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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Galloping Major on February 18, 2010, 01:26:03 PM
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Just to actually contribute something to the Old West section for a change, here's a Foundry Victorian lady by Copplestone I painted a few years ago.
The only change I made to the original casting was to convert the "generic" revolver to a Colt.
(http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2719/swoman1ba8.jpg)
(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/496/lanceswoman4px4.jpg)
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Very nice. I have her primed on my workbench, and you've given me some inspiration.
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A bit titchy, Lance - but she looks great. Nice job :)
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Very nice, a particularly effective colour for the dress, its go that muted tone that I envisage for the period. Luverley! :)
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Yeah could you post the recipie for that green?
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Thanks chaps, yes, I'd forgotten how small these old pics were ::)
I'll take some new ones to put up, and remind myself of the greens I used.
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(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1971/oldwestladywithrevolver.jpg)
This should be a bit easier to see :)
Timg: the green of the dress is actually two different greens, the cuffs, swashes and bustle, and the hatband being the second green. I wanted a subtle effect, and succeeded to the degree that you can hardly see the difference in my photographs unless pointed out lol.
The main part of the dress is the 3 shades of Foundry Forest Green plus additional highlights of added white. The contrast green is the 3 shades of Foundry British Bottle Green mixed with the 3 shades of Forest Green, again with additional white highlights. ::) If the differences have ended up over-subtle, were I using this combination again, I would probably have left out the white mixed highlights on the contrast green, and ended up with more of a noticeable contrast. I would still go for the extra highlights for the main parts of the dress though, because as Malamute commented, I wanted that muted period look to the ensemble. ;)
I must say, I think Foundry's Forest Green is one of the most subtly effective greens out there.
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Very nice indeed. :-*
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(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1971/oldwestladywithrevolver.jpg)
This should be a bit easier to see :)
Timg: the green of the dress is actually two different greens, the cuffs, swashes and bustle, and the hatband being the second green. I wanted a subtle effect, and succeeded to the degree that you can hardly see the difference in my photographs unless pointed out lol.
The main part of the dress is the 3 shades of Foundry Forest Green plus additional highlights of added white. The contrast green is the 3 shades of Foundry British Bottle Green mixed with the 3 shades of Forest Green, again with additional white highlights. ::) If the differences have ended up over-subtle, were I using this combination again, I would probably have left out the white mixed highlights on the contrast green, and ended up with more of a noticeable contrast. I would still go for the extra highlights for the main parts of the dress though, because as Malamute commented, I wanted that muted period look to the ensemble. ;)
I must say, I think Foundry's Forest Green is one of the most subtly effective greens out there.
Great stuff!
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Excellent bit of paint work :-* That's Foundry forest green on the shopping list, if ever I win the lottery :D