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Post by alexander on Mar 11, 2014 17:17:03 GMT
Thank you!
But it's not all gold that glitters
Some errors are already in the aera of the galleries, which are not correctable.
The sternmost triton on the lower gallery does not bend arround the turret.
Subsequently I had to ommit one of the masks between the upper and the lower gallery.
But what most bothers me: I can not paint the shingles at the roofs of the galleries anymore. This would be too tricky to do it well.
Cheers Alexander
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Post by alexander on Apr 7, 2014 7:32:24 GMT
Small update of my Vasamodel: Meanwhile, I was able to complete the painting of the Coat of Arms. The mane is gilded. The rest of the lions is painted with Attic ocher and then painted over with a translucent Renaissance Gold. The shades were made with a translucent orange. Now I wonder if I should paint the new figurehead not even after this color scheme. What do you think?   Cheers, Alexander |
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Post by matti on Apr 7, 2014 9:19:15 GMT
I love the new carvings! The lion colors turned out nice. I'm not sure I understand your question, could you rephrase?
You gave me nice tips when carving so if you want I'd be glad to give you some tips on the paintings.
/Matti
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Post by alexander on Apr 7, 2014 9:49:37 GMT
Hi Matti
thanks.
The body of the figurehead lion I painted in a englisch red. The mane is gilded
But the 1:10 model in Stockholm the figurehead was painted all over golden. The mane and the body
So I'm in doubt, if I shall correct this on my model.
I like the reddish / golden color as I had done it. I made it this way because I have seen a model of the figurehead with this colorsheme on Hans Soops' desk at my visit in 2000.
The question might answer Fred, if any color traces were found at the original figurehead.
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by matti on Apr 7, 2014 10:21:51 GMT
Your Vasa is the only one I've seen with a red lion. I thought red lions were a dutch thing but that's just my guess. It will be intereting to hear Freds opinion.
/Matti
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Post by alexander on Apr 23, 2014 8:31:13 GMT
Six Knights have now started their service at the transom. It's getting crowded back there    Cheers, Alexander |
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Post by alexander on May 24, 2014 13:40:41 GMT
I had a test to paint the galleries Very tricky! Although I'm reasonably happy with the result, I know it is not optimal. And whether I can realise the more hidden parts of the gallery in this kind? But look and judge for yourself:  HOT OR NOT? Regards, Alexander |
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Post by matti on May 24, 2014 19:35:39 GMT
Nice to see an update Alex! It will add a lot to her look and I would also try it at this scale. It will be tricky with all figures mounted I think.
/Matti
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Post by alexander on May 24, 2014 22:06:51 GMT
Matti,
Thanks for your opinion. The figures are still removable with a little force.
The biggest problems will be the parts of the turrets which face to the sides of the ship. I will try to paint them with Microbrushes - or to omit the painting at that sides.
Alexander
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Post by fredhocker on Jun 3, 2014 6:35:07 GMT
Alex,
The scale outlines on the roof look good. They were done in a pale yellow on the original.
Your earlier question about the figurehead: it is gilded all over, as are the two lions holding the national coat of arms on the transom.
Looking good!
Fred
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Post by alexander on Jun 4, 2014 20:14:49 GMT
Thanks Fred!
So my todo list is getting longer once again. I will rework the figurehead someday.
I made a rough estimate: There are over 3000 shingles to paint - hopefully without failure.
Cheers, Alexander
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Post by alexander on Jul 1, 2014 18:23:12 GMT
The painting of the shingles on the starboard side is now completed. At first I didn't liked the result. But after a attached a shadow line below the shingles with a sepia Fine-Pen, the appearance was much better.    Now I have to paint the port side ... Cheers, Alexander |
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Post by Clayton on Jul 2, 2014 13:18:26 GMT
Very nice Alexander. I bet that painting all of those shingle patterns took a steady hand and a lot of patience! You must have added some measured marks with a pencil first to get consistent spacing.
Clayton
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Post by matti on Jul 2, 2014 16:13:22 GMT
Yeah, very nice Alexander! You have great determination in your painting.
/Matti
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Post by alexander on Jul 6, 2014 9:42:12 GMT
Thanks, Clayton and Matti, how I painted the shingles: First I stamped out with a carving knife (No. 9 gouge, 3 mm) the shingles in an adhesive airbrush film ("aero-pro"). To recognize the transparent film better, I colored it with a green permanent marker.  This mask was place at the suface and painted around with oil paint. I've painted with a size "0" paintbrush on the foil in half, in half on the wood. So you get a very thin line. Adds and corrections I made with a size 0/10 paintbrush or by scratching away the surplus with a cuttingknife. Experiments I have made with a medium cadmium yellow, gold, and finally with a very bright yellow oil-paint. The bright yellow looks best. As a thinner I used "Schmincke Diluent N"   In the top three rows I had quite good results:  Preparing the galleries with the masks was the most time consuming step:  After drying the oil-paint, I added a shadow line with an finepen in sepia color under the shingles. Without this shadow line the result was simply unacceptable. Maybe this helps someone to get a good painting result on his model. Cheers, Alexander |
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