Gallery

Come home with your Shield or on it...

Posted by Ben90 on 13 Feb 2018, 19:32

Hi firends,

here is my entry of the 48th Painting Competition! An Athenian hoplite, saying goodbye to his wife and daughter to go to war.
Thanks to all participants and voters (especially the ones who voted for me :joker:) , this competition was great fun again. Congrats to the winner! :yeah:

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

And, as always, the greens:

Image
User avatar
Ben90  Germany
Golden Brush Winner
 
Posts: 1508
Member since:
28 Apr 2011, 23:32


Posted by Kostis Ornerakis on 13 Feb 2018, 19:56

As always, wonderful work! I love the faces!! :yeah: :-D
User avatar
Kostis Ornerakis  Greece

In memoriam
 
Posts: 1280
Member since:
14 Feb 2016, 18:16

Posted by sberry on 13 Feb 2018, 21:55

I love this scene, it is very well done, full of atmosphere!
Well, the roof tiles are not correct for ancient Greece - but who cares? The overall impression is still very convincing! The motif of the hoplite, saying goodbye to his family, is a classical one, found on many vases and so on. So it is really fascinating to see such a scene made as a 1/72 vignette.
User avatar
sberry  Germany
 
Posts: 932
Member since:
12 Mar 2010, 20:37

Posted by Dad's Army on 13 Feb 2018, 22:16

well done, and so cool to place a kid in it as well.
Another of your cool work I like a lot!
User avatar
Dad's Army  Netherlands

Moderator Moderator
 
Posts: 5289
Member since:
18 Nov 2007, 22:53

Posted by stenfalk on 13 Feb 2018, 22:28

A beautiful scenario, with a family, a small house, much harmony even in coloring. And yet it makes you think and almost a little bit sad, because all that is at stake. In my eyes this little work of art says much more than you want see at first glance.
User avatar
stenfalk  Germany

Supporting Member (Bronze) Supporting Member (Bronze)
 
Posts: 537
Member since:
28 Apr 2016, 15:08

Posted by Bluefalchion on 14 Feb 2018, 04:19

Fantastic work again by Ben90! I think this vignette would have been a winner in most contests. Bravo and keep them coming.
User avatar
Bluefalchion  United States of America
 
Posts: 3575
Member since:
23 Dec 2010, 07:57

Help keep the forum online!
or become a supporting member

Posted by Carlos on 14 Feb 2018, 05:01

Excellent work.
Great painting and diorama base, and excellent sculpt. I like warrior's armor.
Carlos  Argentina
 
Posts: 520
Member since:
19 Sep 2016, 14:41

Posted by Konrad on 14 Feb 2018, 06:29

What can i say more?
Very very nice.
It is always a pleasure to look at your work.
User avatar
Konrad  Germany
Supporting Member (Gold) Supporting Member (Gold)
Bronze Brush winner
 
Posts: 2629
Member since:
19 Oct 2007, 12:59

Posted by carlosfaro on 14 Feb 2018, 08:29

Very nice vignette, very human and timeless..
User avatar
carlosfaro  
 
Posts: 483
Member since:
12 Oct 2010, 23:02

Posted by Susofrick on 14 Feb 2018, 08:45

This was a very great entry! Loved it!
User avatar
Susofrick  Sweden
Supporting Member (Gold) Supporting Member (Gold)
 
Posts: 7678
Member since:
19 Feb 2008, 12:10

Posted by Graeme on 14 Feb 2018, 12:18

Wonderful sculpts, What a beautiful, elegant figure that young woman is. And the young girl with the doll was a very nice touch.

Nice scene and very skilful painting of the figures and the building, as usual. All round, a great entry.

Isn't it interesting that the 3 prize winners in the comp. were all really nice family scenes. :-)
User avatar
Graeme  Australia
 
Posts: 1565
Member since:
27 Nov 2015, 02:39

Posted by Peter on 14 Feb 2018, 18:04

Excellent contribution Ben! Thanks for joining the competition again! ;-) :thumbup:
User avatar
Peter  Belgium

Moderator Moderator
 
Posts: 22501
Member since:
25 Mar 2008, 18:51


Return to Gallery