Young Miniatures - Alter Hase Version 2

This a second version of the original box art I painted for Young Miniatures. It started out as the subject for a painting demonstration of the face at the Shizuoka Hobby Show last May and subsequently the camouflage smock at the Belgian Scale Modelers Convention earlier this month. I continued work on the scarf and the accessories upon my return and modified the kit pipe into a calabash pipe. A very fun project in all and now back to clear some of the existing projects lying on the back burner.

Cheers,

Calvin

Young Miniatures - Alter Hase

What better way to kick off 2019 by sharing a recently completed box art assignment from Young Miniatures of an "Alter Hase" or "Old Hare". It has been a fun assignment to be able to go a little adventurous particularly with the painting of an ugly Nordic pattern scarf as well as a gaudy floral gift box. I guess I would not have done so if not for the candlestick in the grenade bag; speaking of which marks my first time using the Non-Metal Metallic (NMM) rendering technique on a larger sized object. I am satisfied on how it shows up but I do reckon more practice is needed to perfect it. It is always fun and refreshing to always try out new things. In all the sculpt is quite clean with lots of possibilities to exercise the skills and imagination of the painter - especially on the camouflage smock and scarf.

Finally a special thanks to Young-Bok for giving me the privilege of painting this fine sculpt.

Cheers,

Calvin