Barbarella the Barbarian Huntress

[green stuff]

First of all, sorry to the Jane Fonda fans, this has nothing to do with the 1968 movie . It\'s just to show the Barbarian Huntress bust from Taban Studio I finished. The nickname comes from the fact that Tracy calls hers Barbie .

So without further ado here she is :

And for those of you who would be kind enough to vote and leave a little comment, you\'ll find her here. Thanks in advance .

 

[Frustrated Father]

A very nice piece of work and the freehand looks to be excellent. I would like a bit of better detail about the eyes in general but I think the colors that you chose for the bust are excellent.

Great work!

 

[EricJ]

very nice results Cedric, the freehand is outstanding, and is giving me ideas for mine. Actually I\'m sitting staring at mine being completely intimidated, I don\'t know even where to start painting her, and here you go and throw up a high standard for it.

Excellent work, the only thing I can critique is that the photo looks a little dark and muted, it doesn\'t seem to be showing off your highlights so well.

-Eric

 

[green stuff]

Thanks to both of you .

@Nathan : Sorry, I did this mini in two phases, and so I\'m not that happy with the face so to get closer details would mean to get into Barbarella\'s sword reach .

@Eric : Hum what to say considering the fact we all know the excellent artist you are ? Well I started with the face and then did her garments. I did a sketch for that freehand on the skull helmet before painting it, the volumes are a bit strange. The colors look dark because I \"fell in love\" with Scorched Brown. So most of the colors started with that one and give off that earth like look . And I also used the 15+ layer technique, which tends to make my paint so diluted that highlights are less marked than usual . Anyways, I\'m looking forward to seeing your interpretation of her . Here\'s an idea that I didn\'t use but I think you could do wonderfully : face warpaints.

 

[Nelson]

Very nice stuff, Greenstuff...I love the colour of the skull. A bit unorthdox, but that\'s why I like it. The freehand on it is amazing, too.

The eyebrows look a bit funky, though....maybe thicken it up a bit and have it conform more to the brow ridge? The nmm steel looks good, kinda beaten, but the gold could do with more highlights, methinks.

 

[ansquer]

Yes good job good job! (terrible mes participations au forum )

 

[supervike]

no Duran Duran?

Sorry, I was hoping for some Barbarella and Duran Duran news, but I was pleasantly surprised.

That is very nice looking. Good work.

 

[Broke n English]

There\'s a lot of character in every aspect of the paintjob here,from the depth of shading in the skin tone to the beautiful freehand on the differently coloured skull! A wonderful job Thanks for sharing

 

[green stuff]

Thank you all for your comments . I can only suggest you to try your brushes on your own. The sculpt is truely a pleasent one to paint and Taban is fast and most kind when it comes to shipping her in good conditions.

 

[Naukhel]

Dude... I don\'t even feel qualified to make a comment on this. Bowing and worshipping doesn\'t seem adequate, even, to me.
They don\'t have a 12 on the voter, so I\'m forced to give it a mere 10.

 

[praetorian0_1]

Hoofta! Great

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally by Nelson
\"The nmm steel looks good, kinda beaten, but the gold could do with more highlights, methinks. \"

I\'ve got to disagree, I think that the yellow metal looks exactly like old, well worn and weatherbeaten Brass.

Nice one Cedric. I really must get caught up on my painting this one is making me \"itchy\" to paint my own.

 

[green stuff]

@Mike : Oh yes, please do paint yours up . Up to now, I\'ve never seen any paint scheme of her. I was happy to see that Tracy came up with something completely different, and I bet that you, Eric, ... Finn ??? , and the others can find a whole range of variations for her.