Hi, this is my 160mm Greek Peltast. Originaly Thracian, they were adopted as skirmishers, by the Greek army. A light infantry in contrast to the Hoplites that were the heavy infantry they use to attack.

Well; this is my interpretation of a Peltast:



Basic posing of the figure:







General idea:



Basic shapes:







Thighs and abdomen:





Torso and... sex...:

The result:

Beautiful sculpting.Absolutely beautiful.Congrats.

Oda.

Thaks for your comments!

Nap; to tell you the trust, the figure is already sculpted and painted. It has no clothings but of course, it has the Pelte, made of woven wicker I really wanted to give it the idea of LIGH infantry (very light). It was the excuse for sculpting a nude human body, that I considered a chanllenge in itself.

This is the crescent-shaped wicker shield, the pelte, from which the peltast takes its name:



... and this is the way I made it:

Here's the pelte in the figure, together with the sword and javelin:

Wonderful idea. Looks like a very dynamic piece inline with the ancient Greek and Roman cultural preferences of depicting athletes.

Stunning !!

Thank you!

Well, and now, the painting process...

I painted the body separate from the head:



I descarded the original head and made other more suitable in my oppinion:



I also changed the javeline and the helmet:

And this is the result:

Great movement. It is always interesting to see the process of work. What is the scale of the figure?

Thanks, Rodion. It's scale is 160mm.

Totally amazing. This is such an accomplished work.
I don't think I'm going to see better all year.

Thanks BP for your comment. I'm very glad you like my Peltast.