1/9th bust of don cossack 1914

[gothicgeek]

Greeting from a cmon virgin

i guess this is not really a usual subject for on here but i decided it\'s resin and it\'s got paint on it so why not?

this bust is out of production now but managed to scoop one up recently, it\'s very nice!

under coat is grey auto primer and Paint is Vallejo model colour apart from GW Blood red....

thanks for looking

 

[Dragonsreach]

I\'ve spent a long time looking at this, and to me there is something about it which is \'not quite right\'.
That\'s not a criticism as I think the paint job is exeptional on a large scale bust, just an observation.
The more I look at it the more I seem to think that the Iris/pupil Size is a fraction too small.
If you look at the image below you\'ll see that the iris is roughly on third of the visible eye surface.

What I do really like is the positioning of the iris/pupil giveing the direct indication that he\'s actually looking at something.

 

[gothicgeek]

EYE SIZE

thanks for the input

yeah eyes are something i struggle with alot!

but i have started to paint them slightly undersize for the dramatic effect it gives the face, i tend to paint them too large usually and that gives a very soft look to a face

this being a perfect example

that was 6 months ago....

mind now you\'ve mentioned it i\'ll spend the next two days trying to decide what to do about it!

LOL

 

[Ritual]

Something inbetween those two sizes would be ideal.

 

[gothicgeek]

eye altermarations

Dragonsreach... thanks for that ... i decided to slightly alter the eyes ( the eyes! ) and think they look better for it

Ritual.... yeah i seem to swing between anime huge and gimlet tiny solved now though, thanks for the input

update..........

so i have done the final touches on the flesh and added a very light highlight.

also slightly larger iris\'s and toned the pink down at the base of the eyeball and blended the lower lid upto the eyeball, looks a bit more natural now ( i hope ) hair is about finished

and here is a shot at a very unforgiving resolution

 

[gothicgeek]

small update.........

been working on the hat and gymnasterka tunic.... probably a touch too green but the final highlights might help

 

[crazyboyae1]

hey, id like to give a little input. it seems that this bust has really thick hair, one thing i do when i paint a model with hair that is to thick is paint in and shade the hair so it looks like per giant hair there are more hairs. (right now the sculpt looks like he has a mop on his head lol )

take a look, it may not be for you but it usually looks more realistic afterwards

-Ansel

 

[gothicgeek]

Hi Ansel!

yeah the hair needs a bit more work


Update.....

some progress, but a long ways to go yet

 

[gothicgeek]

progress.........

adding the insignia always seems to take forever .... uhhh

the cyrillic on the sholder boards is freehand, drew a box to contain the letters and sketched them in ( with pencil ) , lots of cutting in and cutting back got me here.. i aint touching them again. probably

 

[gothicgeek]

Slow progress........

i\'ve fiddled with the visor and will need to tighten it up a bit more... also working on the leather area, goin ok but some dark red/browns needed i think... not my strongest area leather

 

[Donga]

It\'s quite refreshing to see a bust on this site (stop your sniggering...kids!). Good work all round, I think you\'ve got a good eye. I find that starting darker and working lighter makes convincing leather. You could glaze back the leather then re-establish the lights.

Good work though, interesting subject, well executed.

Keep us up to date

 

[gothicgeek]

cheers Donga

i added several red glazes to the leather and some more highlights, then gave the lot a coat of Klear... mmmmm floor polish

almost there...........

heads now on permanantly and just got a little bit of fiddleing to do and i\'m calling this done, been fun and those sholderboards were a challenge

 

[gothicgeek]

Finished!

thats it i\'m done with this found a local wood turner so i will be able to actually base this bust within a few days i hope ( expect a cluster of based busts as i have 4 waiting for plinths... BWUHahahahahahaaaaaa )

Mark

 

[mickc22]

Hi Mark
This is brilliant, worth the effort on the shoulder boards too

don\'t forget to put a link in the Submissions when he\'s plinthed (???) and ready for voting