Bloody Knife

This is a resin bust by Harton. It's somewhat larger than a conventional bust because it includes a complete upper torso. I painted this piece in January of 2006. Bloody Knife was in fact an actual person. He was George Custers favorite Indian scout.

The kit was painted in oils and like all my figures was airbrushed with Testors Dullcoat to get rid of the shine from the oils. The flesh tone was my basic mix of Gold/Ochre, Brnt/Sienna and Titanium White. However, I added some Venetian Red to take the overall tone to a Reddish/Flesh color associated with the Plains Indians. Other additions are the neckerchief and brass studding on the rifle butt. These were signature items related to Bloody Knife.
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