The only dark spot for me, was the great sadness and thinness of the face. Having no great skills as a sculptor, I was content to change some parts that were problematic.... The result is not as fine and precise as Carl Reid's work, but the face suits me more...
The colors of the clothes are based on real photos of Sioux Lakota clothes. Ornaments were made with porcupine spines and horsehair. Prior to the arrival of American settlers in the 1830s-1840s, the Sioux occupied a vast territory stretching from Missouri to the Big Horn Mountains (the present states of North and South Dakota, as well as part of the Minnesota, Wyomming and Nebraska).
My character received the name of Takoda which means in Sioux Lakota "friend to everyone", paint with brush and acrylic..
I hope this bust will give you the impression of contemplating a serene man without animosity towards his neighbor ... This feeling of peace mixed with understanding and tolerance that is sometimes sorely lacking today ....
eric wolfsPLUS
Bon, tu sais que c’est pas ma préférence, mais au moins, je suis le premier à te mettre un vote, et pas façon sniper !
BranPLUS
Pas de soucis Éric, je comprends parfaitement. Merci pour ton vote.
Siuhkyls :)
Beautiful work, Bruno! You did a great job! :)
BranPLUS
Rob, thanks a lot my friend ;)
Marc MussatPLUS
tu aurais pu peaufiner un peu plus…
surtout les cheveux qui manquent de relief sur la photo…ainsi que les franges sur les côtés un peu mono teinte .
par contre la peinture est bien propre et lisible.
BranPLUS
Sans doute Marc, donner du relief au noir des cheveux et aux crins de chevaux sans tomber dans le gris ou le bleu m’a été difficile…...
PhilippePLUS
Belle peinture, bravo, mais je rejoins quand même les remarques de Marc.
BranPLUS
Philippe pas d’inquiétude, je pense que vous ne serez pas les seuls, toi, Marc et Éric, à trouver cette peinture pas assez aboutie….. ;)
pstockley
Very nice!
BranPLUS
Thanks a lot pstockley
Evgeny Golubev
Beautiful paint job on this bust, congratulations
BranPLUS
Thanks Evgeny
Theodoros Giannakopoulos
Nice colour pallete !
BranPLUS
Thanks Theodoros :-)
John CordianoPLUS
This is fantastic. I can definitely see that he’s a friend to everyone.
BranPLUS
Thanks a lot John.
Andrey Miroshnichenko
Great work! Gold!
BranPLUS
Thank you very much Andrey.
Jakob VillienPLUS
It’s nice to paint native americans with all the volours :) great job!
BranPLUS
Thank you Jakob, I’m glad you appreciate it…
Francesco Thau
Gold
BranPLUS
Grazie mille Francesco ;)
SlayterJohn
Nice character!
BranPLUS
Thanks a lot John :))
Jocelyn Goyette "MetalAsMedium"PLUS
Très beau travail! Or!
BranPLUS
Merci beaucoup Jocelyn, j’apprécie beaucoup… :)
pit rehmkePLUS
Bran
I like your bust, good job !!
Very nice your explanation of the life of the Sioux and your assessment of what this bust wants to say.
BranPLUS
Thank you Pit, I’m very glad that you like my explanation…and my work… D)
Poliakov_Andrii
Gold
BranPLUS
Thanks a lot Andrii
Evgeny Golubev
Great job, gold!
BranPLUS
Thanks a lot Evgeny !!
Sandro ZinzeriPLUS
Heuuu.. j’ai raté ce buste… c’est franchement sympa ces figurines et bustes d’Indiens. Beau travail !
BranPLUS
Merci Sandro !!