mark for the orientation!
And I am still indebted to you for sending over the Neckel catalog! 
I found there multiple of items I ought to paint some day!
Stay healthy and have nice weekend!! :D
Sandor

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: errant49 on April 25, 2020, 03:33:27 AM

Hi Sandor
This wonderful set is in my collection but... still unpainted !
Just look on the web for "Carpaccio" a great italian painter just between the XV° and XVI° centuries
You will find a lot of informations in his paintings
Eric

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on April 26, 2020, 01:17:49 PM

Thank you Eric!
The paintings are wonderful and very useful for me!
Thank you once again!
Take care-
Sandor

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on May 08, 2020, 10:53:17 AM

Friends,
let me show you the first group of the painted figures!
Sandor


(http://www.intflatfigures.org/BFFS/gallery/16/2574-080520101620.jpeg)(http://www.intflatfigures.org/BFFS/gallery/16/2574-080520101829.jpeg)
(http://www.intflatfigures.org/BFFS/gallery/16/2574-080520101858.jpeg)(http://www.intflatfigures.org/BFFS/gallery/16/2574-080520101929.jpeg)

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: errant49 on May 08, 2020, 11:45:58 AM

I like the men at arms who really seems round !
I think you could do better with the noble woman and man; it looks like if you use too much white in your colors, it makes them dull, and faces look a little "zombie"
Eric

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on May 09, 2020, 12:16:12 AM

 :D
Yes, Eric, you are  right!
I also felt that the faces of the two persons would need some additional works!
Zombie: it is good and apt for their present outlooks!!!
 ;D
Sandor

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: Christoph on May 09, 2020, 04:17:23 AM

Hello Sandor,
the first two photos looking nice. The armour is very nice painted.The other two as well. But be careful with the faces, try to reduce the black to a minimum, as well as the extrem lights.

When I was a young boy and painted my first flats, years ago, an old painter told me that with a bad painted face you can destroy the whole figure. And I must say he was right. Sometimes I paint a face three or four times to give it the expression I had in my mind.

Christoph
 

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: Christian on May 09, 2020, 03:34:08 PM

Very nice colours of the metal pieces!!!


Thanks for showing,


BG Christian

Title: Re: Fest der Borgia
Post by: snagy on May 11, 2020, 01:03:20 AM

I removed the zombies - I shall rework the faces according the advices.
 ;)
Sandor