Queen Boudicca of the Iceni

[bullardino]

Great to see you back, Paul

The horse looks great in primer and the new mancave is very nice

[deafpanzer]

Glad the pony got a girlfriend too... glad to see you settled and back on your bench. Believe me I missed your posts especially my lady the Queen... has she been calling my names lately? Remind her that I am deaf so I can not hear her calling my names... OK?

[wbill76]

I like the idea of a piebald/skewbald combination...if they were going to be a matched pair, they would be matched in terms of both being whites, greys, or chestnuts, etc. Matching piebald/skewbalds is pretty hard to do under most circumstances!

Good to see the Queen project is back in gear!

[Steve Zuleski]

It may have been a bit Paul, but them ponies are really lookin sharp. You nailed the "paint" beautifully Bro!

Cheers, Ski.

[Paul P.]

Cheers Luigi, its quite strange getting used to a new cave, its still not how I want it but getting there

Andy yep partner coming up, fraid I don't know if shes missed you as she is still stuck in a box

Bill yep know what you mean, pie bald it is then, I shall defy SWMBO , please send cards and grapes to the Cumberland infirmary

Many thanks Ski hope the next one goes as well

Paul

[`Boots`]

Ya lost me at the pie bald and skewbald stage fella ........but from what i can see the second horsey is ferkin` fabulous mate , i think two different colours would look cool so thats another vote from the boys ............safety in numbers mate

[Paul P.]

Dicky visiting hours are from 10.00 to 12.00 and 18.00 to 20.00, bring grapes .... yeah the new caves not to bad, at least its in the house this time and not part of the shed

Boots, cheers fella, pie bald = black and white, skew bald brown and white just to clear that up for ya matey. so black and white it is then, you think shed be happy with that seeing as shes a Geordie like

Paul

[Leon]

Coming along nicely Paul,looking forward to seeing paint.

[`Boots`]

Cor ya learn so much on here .......cheers Paul!!, Black and White gets my vote fella.......Red or Green grapes btw

[Paul P.]

Feb 19, 2014 16:46:18 GMT -5 `Boots` said:

Cor ya learn so much on here .......cheers Paul!!, Black and White gets my vote fella.......Red or Green grapes btw

No problem mate, liase with jackwagon if he brings red bring green and vicy vercy

[Deleted]

Give the ferkin grapes to me,I'll sort them so's you can drink red,or white through a straw.Can't chew owt with yer jaw wired up!!!

[Deleted]

First off that horse is stunning, second where did you get that desk from?

[Paul P.]

Mac first of all i collected loads of wood chippings, then i soaked them for 3 days, i then compressed them to form a board, finally i cut out the shape and laminated it..............................OK i bought a sheet of MDF, cut to shape and then laminated it and added legs and edging strip.........simples

[wbill76]

Ok, I'll bite and ask the obvious question...why would someone bring grapes to a grievously injured comrade in the hospital?

[Paul P.]

sorry Bill. must be just this side of the pond, it seems to be that whenever you visit someone in hospital you take them grapes. i dont know where it comes from. personally id rather have cider

[wbill76]

Feb 20, 2014 5:19:14 GMT -5 Paul P. said:

sorry Bill. must be just this side of the pond, it seems to be that whenever you visit someone in hospital you take them grapes. i dont know where it comes from. personally id rather have cider

Ah, I see...I think you're right in preferring cider! The only reason for grapes must be down to hospital food being universally bad no matter which side of the pond you're on.

[Paul P.]

Hi all. started on the detailing on the horse. the whole thing has had 4 base coats of white, i then began the shading on the neck gradually adding black to the white to get darker shades, really it end up mostly grey with white as the very top highlights.







Then started on the black splodges, i did the first coat in flat black but when it had dried it looked too.................black. So i added a touch of blue to the black and used that as a base coat, i then used flat black for the shadows and various greys for the highlights









I always think black is a harsh colour, even though its not a colour, and with the blue added it softened it a bit. still a few further highlights to be added to the splodges.

Paul

[deafpanzer]

WOW! It looks fantastic already... great choice going for black to show the color contrast... can't wait to see more!

[wbill76]

Nice start on the pattern Paul! You're right about 'black' especially when it comes to horses due to the light variations between their skin and coat. The compromise you've come up with looks very convincing IMHO.

[dennis]

Great to see you back at the bench Paul, it is all looking great thanks for updating us.
Looking forward to more.
Dennis

[Steve Zuleski]

The black paint looks like a winner to me!

Cheers, Ski.

[`Boots`]

I echo what everybody else has said Paul (especially Dicky )........just top notch indeed mucka

[Paul P.]

Many thanks Andy

Bill on some of the pictures ive seen the blacks are almost a steel blue, but very difficult to acheive that with paint

Thanks Dennis next update coming soon

Cheers Ski, sounds very Russian

jackwagon what can i say matey, coming from someone who takes bits of flat plastic and turns them into amazing vehicles, your words are a great compliment and very much appreciated

Boots always great to hear from you and thanks bud

OK pushing the shading a bit more, ive done one side of the face apart from the nose and mouth and started on the right fore leg. i added some white splodges to the black and also highlighted the creases in the neck, these probably wont be seen because of the mane. more work to do on the legs and the underbelly














more to follow guys and thanks for looking in

[vlpbruce]

Welcome back Paul. I have missed seeing updates on this thread. As always, you do spectacular work my friend.

[Deleted]

Ferk me,Sapper!!!!.....Not only is you a first class sculptor,you can paint a bit as well!!!(As if we didn't know!!)Cracking job of the second donk,so far fella!!!

[Leon]

Paul your painting skills are fantastic.Looking very nice.

[wbill76]

More excellent progress Paul, the black paint front half is looking good, just don't forget about the rear!

[Paul P.]

Just a bit more done to the splodges, ive pushed the highs and lows and bled the balck and white in a few places, also finished the inside of the right leg







i can start on the other side now

[deafpanzer]

Just beautiful... just like a real horse! Hope you don't have a real horse standing in your man cave as reference right now?

[Paul P.]

do have one or two in the field opposite