This one has been on the shelves being nearly done for a couple of months now. It was only waiting for a plinth, but finally I found a suitable one and mounted the bust. The name plate will follow in due time.
It is a well known bust of a SAS machinegunner in the North African desert made by Young miniatures.
The biggest challenge for me lied in the depiction of the sun burned/bronzed skin in a convincing manner.
I couldn’t get the ammo to convincingly be mounted, so I left it off.
Very nice work. I had to do a double take on the glasses and zoom in before I realized that they were painted. The colours looks pretty good, almost like a reflected landscape.
Gracias! I also often have a hard time doing eyes. The biggest issue I generally have, it to get them symmetrical… As for skin, I really recommend trying your hand at a bust. They allow for a greater deal of subtlety and the skills acquired thus makes it also easier to paint smaller scale figs..
Amazing! The eyes bring him to life. Excellent blending on the flesh. As Frozin noted, the reflection in the glasses is worth a second look. Congratulations on a great piece of art.
