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Flat Figures Collectors Forum => Gallery Pictures => Topic started by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 06:17:47 AM

Title: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 06:17:47 AM
Marechal de France en 1702.

30mm in oils.

Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 26, 2015, 07:28:47 AM
He's rather nice Roger.

After starting the Gondola and now the 30mm project figure, I am now back into small mode :)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 08:02:41 AM
Thanks very much Nick, yeah I know what you mean I'm really into the 30mm's at the moment.
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: frankhenson on September 26, 2015, 11:15:07 AM
Like the look of this Roger

Frank
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 12:19:53 PM
Thank you very much Frank.  :)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 26, 2015, 01:34:50 PM
Magnificient painting, sweet colours, nuances in the browns, good lightenings....  *******
Beautiful colour balances and the horse is very nice also !!! **********
I love it!
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 01:37:48 PM
Thank you very much Michel. It's funny because this figure has been quite well received here and on other forums. I actually put it aside for months because I wasn't happy with it. It only took a couple of hours work to finish it off, strange how things work out.
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 26, 2015, 03:36:34 PM
Inspiration takes sometimes time to crystallize!
But wathcing it again, look at the hair, the sweetness of the tones.... it is really beautiful and quiet unusual in its colours and brightness.  I vey nice achievement rarely seen before!
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 26, 2015, 03:45:27 PM
I'm not sure I could do it again Michel but I think the secret is to use as limited palette as possible.
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 27, 2015, 05:41:10 AM
Good suggestion to me, because I am using more & more colours, not the right direction.
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 27, 2015, 09:31:40 AM
well as my daughter says, she can never have enough shoes, and therefore I can never have enough paints!! ;D ;D ;D

my collection consists of 40.  although I mix a lot more as I am on the Gondola so they all appear different. Maybe it is too many colours :-\    Michel you can let me know in Ransart  ;)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 27, 2015, 09:58:49 AM
Whatever works best for you fella's and I agree Nick my wife thinks I collect paints like I collect figures and she's probably right but personally I think my best results have been when using a fairly limited palette.  :)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 27, 2015, 10:00:35 AM
Ohh Nick I have some 60 small tubes, but not all are on use.
However I try to enrich colours by glazes now to make them deeper, with little touches.....
But I have to revert you the question and learn from you, nit you from me, dear !! Your paintingas are quiet impressive.
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 27, 2015, 10:02:29 AM
Roger, I believe you are right!! and your exemple below proves it clearly, a beauty !!!
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Post by: Michael_43 on September 27, 2015, 10:55:40 AM
Hello friends of flats,

in school I learned for painting you only need yellow, blue  and red. The other colors you can mix ...

And why I have 40 different colors to use ???

Best regards

Michael
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 27, 2015, 10:59:15 AM
not so Michel, I am always looking to see what other techniques I can pick up. :)

I use glazes occasionally to smooth out certain looks if I feel they need them, but always with the same colour. Do I gather from your statement  then that you put other colours over different ones???

ummm, I feel a need to experiment. more advice would be very useful  ;)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Hannibal on September 27, 2015, 11:29:52 AM
for example glazes of violet or green on métal, on a face in the shadows, in the shadows of clothes; I dilute with W Spirit, ad when the flat is dry, give a rapid glaze in the shadow with highly diluted colour, wait one day and repeat until subtle tone appear, ....
I did for Elerinaa Elven bust with the skin, against the Mars black of the bust clothing to give a litte bit of warm; you can give a glaze green or blue to the second to cool the color slightly and enforce the contrast betwwen warm and cool....
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 27, 2015, 12:05:59 PM
Very good explanation Michel. Nick there is lots of info on the net. It is mainly aimed at oil on canvas painting but the same technique applies to us too.

Here's just one, http://painting.about.com/od/oilpainting/a/GeraldD_glazing.htm
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Post by: Brian on September 27, 2015, 01:56:47 PM
Glazes are for those who can not paint hahaha
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 27, 2015, 02:18:25 PM
Glazes are for those who can not paint hahaha

That's why I like 'em!  ;D
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: frankhenson on September 27, 2015, 03:31:58 PM
Glazes are for those who can not paint hahaha

Hi Brian.....I have gone back to oils after years of acrylics
I glaze the oil colour on ....seems to work .....and as it was said to me over the
Euro weekend ......Glazes and stains of colour

Look forward to seeing you at Letchworth

Frank
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: gerry Larkin on September 27, 2015, 06:23:06 PM
Hey Brian 
The Great Masters used Glazes and shock  Horror under painting and they could paint!! :o
techniques  are just that, what ever suits the painter  ;) and what results he or she gets ;)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Brian on September 28, 2015, 03:15:12 AM
OK great "artist"  Just tell me what you see!!
Most of the time it's about the kings new clothes and nothing to do with talent ;D   

 
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: johnr on September 28, 2015, 05:13:50 AM
A point well demonstrated Brian. Well done.  ;D

John
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Roger on September 28, 2015, 06:30:42 AM
OK great "artist"  Just tell me what you see!!
Most of the time it's about the kings new clothes and nothing to do with talent ;D   

 

Personally I'd rather look at a well painted flat but it's all a matter of taste.  :)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: frankhenson on September 28, 2015, 01:32:33 PM
Hi Brian

I think Picasso could put the smile on the other side of your face ...... :) ;) ;D

Seriously though......Give me the old masters and the Victorian painters any day
for inspiration

Frank
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 28, 2015, 02:20:50 PM
Someone spent 20 minutes knocking those up Brian, they are their pride and joy!!! :-\

( probably sell for thousands too!! :o )

Can't really compare them to Zinnfiguren, and I don't think they are painted with glazes either!

Definitely not my cup of tea, but you got to admit, at that sort of money they would be fools not to do it!!

PS  where can I get canvases from?? :o   ;D ;D ;D ;D  I'm going to make a fortune! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: marko on September 28, 2015, 02:26:49 PM
Great site for examples of horses is the Rio Rondo site - they make resin horses.


http://www.riorondo.com/ (http://www.riorondo.com/)


Lots and lots of inspiration here.


mark  8)
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: errant49 on September 28, 2015, 02:27:07 PM
Poor Marquis de Montrevel
I am happy he can't see what this topic becomes !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Eric
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Nicholas Ball on September 28, 2015, 02:36:23 PM
 he shouldn't be so narrow minded then!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

it's all interesting discussions, and my little spongy brain is taking it all in!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Nicolas Auguste De La Baume, marquis de Montrevel.
Post by: Brian on September 28, 2015, 05:18:46 PM
 :) :) :) ;)