For my next venture into the Chambers of Challenge I present a mounted 28mm Front Rank Miniatures Hundred Years War Knight. Specifically this is Sir William Clinton, 4th Baron Clinton of Marstoke who fought at Agincourt. I believe it could also be his son Sir John Clinton the 5th Baron who was captured and held for ransom by the French -- however as the style of barding and armour is older best assume it's the old Baron!
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This was an interesting exercise in technique. I actually used two approaches. The barding is a more traditional approach, albeit using Citadel contrast Apothecary White as the base coat on top of a white undercoat. The horse and knight were all undercoated in black and then basically dry brushed up to this finish. The coat of arms is all hand painted (the Mission Crosses) or hand drawn in fine liner (the stars).
All in all I'm quote pleased with the result and it's surprising how quickly you can operate when you are not so fussy about colours! By my reckoning that's good for another 30 points -- 10 for the figure and 20 for the chamber.
Wow Simon, that’s excellent. I love the greyscale heraldry and the red foliage.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter -- the red flowers were inspired by MartinN's work from AHPC V and I'm quite pleased with hoswthey came out -- but a pain to dull down the grass!
DeleteExcellent Greyscale especially on the heraldry. And have to agree with Peter, the addition of the red flowers really adds to the overall composition. Excellent stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks -- I take a "free and easy" approach to the heraldry on cloth -- standards you can print and look pristine but work on bodies is much more easy going
DeleteThat's a brilliant piece of work Simon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray -- these are nice chunky sculpts and paint up really well in this way
DeleteExcellent work, highly impressive.
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam -- he kind of looks like something you might find on a medieval tomb!
DeleteAwesome use of greys Simon!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander -- not sure it's a technique I'll be usingh much again :-)
DeleteGreat looking greyscale figure and nice red counterpoint!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain -- I spent more time thinking about the basing then I did about the figure, at one stage I was going to apply static grass then spray it all monotone -- not sure that would have worked!
DeleteFabulous work Simon. I really like the heraldry.
ReplyDeleteThanks Curt -- as I'm mostly painting English in silvered armour there's not that much more scope for heraldry alas!
Delete"By Goddes woundes, verily, I did not swive that wench..."
ReplyDeleteNot THAT William Clinton?😉
Perhaps an ancestor! Actually he was a bit of a ladies man -- married three times!
DeleteExcellent work Simon, especially the freehand work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Byron -- I'm still not sure I've found the right brushes for this sort of work, constantly vacillating between larger brushes at a point and tiny ones
DeleteStunning work. Doing heraldry by hand is no small feat.
ReplyDeleteThanks Stuart -- much appreciated
DeleteGreat work, Simon!! Really well executed 'greyscale' - the heraldry and colourful groundwork really make the figure 'pop'!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sidney -- maybe I can bring him out to inspire the troops as the ghost of one of their ancestors from Azincourt
DeleteLovely spot of black and white magic
ReplyDeleteRegards KenR
Thanks Ken, I had fun with this one!
DeleteVery nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks, much appreciated
DeleteYour normal coloured figures are little gems, but this one shows you no less proficient when "limited" to greyscale. Splendid figure!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, somehow “quick to the table” doesn’t cut it for me (13 months in and still haven’t fielded an army!)
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