French Officer of the line, 1806

This is my latest figure. It's a French Officer of the line, 1806. A 54mm, metal Latorre kit painted in oils. This will be part of the MMSI auction for 2006.
The oils used were all Winsor/Newton applied over Vallejo acrylic basecoat. Being a metal kit I applied a primer prior to the application of any type of paint. I used Krylon metal primer in the large spray can. The basecoat of White was applied using an airbrush to avoid brushstrokes showing through to the oils. A good, solid basecoat of White is required for good coverage of the oils. I mixed my White color adding a bit of Raw Umber to tone it down to a warm very light Grey. Shadows are a combination of more Raw Umber in the medium areas and Lamp Black in the deeper areas. Highlights were added after the basecoat of Grey was completely dry. Some outlining was done on the uniform using White acrylics. The Green was mixed using Bright Yellow and Lamp Black. The majority being Yellow. This was highlighted with more Yellow. Flesh was my basic mix of Gold/Ochre, Burnt/Sienna and Titanium White. I added a touch of Flesh Tint to warm it up a bit.