Bailey03
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Well, I've started on the shield design thanks to the suggestion from Maenas. I just did one section to see how it looked, but so far I like it. I'm going to do the four sections to form a cross first and then decide if I want to do it on all 8 of the dark sections. I also did some minor tweaks to the horn and hands. The hands got some warm pink glazes on the knuckles and the right palm, then some cool blue-purple glazes in the shadows. I think the contrasting warm/cool works well for this scene.
Once I finish the shield design, I'll add some glazes to tie it all together and reinforce the shadows. Then it's time for chipping and weathering before finally moving on to the base. I've got a busy weekend ahead so I doubt I'll finish it by Monday, but shouldn't be too much longer.
Well, with this project almost finished it's about time to get the next on ready. I've gone back and forth a lot on what I want to use as my 'big' project for Crystal Brush, but right now I'm leaning heavily towards a 90mm samurai archer from Pegaso. It's a beautiful piece with a lot of opportunities to work with freehand designs and plenty of color. This will definitely be a multi stage project. I've assembly most of the body but, because of the design work I'll have to do on the clothing, most of the armor panels will need to be attached later. There's also a bunch of equipment that will go on over those (sword, quiver, etc) but that will have to wait until after I do the detailing on the armor. Definitely a big project and one that has a lot of potential, but also one that is going to take a lot of time. I'd love to get in done in time for the contest but no promises yet. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, here's a look at the figure partially assembled. I included the Northumbrian for a sense of scale. It's definitely a big jump going from 54mm to 90mm.
Once I finish the shield design, I'll add some glazes to tie it all together and reinforce the shadows. Then it's time for chipping and weathering before finally moving on to the base. I've got a busy weekend ahead so I doubt I'll finish it by Monday, but shouldn't be too much longer.
Well, with this project almost finished it's about time to get the next on ready. I've gone back and forth a lot on what I want to use as my 'big' project for Crystal Brush, but right now I'm leaning heavily towards a 90mm samurai archer from Pegaso. It's a beautiful piece with a lot of opportunities to work with freehand designs and plenty of color. This will definitely be a multi stage project. I've assembly most of the body but, because of the design work I'll have to do on the clothing, most of the armor panels will need to be attached later. There's also a bunch of equipment that will go on over those (sword, quiver, etc) but that will have to wait until after I do the detailing on the armor. Definitely a big project and one that has a lot of potential, but also one that is going to take a lot of time. I'd love to get in done in time for the contest but no promises yet. We'll see how it goes. Anyway, here's a look at the figure partially assembled. I included the Northumbrian for a sense of scale. It's definitely a big jump going from 54mm to 90mm.
