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WIP Critique Myrmillo

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by jimias, Dec 5, 2010.

  1. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Took a break from painting Caster and started this little fellow from Alexandros Models.
    I liked this one from the moment i saw it here at the planet, although i can see some peoples' view about it being a bit fantasy (well he actually looks like a body builder with tits). The kit comes with the helmet and half of the face. So i sculpted the head (warning first time trying to sculpt anything), with some advice from my good friend Chris Panagiotopoulos, and then i thought about taking it a step further and painting the head bold. Alot of work to be done on this one but i think you get the idea. Criticism always welcomed.
    Regards

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  2. winston Active Member

    Country:
    France
    Wonderfull work, sculpt and paint!!!
  3. gordy Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Incredible skin tones and the receding hairline is a great touch! (y)
  4. 1969 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Nice work on converting the head Dimitrios and fantastic paintwork, i really like this figure it has something very appealing to the eye, i can see why you was attracted to it.

    Steve
  5. megroot A Fixture

    Country:
    Netherlands
    Saw this in Sevre and it is a great sculpt.
    I'm sure you will bring alot of life into it.

    Marc
  6. pmfs A Fixture

    Country:
    Portugal
    What a incredible fleshtones Dimitrios, you do magic with the gladiator my friend.(y)
  7. Meehan34 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    freaking fantastic work. I'll be watching this one progress as I have my eye on this figure also. Did you sculpt the face also?
  8. jimias A Fixture

    Country:
    Greece
    Thank you all for your comments. I m really glad you like this one, cause i really have my worries.
    Mike my friend, the kit comes with the face cut just above the eyebrows. It s a fantastic face to be concealed under the helmet IMO. But you can still attache the helmet without the front face part and have the face visible.
  9. housecarl Moderator

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Just brilliant.
    Carl.
  10. Meehan34 A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Yeah it looks like a great face that would be a shame to cover with the helmet. Great job on the reconstruction of the head.
  11. davidmitchell A Fixture

    Country:
    Scotland
    Stunning work Dimitrios on the sculpting and painting,look forward to your next steps.


    Cheers David
  12. RFL Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Wonderful

    Really excellent work Dimitrios . The skin tones could not be better !!
  13. Michael Tse Active Member

    Country:
    HongKong
    Dimitrios, I have to say your tricks of highlight and shading are absolutely glorious. If this results in painted subjects looking a touch too 'Arnold', so be it. Rich depth and wide range of tones are always celebrated in this hobby and other visual art.

    Since this very kit depicts a muscular person, this painting style pays off in every way. In fact, the frontal view of the torso is so well rendered it almost matches state-of-the-art computer graphics that populate Hollywood productions.

    Finally, look fwd to learning more about the 'Morning Star' project.
    gordy likes this.
  14. rheath Active Member

    Country:
    South-Africa
    Nice work on the skin tones. Keep us posted.;)
  15. getsa Member

    Country:
    Greece
    Άλλη μια απίστευτη δουλειά σου Δημήτρη ξεκινά. Ανυπομονώ για τη συνέχεια...

    Συγχαρητήρια!!!
  16. jonliddelow Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    looking Great,

    I've got one too.. looks much taller in real life (real model life) more like 90mm


    i look forward to seeing more thanks for sharing


    Jon
  17. unknown01 New Member

    Country:
    Japan
    Hi! Dimitrios.
    The Great skin tone!
    The wonderful color.
    I'm looking forward to progress of your work very much.

    Mitsutaka
  18. PeterR. Member

    Country:
    Germany
    Very inspiring start. Thanks for sharing!!

    Best regards

    Peter
  19. Robert Laclavik Active Member

    Country:
    Czech-Republic
    Dimitrios, what a wonderful start on this fine figure! I think, that the flesh tones are like always a high class, but the face and head is wonderful and much needed inspiration for me. Looking forward for more pictures:)
    R.L.
  20. mil-mart A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Dimitrios, great work on the sculpting and stunning flesh tones. Looking forward to following.

    Cheers Ken

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