WIP Erik (the viking) from Spira Mirabilis

MalcC · Apr 28, 2023

The long awaited update.

. Sorry Nap.
I've painted the tunic in acrylic, but decided to do the armour in oils
to give a nice leather appearance, fingers crossed it works.

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Malc

Nap · Apr 28, 2023

Hi Malc

Like that .....the greens nice against the beardy bit ...Oils work well on the armour ...be interesting to see how they look after drying off a tad !

Thanks for update pics

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

MalcC · Apr 28, 2023

Nap said:
Hi Malc

Like that .....the greens nice against the beardy bit ...Oils work well on the armour ...be interesting to see how they look after drying off a tad !

Thanks for update pics

Look forward to seeing more,

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Nap,
Hopefully the leather will dry leaving a slight sheen to it.

Forgot to mention I used Chrome Orange Deep to add a nice tone to the leather, before adding a little scuffing.

Malc

Larsen E. Whipsnade · Apr 28, 2023

Love it, Malc. The leather scale armor looks great.
Rick

MalcC · Apr 29, 2023

Larsen E. Whipsnade said:
Love it, Malc. The leather scale armor looks great.
Rick

Thanks Rick

The oils have settled nicely, so I can press on.

Malc

NigelR · Apr 30, 2023

Looks good, I agree the leather armour looks great.

MalcC · May 3, 2023

I finally found some time to return to the bench this morning.
I've continued to use oils on the belt and pouches,
while using acrylics on the ornamentation.

Please click on thumbnail for a larger image.

Malc

Larsen E. Whipsnade · May 3, 2023

... and a tip of the old horned helmet to you, Malc. He looks great!
Rick

Nap · May 3, 2023

Larsen E. Whipsnade said:
... and a tip of the old horned helmet to you, Malc. He looks great!
Rick

And from my horned helmet as well

Liking the way this is going ......nice ornaments on belt ...certainly all coming together now

Thanks for the updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

MalcC · May 10, 2023

Before attaching the busts right arm in place, I painted the crow and the hammer.
These were initially painted in acrylics and considering the difficulties I have keeping a steady hand, because of my arthritis,
I was pleased with how the crow turned out, I can't say the same for the hammer and turned to oils and detailed it as best possible.
The inside of the shield was detailed with acrylics before being giving a wash in Van Dyjck Brown (oils) to enhance the detail.

please click on the photo to see a larger image.

Malc

NigelR · May 10, 2023

It all looks good to me, arthritis or not...... Age does impose some limitations on us all but hopefully the enjoyment is still there.

MalcC · May 10, 2023

NigelR said:
It all looks good to me, arthritis or not...... Age does impose some limitations on us all but hopefully the enjoyment is still there.

Thanks Nigel, The limitations do cause some frustration, but the enjoyment is still there.

Malc

Scotty · May 10, 2023

He looks fantastic, I love that old weather beaten face!
Scotty.

MalcC · May 10, 2023

Scotty said:
He looks fantastic, I love that old weather beaten face!
Scotty.

Cheers Scotty.
Painting a face with character like that was a lot of fun.

Malc

Larsen E. Whipsnade · May 11, 2023

Outstanding, Malc. The raven looks great and I love the fact that you decided to detail the back of Erik's shield.
Rick

MalcC · May 11, 2023

Erik (the viking)from Spira Mirabilis | planetFigure | Miniatures

please click on the link to see the completed bust.

Malc

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