Author Topic: Citizens of the Bruegelburg (Read 50486 times)

mweaver · « **Reply #105 on:** March 29, 2011, 10:50:21 PM »

Those last two are excellent additions to the range.

Neotacha · « **Reply #106 on:** March 30, 2011, 01:59:53 AM »

Those are very nice indeed. It's great to see people just standing around, not trying to hack each others' heads off.

Erny · « **Reply #107 on:** March 30, 2011, 08:45:02 AM »

Wonderful. So glad to see these make the light of day, haven't much use ofr some expensive sign posts but placed an order for most of the current releases. Thank you.

Faber · « **Reply #108 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:30:01 PM »

Ratnik you are a genius! love em all... The art inspiration wins it for me.
It would be great to see some of the bizzarre Bosch demons too...

thejammedgatling · « **Reply #109 on:** April 04, 2011, 02:54:05 PM »

agree totally with the last post..some of the little devils (or possibly some gargoyles to keep that militia busy at night?)

however, my absolute favourite for you to have a go at (and I note you have no mounted figures as yet) is this one:

one of Albrecht Durers most important images and one which is always discussed by art critics as to the symbolism. I think though that it is just a darned fine pose! That hound is kind of cool as well. Anyone else think so?

Erny · « **Reply #110 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:19:55 PM »

Yep pretty good, I like the zombie (OK probably not a zombie but looks like one to modern eyes) with serpents behind him too. Oh and the beastman...

thejammedgatling · « **Reply #111 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:30:23 PM »

the title of the piece is 'Knight, Death and the Devil'..so the zombie is basically the grim reaper (not the good humoured Terry Pratchett one) and the beastman is 'ol Nick himself.

I don't think I've seen anyone sculpting from great paintings before...there must be so many famous characters from this period (or others) that could be used as inspiration. What a fabulous and original idea.

Erny · « **Reply #112 on:** April 05, 2011, 08:54:29 AM »

I've seen a few based on this one

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There are a few more I'm sure but still a nice idea.

Some Da Vinci grotesques would be cool too.

Donpimpom · « **Reply #113 on:** April 07, 2011, 09:51:15 AM »

these miniatures are simply awesome, if I can suggest a source of inspiration for new models I would advise to have a look at the work of Jacques Callot
He has a variety of impresive etchings depicting beggars, fools, and other grotesques.
Here is the wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Callot
some hi-res images
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/CallotJacques-Etchings/pages/153-Captain-of-the-Scoundrels/804x1222-q90.html
http://www.ateneodemadrid.com/index.php/esl/content/search?SearchText=Jacques+Callot
http://www.art-wallpaper.com/3164/Callot+Jacques/Follow+the+Gobbi+The+Violin+Player

looking for these images I found a interesting post about beggards in art (it's in russian so i must suppose thats the subject) with a very good selecion of renaissance and baroque art
http://marinni.livejournal.com/402605.html

fastolfrus · « **Reply #114 on:** April 07, 2011, 07:02:56 PM »

We've got a flat (from Nurnburg) of the Durer knight.
Never dared to try painting it yet.

If you're looking for more inspiration, try Rien Poortvliet's Daily Life in Holland 1566