Really like all the back ground research Martin almost as interesting as your figure

Steve

Glad that You like it, Steve!!!

All the best

58. Day, 16 January 2013

I continue with the first part of the shirt.

I try again, to paint “white” without white - and take the same colors as at the collar.

The only difference: For the very deep shadows - for example under the collar - I have given a little "Chocolate Brown" to the base color..:



Now it looks like that..:






I like my "white" without white ...

59. Day, 17. January 2013

Today the other side of the shirt…:







By the way:
In the last picture the difference between the colors of the shirt and the chest looks nearly as it is really...!

Very nice Martin

Good stuff Martin.

Thanks to You, Pedro, Joe and Joel!!!

Cheers

60. Day, 18. January 2013

I have just painted the gold braid at the the first side of the caftan.!

I amm going again the way to underpaint it with these colors ...:



I have the bust briefly put aside for a short and took a picture. Up to now there is no gold in the game..:



After I refined the Tress course a bit, then in places that get really light, gently brushed gold. The rest remains "un-golden".

I have my photos today deliberately made ​​under harsh lighting, so you can recognize the principle and see where the gold is located. In reality, it shines a lot less, but shimmers ...:



The three decorative buttons outside and the three buttons for closure inside I painted "full gold", with a wash of black and gold, which makes them looking a bit different because they are
​​"metal".

And if you look closely, you can see that I promptly broke off when painting a piece of the shirt-cord and had to make it new ...

And with this - nice weekend!

Looks wonderful Martin, great stuff.

Theres always something that breaks when you least expect it Martin like the way you've done that gold work though

Steve

Thanks mates!

All the best!

Looking good Martin !!

Joe

Coming along great Martin... Very well done SBS. Will continue following with great interest

Colin

Thanks a lot, Joe and Colin!!!

Cheers

my friend, i totaly wonder your painting style. Respect. and your research historical too.
When i start a figure it will take many years too finish.

Thanks Stephan, old mate!

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61. Day, 21. January 2013

The new painting-week starts exactly as the old one ended:

Tresses painting - this time the other side ...:

Thanks again, mates!

Cheers

62. Day, 22. January 2013

Today I started to paint the caftan our Ataman with "tsarist green."

Because of the sometimes extremely hard and deep wrinkles I have extended the color palette used for this..:



And now it looks like that…:







The color combination of gold / tsarist-green I like very much!

As you also can see, I promptly broke off the small cord again, this time un-repairable.

From FIMO I had to make a new one...

Looking very sharp now Martin

Steve