Standardbearer-Royal Guard Grenadeers 1812

Hola,

This is my next project on my workbench. 54mm figure from Romeo Models.
It's the standardbearer from the Royal Guard Grenadeers from the Kingdom of Naples, 1812.
An excellent cast. And fantastic sculpted is from Maurizio Bruno. With the Box-art painted by Danilo.

I started painting the face first as usual and after several hours of work it's almost done. Still have to correct some minor corrections. The beard on the sides still needs some more work. And the bearskin has some highlights but isn't finished yet.

Hope you like it sofar.
Thanks for looking and comments and critiques are welcome!

Marcel.

Cool! Amazing flesh tones

Thanks for the compliments Ernest!

The face it's soo amazing.
Congrats.

Thanks for commenting Cristiane!

Here is a little update of the figure. Started painting the base colors of the tunic and some first highlights and shadows. The most work is done on the white part. Only a little more blending and the extreme shadows have to be applied.

Thanks for looking.

Marcel.

The whites looks great, also the blue color but a miss some other color tones over the blue, maybe if you mix some blue + violet or red violet in the shadow will have a more warm look
what did you use for the gold mix?...

Hi Marcel, fantastic start, can you tell your receipt for these fantastic gold ornaments???amazing whites too, do you add a bit of blue to the mix for shading white??? wonderful overall, my compliments
R.L.

Ernest and Robert thanks for the great comments!

Ernest: I wasn't satisfied with the blue shadows, so I will try adding red violet, thanks for the advice.

Robert: I add a bit of neurtal grey to the shadows which give probably the blueish look.

Here the mixture for the gold lace:
I start with a basecoat of english uniform.
Then a mixture of flatbrown and old gold.
For the shadows more flatbrown and burnt umber.
For the highlights I use buff.

Regards,
Marcel.

I have made a bit more progress on the figure.
Added red violet to the shadows and I think is looks better now.
Also changed the highlight color a bit.
Finished the head and braidwork and jacket. Still have to do some touchups here an there.

Next steps are trousers, boots and arms.

Thanks for looking! and back to

Marcel.

Great work Marcel

The figure looks beautiful. I loved the withes anda all the conjunt.

What mix do you used for the withe?

Congratlations

Cheers

Looks realy cool right now Marcel, I'm looking forward for the next step

Just before the end of 2008 I have finished the figure.
It was a pleasure to paint. The flag took a bit more time than planned. Not totally satisfied about some parts.
I kept the basework a bit simple because I´m planning to make a little vignette with some other figures next year.
Thanks for looking and a happy 2009 to everybody!
Feliz any nuevo!

Comments and critiques are welcome.

Adios,
Marcel.

Hello Marcel, the figure looks fantastic I specially like the flag but the groundwork
But as you said you will use this figure for a future vignette work....

Hope to see more of your works the next year

Gelukkig nieuwjaar <----I don't know is good spelling

Thanks Ernest for the compliments. Most of the flag details are sculpted on and it´s not totally freehand painted.

You are right about the groundwork it´s terrible, but I didn´t finish the figure at home. I didn´t had any groundwork with me and because I´m planning to make a vignette together with murat I decided to leave it like this for the moment.

The spelling is correct.
Te deseo un Feliz Año (Gelukkig Nieuwjaar)

Marcel.

Woww, it's fantastic.
Great job, Marcel.

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Marcel, fantastic figure. I love the flag,but I think also the rest diserves an attention. I bery much like your shadows and lights. perfect gold lances and ornaments, well I am looking forward to see the work on the murat and can´t wait to see the complete vignette

Great work, Marcel.
I agree with the other, the flag work (free handed or not) is amazing, and the white is splendid.

excelente

Cristiane, Robert, Joan and Felix thanks for the compliments!

Cheers,
Marcel.