very nice work Kosta!!!i like especialy the leathers and the stairs .can you tell us the mixture of colors for this kind of result ?thank you

Leathers are a mixed technique of overlaying coats of oils and acrylics over a basic coat of medium acrylic brown . I do highs with acrylic mixes of brown english uniform, burnt umber orange and yellow
and i doshadowing with oils whips of burnt umber cassel earth and black

finally i seal withsome very dilluted washes of cassel earth oil color


Stairs are done with many many mixes of earth tones of acrylics including green , ochre , english uniform, ochre brown , golden brown, black , indian red , and washes of cassel earthe ochre and black , green oils

thank you kosta!!!

majestic !!!

GREAT WORK ......my friend, i wait to see all the scene finished,until now is fantastic

Thanks a lot my friends . Ineed to make the Ghulam even better to complete the scene!!

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Really nicely done Costas. I think the weathring having been all "painted" effects instead of other types of weathering REALLY pays off here. Keep us posted, I to want to see this come together!

Jay H.
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Thanks Jay . This will take a time as the enemy is pretty much on detail but will eventually end someday !!!!

Costas, my friend, another AWESOME piece of work from your TALENTED hands !!!!! I really like the way that your are inspired to create such UNIQUE bases for your figure vignettes ; you are a real inspiration to me !!!! I myself am bogged down with work, so I understand the "feeling". However, I haven't neglected my modelling and hope to post something soon. BRAVO, my friend, and I look forward to seeing the "enemy" come to "life". Cheers !
Kenneth.

Costas, my friend, fantastic work, I like it.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers
Roc.

Back to form Costas - your health scare hasn't affected your modelling ability

Thanks a lot guys for your kind comments . Painting is to me a relax factor , sevenat hard workperiods it must be in my program to balance the pressure !!!

very nice I am interested in knowing more about your "tapered metal " technique and what did you use for water? Keep up the excellent work.

OK Tappered metal goes like that . Its not pretty much orthodox but its how i had it in mind and how it worked.

1. Shining buffing of the helmet - or other metal
2. 3 thin coats of acrylics - Valejo - mix of Glossy black, Oily steel , Gunmetal Blue
3.WIth a destroyed brush with few hair spread open wide, i tap on with a tiny amount of a mix from silver printers ink - cassel earth oil paint . More to the areas to be highlighted less to the shadow areas.
4. With the same destroyed brush i tap with some glosy black tiny amount of acrylic. MOre to the shadows and less to the highlights .
5. Apply 2-3 thin washes of Cassel earth oil , mostlky to make the shadows.
6. Redo the steps 3 - 4 till you have the desired amount of light and shadow.
7. End with some washes of black oil , and cassel earth oil to the spots you wanna tone down the shiness and give more shadow .



I hope it will work for you .

For water i use 2 parts acrylic resin material

Costas, that is an awesome setting for an awesomely done figure, I can't wait to see it finished!
God Bless
Cory

Costas, that is an awesome setting for an awesomely done figure, I can't wait to see it finished!
God Bless
Cory

Thanks a lot my friend !!