milbenplage
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So ... this is an older WIP that still has it's place on my shelf of shame. I had this bust for years now and I painted it before, but never finished. Right now ... it's on hold.
I used a mix of Black, Dark Sea Blue and Royal Purple (all VMC) for the basecoat. I mixed Dark Sea Blue and Emerald or Blue Green (VMC) to highlight the face. To brighten it up I used Sunny Skin Tone (VMC) and Ivory (VGC). I used German Dark Camo Green, English Uniform (both VMC) and Ivory to sketch the gold shoulderpad.
I added more Sunny Skin Tone to the mix of Dark Sea Blue and Emerald. Here and there I used glazes of Emerald or Blue Green to add tone again.
I added some Hawk Turquoise (Citadel) glazes to the shoulderpad. I had seen Arnou's Athena ... and I wanted to see of this would work with the blue/green face of this guy.
I mixed Ivory into the previous mix for the face. (Adding to much Sunny Skin Tone turned the mix into a strange green.) I used Slaanesh Grey (Citadel), Emerald, Dark Sea Blue, Royal Purple (rest VMC) to add some tones into shadows. I used Brown Rose (VMC) for some parts around the eye and his ear.
I started to refine the work on the shoulder pad. I used the same colors I used for the sketch.
I had some ideas for some nice geometric patterns on his chest armor (and I tried some), but decided that a simple leather texture would be enough. This is Dark Sea Blue mixed with Sunny Skin Tone.
At a certain point I came to the conclusion, that I don't like the gold at all and that I need to add another color to the palette. I choose orange. I can't really tell what colors I used in which order. But I added Japanese Uniform (VMC), Fire Dragon Bright, Troll Slayer Orange and Sotek Green (all Citadel) to the mix.
I used a mix of Black, Dark Sea Blue and Royal Purple (all VMC) for the basecoat. I mixed Dark Sea Blue and Emerald or Blue Green (VMC) to highlight the face. To brighten it up I used Sunny Skin Tone (VMC) and Ivory (VGC). I used German Dark Camo Green, English Uniform (both VMC) and Ivory to sketch the gold shoulderpad.
I added more Sunny Skin Tone to the mix of Dark Sea Blue and Emerald. Here and there I used glazes of Emerald or Blue Green to add tone again.
I added some Hawk Turquoise (Citadel) glazes to the shoulderpad. I had seen Arnou's Athena ... and I wanted to see of this would work with the blue/green face of this guy.
I mixed Ivory into the previous mix for the face. (Adding to much Sunny Skin Tone turned the mix into a strange green.) I used Slaanesh Grey (Citadel), Emerald, Dark Sea Blue, Royal Purple (rest VMC) to add some tones into shadows. I used Brown Rose (VMC) for some parts around the eye and his ear.
I started to refine the work on the shoulder pad. I used the same colors I used for the sketch.
I had some ideas for some nice geometric patterns on his chest armor (and I tried some), but decided that a simple leather texture would be enough. This is Dark Sea Blue mixed with Sunny Skin Tone.
At a certain point I came to the conclusion, that I don't like the gold at all and that I need to add another color to the palette. I choose orange. I can't really tell what colors I used in which order. But I added Japanese Uniform (VMC), Fire Dragon Bright, Troll Slayer Orange and Sotek Green (all Citadel) to the mix.
