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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Creole Autumn
Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, May 17, 2010 9:50 PM

Here is Thunderbird Miniatures Creole Guide in 54 mm resin. He comes with the dog but has no base. I used a La Meridiana resin base with Envirotex water, Scenic Express cattails, Hudson and Allen leaves, Silfor grass and Joe Fix bushes. He is painted in acrylics with some oil washes in the more textured areas of the base. The dog is painted as a blue tick hound which was developed in Louisiana. This took a first in Vignettes at Noreastcon a couple weeks ago on Long Island.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:18 AM

Beautiful Yes.  Congrats on the well deserved Award.

Regards,  Rick

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:24 PM

I can see why you won a first place! Great figures, beautiful base, I even love the posing!

For some reason the friendship of the guy and his dog gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Kudos sir!!!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

Mic
  • Member since
    June 2009
  • From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World
Posted by Mic on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:57 AM

Hey Doog!

Nice work, Al. Precision painting as always, like the groundwork. Dog is superb.

I like how you paint your blues, I have a hard time with the tones.

Steve

 

 

Steve M.

On the workbench: every tool, paint, brush, glue I own

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, May 21, 2010 7:26 AM

Thanks for the nice comments.

I was happy with how this came out, too. In the close ups, the dog does seem to have a very typical dog looking at his master experssion. .

On the blues, I used a base of Vallejo sky blu or deep sky blue...haard to tell them apart once they are out of the bottle. In hte shadows, I used a very thinned dark blue. One of the beauties of Vallejo is that even very thinned paint will neither bead up nor over spread so you can maintain a lot of control. Since the folds were pretty sharp edged, I did very careful dry brushing with ivory.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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