Slight modification to the sculpture from Victor Konnov. I have replaced the original naginata blade with a yari. Also, in order to not lose the emphasis on the figure itself, the base was kept relatively simple and represented in monochrome earth tones. Finally, the name chosen does not refer to maikos (geishas) but to a japanese give name.

Beautiful, intricate brushwork, Alex. Superbly done,....pat yourself on the back

Alan

Thats absolutely amazing paintwork!!! Beautiful!!!

one close-up

Very impressive!

How did you get the red honeycomb pattern so regular? I think that is even more difficult than the koi.

Adrian

Crazy good. Beautiful work.

Fantastic work

Mobo

Hi Adrian
The kikko pattern was indeed a pain to paint
1) primer coat
2) basecoat of burnt umber
3) basic highlighting and shadowing
4) using thin masking tape, paint some thin parallel lines all over : you move the tape as you go
5) rotate the tape and do the same : the angle of rotation is critical, otherwise, the hexagons will not be regular
6) final rotation of the tape : at this stage it will look like a mess but you have now enough lines to define each hexagon completely by applying final lights and shadows

Alex, tu es toujours aussi doué avec un pinceau !! Ton travail est précis et tu reste un modèle pour moi. Merci pour le partage !!

Merci beaucoup Bruno !