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von Winterfeldt05 Oct 2024 3:35 a.m. PST

Sho Boki did some nice French cuirassiers of the French Revolution, which I mounted mostly on AB horses (a lot of filing required and on Sho Boki horses) – the paper standard by graciouly by not by appointment, the trumpeter a conversion of an AB Spanish Dragoon trumpeter with a cuirassier's head, also some French Revolutionary generals and Henri de la Rochechquelein.

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myxemail05 Oct 2024 4:22 a.m. PST

Very nicely done

Sho Boki Sponsoring Member of TMP05 Oct 2024 4:43 a.m. PST

Great! :-)
My first Buonaparte in Italy (General without plume) painted and looks good.
Also Cuirassieurs are splendid, Bravo!
One Officer have head from Spanish Dragoon?

von Winterfeldt05 Oct 2024 5:10 a.m. PST

yes indeed, I had two cuirassier officers, so I used them well, the other one got then the Spanish Dragoon ones, looking forward to paint the newly produced generals as well.

Valmy9205 Oct 2024 5:18 a.m. PST

Magnificent painting as always.

Frederick Supporting Member of TMP05 Oct 2024 6:26 a.m. PST

Nice! Thanks for sharing

PzGeneral05 Oct 2024 7:18 a.m. PST

Those are wonderful! thumbs up

Dave

Gray Bear05 Oct 2024 8:28 a.m. PST

Great castings and exquisite painting.

jwebster Supporting Member of TMP05 Oct 2024 12:39 p.m. PST

Up to your usual standard – I'll keep this open to inspire me for a while. Not to mention the Cuirassiers I just primed (with a real mans' helmet). Really shows how nice the Sho Boki miniatures are, particularly the faces.

If I might ask a couple of questions

How do you get such a nice tone and gradation on the bay horses?

What is your recipe for faces?

Thanks

John

von Winterfeldt05 Oct 2024 10:04 p.m. PST

for the bay horses I did stick to my usual method, white priming, a heavy wash / glazing with a deep violet, the block in the basic underpainting colour like a dark skin tone, don't overpaint over the recesses ( so far all acrylic) – then I used artist water colours adding a bit flow improver and paint retarder- paint fully over the underpainted horse and then use a wet tip of a brush to take the water paint off to create the highlights. Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, mixing them, to add Sepia were darker hues are to be achieved are working very well for this.

As for faces, burnt Umber acrylic artist paint – the block in a dark skin tone don't overpaint the recesses, like eyes, slit of mouth, sides of the nose, etc and the light with lighter flesh paint, in case of need apply a filer of burnt Sienna and finally set some highlights with extra light skin colour.

I hope this makes some sense, in case you like to know more – don't hesitate to ask.

KeepYourPowderDry Supporting Member of TMP06 Oct 2024 1:34 a.m. PST

Very nice.
Quick question, what colour did you use for the hooves?
Thank you in anticipation

von Winterfeldt06 Oct 2024 7:52 a.m. PST

for hooves a mix of natural umber with Naples yellow

KeepYourPowderDry Supporting Member of TMP06 Oct 2024 8:10 a.m. PST

Thank you

Personal logo deadhead Supporting Member of TMP06 Oct 2024 12:46 p.m. PST

These are 18mm figures with eyebrows. In 28mm most of us know to not ever try to show eyes, just shade the eye sockets and leave it at that.

The bays are great of course, but that dappled grey…..I wish

clibinarium08 Oct 2024 4:44 a.m. PST

Superb work. As always.

CHRIS DODSON Supporting Member of TMP09 Oct 2024 4:35 a.m. PST

Beautiful work as always.

A painting tour de force.

Best wishes,

Chris

VonBlucher14 Oct 2024 5:22 p.m. PST

Absolutely lovely, beautifully done!!

archiduque21 Oct 2024 1:57 a.m. PST

Excellent paintwork!!!

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