Yoda, you can get it from Steve (Hiroboy), he is the only importer of this stuff, in the UK. He’s a great service with cheap postage, and you’ll get it a day after you’ve ordered it.
I’ve finished the shield. The symbol is that of Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, they’re patron goddess. I painted this free-hand usin’ very thin paint, once I had the symmetry right I then slightly thickened the paint and blocked it in. Then I tidied up the outside of the design with thinned black paint.
For the bronze edges of the shield, I gave them a pin wash by first coatin’ the bronze colour with Johnson’s (future) Klear, a vinyl floor gloss varnish, with a brush. This was used as a seal or barrier to stop the bronze acrylic paint from soakin’ up the wash and leavin’ hard edges. We all know that acrylic paint is very porous. Then Burnt Sienna mixed with Lamp Black oil paint and water, was used for the wash.
Here, i’ve made a start on the armour. I chose a straight bronze colour ‘cos I jus’ couldn’t rationalise the theory of these guys havin’ blackened gunmetal armour. I suppose I maybe proved wrong, but I don’t care 'cos i’m totally down and at home with what i’ve done.
I used Vallejo alcohol based metallics, and these are the mutt’s nuts! They’re so smooth, dry instantly without any buildup and they’re totally in scale with no suspended out of scale flake effects, that so many acrylic paints have. The metallic look is jus’ so sublime and definitive, I cannot reccommend these enough!
The armour paintin’ is now completed.
For the helmet and greaves I used Vallejo 794 ‘Red Gold’ as a basecoat, then 791 ‘Gold’ was used for a highlight and final coat, this colour is jus’ a slightly natural shade lighter and was drybrushed. These paints are so smooth, they drybrush so well with no noticeable transition, they jus’ naturally blend in as long as you don’t pick too much of a contrasty shade. Then for the edged decoration on his helmet 796 ‘White Gold’ was used.
How can you tell it’s a Thespian? I thought the Greeks had a strict “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
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Beautiful work, as always!
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That was freakin hilarious!
Lovely figure you got there. Beautiful werk!
SST
Great job on this one.
I’ve got the flesh painted in on this, now. For that I used Vallejo 876 Brown Sand. Burnt Sienna mixed with Lamp Black was used for the shadin’, while Cadmium Dark Red mixed with Naples Yellow Hue was used for the highlights. The only thing left now, is the kopis.
Wait… back up! Please video tape yourself painting the flesh tones. They are perfect, the best I’ve seen. Me need toootorial[:o)]
Steve
Thanks Steve.
Ths is the figure finally finished. On with the base work, now.
I agree. Specifically the blending and shading in his blue “cloak” (real technical terms I know) and his skin tones are incredible. One tihng I noticed–may be intentional or lighting or just since the helmet is shadowing his face, but his face looks far darker than his skin. I know it should look this way to a point since the helmet is more or less completely shadowing him, but it still looked really dark. Just my 2 cents. Looks great! Are you planning on adding that olive tree you sculpted?
Ian, I agree with what your sayin’ but there is hardly any flesh on show within the helmet, only his eyelids, and the tips of his cheeks.
The tree, maybe a little too big for the surface area of the base.
Thanks.