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WW1 French Poilu Bust in-progress

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Last Cavalry

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Much work to do still on the tunic as the base color has been painted so that I can now begin the shading, highlighting and "wool effects" using pointillism techniques. This is a great new kit from Nemrod and you can get yourself one right here if interested: http://shop.lastcavalry.com/nemrod-ww1-french-poilu-1916-bust/


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Pointillism is a painting technique in this particular application of using small "dots" of varying tones of the primary color (in this case Horizon Blue) to achieve a realistic worn/wool effect. I use a good quality brush that is past it's prime and begin with a tone that is darker than the base coat. The paint is thinned out and then you begin to apply the dots to the uniform in a random pattern keeping the darker tones in the shadow areas. You then continue to lighten the tone as you progress to the highlighted areas. I think that I will film a LC-TV video ( http://shop.lastcavalry.com/lctv/ ) on this because it's much easier to explain if you can actually see the technique in-progress. I will let you know when it filming and editing is completed. I also use this on helmets, leather etc... Thanks for the great feedback!!

Dave

EXAMPLES of Pointillism

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Thanks Dave, cool technique...I'm assuming you do this with oil/enamel type paint?

I think I'll give it a try, got a couple figures I need to get working on right quick.

Tom
 
Yes yes !!!!!! great technique,.... :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

Dave do you think that it works better on larger scales and could that be adapted for say 1/35 ?

Makes me want to dig out my brushes and have a whack :D

I want to see that video !
 
Andy - I think that it works great in all scales. You just have to actually increase the contrast on smaller scales to 'em "pop"!!!
 
Thanks so much for the nice feedback! It is a really nice kit and very affordable - you can even get yourself one right here: http://shop.lastcavalry.com/nemrod-ww1-french-poilu-1916-bust/
Shameless plug I know, sorry - but this would be a good one to start with if you always wanted to try and paint a bust.
Now back to building the trench in 120mm!

Dave
 
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