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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: RJ on October 22, 2009, 10:18:14 PM

Title: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: RJ on October 22, 2009, 10:18:14 PM: Hi all,

Here are the first minis for my Bolshevik BoB force. Ive been waiting to start this project for so long and im really happy to be getting to grips with it. Im still getting to grips with the camera so some of the colours are a bit off but im happy with them.

Thanks for looking and expect to see more soon

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh261/blurryjonesrob/BolshevikOfficersA.jpg)
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Helen on October 22, 2009, 10:29:16 PM: Hi RJ,

You have achieve some very nice colours on the officers an in particular, I'm interested in the colours for the greatcoat please. This is one genre I'm trying to get my head around when painting miniatures. Whilst I've a number of uniform books it's always the same as illustrators interpret their own thoughts on canvas.

Well done.

Helen
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: RJ on October 22, 2009, 11:13:44 PM: Hi Helen, Thanks alot for your comment.

The greatcoat was done using P3 thornwood green as a base and then adding GW fortress grey for the highlights. Im not going with total historical acuracy, more what i like :)

Thanks again
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Phil Robinson on October 22, 2009, 11:21:59 PM: Very nice, like your shading, especially on the greatcoat.
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Altius on October 22, 2009, 11:34:38 PM: That's very nice work!
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Helen on October 23, 2009, 12:02:16 AM: Quote from: RJ on October 22, 2009, 11:13:44 PM
Hi Helen, Thanks alot for your comment.

The greatcoat was done using P3 thornwood green as a base and then adding GW fortress grey for the highlights. Im not going with total historical acuracy, more what i like :)

Thanks again

Thanks RJ,

I checked my colour match and P3 looks very brown on the colour plate! Looking at your colour here it's more green.

http://colors.silicon-dragons.com/full_line.php

I'd persume that the colour plate is way incorrect.

Thanks again,

Helen
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: RJ on October 23, 2009, 12:19:28 AM: Not sure why they have made it brown!?

Its a murky green colour and adding the light grey to highlight gives the worn look.
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Captain Blood on October 23, 2009, 09:15:32 AM: Like I just said over on Steve Dean's Forum - I really like these! :)

Excellent crisp paintjob, great faces, lovely bold colours. Looking forward to seeing lots more (in due course, obviously!)
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Bugsda on October 23, 2009, 11:17:38 AM: Top Job Rob :-* Colours are excellent 8)
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Heldrak on October 23, 2009, 03:18:57 PM: Excellent work! :-*

I particularly like the blending on the greatcoat and the nice clean treatment of the flesh.

My one quibble- I dunno about those marks on the sword, though...
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Calimero on October 23, 2009, 03:26:51 PM: I’m not too keen on the sword of the middle figure either… as for the rest, they are surely amongst the best painted figures I’ve seen on this (an others) site.
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: RJ on October 23, 2009, 04:17:59 PM: Thanks for all the comments and critism guys, always good to hear what people think 8)
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Saya on October 24, 2009, 05:06:07 AM: magnificent brushwork sir!!!!
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: former user on October 24, 2009, 06:43:50 AM: simply excellent
You possibly have more examples of this interesting "shading with different colours" impressionist technique?

I find it very interesting and effective
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Wirelizard on October 24, 2009, 06:46:59 AM: Very nice, especially the skin tones!

That grey greatcoat is nice - trenchcoats, greatcoats and such are fun to paint, lots of folds and surface area to play on.
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Lt. Hazel on November 13, 2009, 07:32:46 PM: Missed that thread, wonderful work man!!! I like the colours, especially the greatcoat. Will copy that shamelessly :P
Title: Re: Copplestone Bolshevik Officers
Post by: Ignatieff on November 13, 2009, 09:21:37 PM: splendid paint job - well done! The have the accurately pale palour of evil minded root vegetable eaters! lol Well done. Superb!