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.
As always: all comments are welcome.
And now for the photos:
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The eyes are perfect making his gaze quite convincing, really nice painting and shadeing complementing the sculpture.Very artistic finish Erwin, great job!
Cajun 
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Thank you very much for your kind words Terry …
I also tried to give him a bit of a rough look by adding a scar to his brow and arm…
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Very nice job on that bust Erwin. The eyes look excellent and you have great skin tones there!
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Thanks Richard! Busts are a nice way to practice figure painting in a grand scale.
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Excellent figure painting Erwin! The skin tones are delicate and look spot on. The shading is exceptional, especially on the headgear.
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Thank you very much, Matt! I really appreciate your kind words…
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Excellent work, especially the eyes and facial expression! I also like the monkey.
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Cheers buddy… The facial expression of course is on the conto of the sculptor. It is merely my canvas, which guided my paintbrushes. I do like the monkey too… I painted it like a young Barbary macaque.
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Yes, the sculptor did a good job, but I know from experience how easy it is for the painter to ruin his/her efforts! 
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Yes, that is oh so true 
I am glad I didn’t
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Really nice piece you’ve got there Erwin- I think you have judged the skin colors quite accurately for that bronzed look. The shading on the shirt and headgear are well judged too. I also like the bit of chipping you have done on the gun mount.
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This is the second itteration of the face. The first was too purple, so I had to redo it. I do like the way it turned out too 
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You nailed that mate, superb – makes me wish there was more of him sat in his seat…how’s your figure sculpture course going 
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I’d also like to see it in full sunshine, with a monochrome bonus photo 
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Cheers Tim! I recon you would like to see the Jeep too? 
Alas I must report that the start of the course has been postponed indefinitely.
I will see what I can do with the pics. Sunny days are few at the moment, due to autumn/fall having kicked in over here.
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Thanks Joe. Your words are appreciated.
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Last weekend I took the time to get my photo booth assembled and took some better pictures: ( and changed one in B&W for @Dioramartin):
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