Marine Of The Guard

[Mickstorm]

Hi

Latest project, Verlindens Marine of the Guard, painted with oils and Vallejo Acrylics, had a few problems with the varnish (again) always seem to get a slight sheen, never seem to be able to get that true matt finish. It could be that I need to allow a greater drying time for the oils ?

The kit went togeather with out any problems, for me the standard Verlinden kit, no complaints.

As per normal all comments/advice/pointers greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Mick

[Shar2]

Very smart, like that a lot.

[thomastmcc]

beautiful work mate..

thomas

[Silver Fox]

^{Nice work}

[cmatthewbacon]

That looks fantastic! Great work.

For varnish, have you tried Winsor and Newton Galleria Matt Varnish? it's meant for matting down acrylics or oils in a painting, and I swear by the stuff...

My only tip would be that, for me, the light highlights on the chin and nose are too light. They're probably in shadow, under the brim of the hat, so I think they look too pale and starkly contrasting. But that's probably just me, or the photo, or something...

What scale is he?

bestest,

M.

Edited September 8, 2013 by cmatthewbacon

[Mickstorm]

Thanks guys.

M - Agreed, I think I've actually been a bit clumsy and rubbed some of the paint off through contact with my fingers, combination of Gorilla figures and lack of patience : )

Thanks for the advice, I'll defiantly give it a go on the next figure.

Once again many thanks everyone for the feedback.

[Mickstorm]

M - Forgot to give you the scale, 120mm, I'm trying to pluck up the courage to have a go at a bust but it may be pushing my flesh work a stage too far !

Mick

[JonP]

Very nice work Mick

I agree with Matt re the W&N matt varnish; well worth a try. Failing that I have had fairly good results with brushed on Humbrol Enamel Matt Varnish but you need to apply it in very thin coats thinned with Humbrol thinners and make sure that the oils are completely dry or you'll start taking paint off !