Bismarck - Doing the Sea

[moon puppy]

Good ol' German Grey!

 

[White_Wolf]

Been a while, so here's an update.

Celluclay is nice, but it shrinks big time so had to patch along the edges a number of times. Oils dry (finally) then liquitex layer after layer - aiming for some 15 layers or so with some dry brushing in between to give it the 3D depth appearance. Far from over.

Shadows ....

Thanks for watching,
Laurence

 

[Iron Mike]

Well worth the effort because it looks great!

 

[mike walsh]

Agree with Mike . It is a huge effort!

Michael

 

[moon puppy]

Oh my! Just think how many water treatments we've seen where this would be finished. And Laurence says he's just getting started!!!

 

[bob letterman]

Looks Terrific Laurence!

Onward and upward!!!

 

[White_Wolf]

Oh my! Just think how many water treatments we've seen where this would be finished. And Laurence says he's just getting started!!!

Yep, well, a good friend of mine told me that I should always aim to do bigger and better than the previous one.

I had this as a starting point, but then the decision was to refocus and make it bigger and better. Four layers of Liquitex have now been laid. Tomorrow is layer 5, 3 hrs dry time, then first dry brushing goes in. Rinse and repeat. Twice. Then we start on the waves, bow, water flowing over the sides, foam, all the rest of it.

Cheers,
Laurence

 

[White_Wolf]

Looks Terrific Laurence!

Onward and upward!!!

Thanks Bob, the best is yet to come, or so I hope.

Laurence

 

[Rhino]

Bigger and better than Bismarck should prove a tall order! She's a stunner!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

That has to be massive Laurence! Looking good so far!

 

[iambrb]

Wow am enjoying this…so neat to watch!

 

[Brokeneagle]

Looking fantastic Laurence - how long is tht whole display? It must be massive!

 

[White_Wolf]

Looking fantastic Laurence - how long is tht whole display? It must be massive!

Thanks mate, it's 1.5m long. The ship is 1.2m long.

Laurence

 

[helios]

Freaking amazing.

 

[White_Wolf]

Five layers of Liquitex followed by first session of dry brushing and accents.

Took these photos in the evening, artificial light doesn't help.

Five more layers of Liquitex, then more dry brushing and accents, then again 5 + 1. Then more work ....

Thanks for watching,

Laurence

 

[moon puppy]

The Liquidtex is clear? So you're dry brushing between multiple layers which will create an illusion of depth.

 

[Iron Mike]

It's looking deep, especially in that first photo. Nice work and keep going.

 

[White_Wolf]

The Liquidtex is clear? So you're dry brushing between multiple layers which will create an illusion of depth.

Yes. Liquitex is a high gloss varnish (there are other varieties too), liquid form, can't put a thick layer as it won't dry clear. I am doing one thin layer at a time, 3 hours + dry time, then the next and so on. Five done, then dry brushing begins - 24 hrs dry time (oils), rinse and repeat.


Laurence

 

[White_Wolf]

It's looking deep, especially in that first photo. Nice work and keep going.

Thanks Mike !

 

[errains]

Looking Outstanding Laurence!!