El Greco Spartan Hoplite

phil_h

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• Jul 12, 2018

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Hello Everybody...

Finally got a chance to finish this wonderful iconic 200mm Spartan Hoplite bust from El Greco. What can I say? It's a classic, I absolutely loved painting inch of it, and hopefully I've done it justice .

There is a pretty detailed SBS on how I painted the skin tones and face over here.

Thanks for taking a look,
Phil

 

Oda

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• Jul 12, 2018

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Sensational work Phil!Skin tones are absolutely amazing as too your treatment of the bronze.Top class!!

Oda.

 

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• Jul 13, 2018

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Oda said:

Sensational work Phil!

Skin tones are absolutely amazing as too your treatment of the bronze.Top class!!

Oda.

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My thoughts exactly ...thanks for the SBS as well


Thanks for sharing the completed piece

Nap

 

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• Jul 13, 2018

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Impressive.

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One word : beautiful

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Very nicely done Phil. I have saved this sbs for later projects. Thank you.p

 

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• Jul 13, 2018

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As a fellow oil man you have certainly done him justice Phil ....a lovely job,..going to try your mars violet if I can find it in my box...well done my friend
Mike

 

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Excellent work Phil.

 

ELENA SHTENTSEL

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Very beautiful work! Especially color rendering.

 

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• Jul 14, 2018

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Lovely.

 

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• Jul 14, 2018

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stunning work

 

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• Jul 14, 2018

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Overall piece looks great Phil....Thanks for the SBS...

Wayne

 

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• Jul 15, 2018

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This is nice to see Phil. Lovely job and well done. Glad that you enjoyed painting it.
Cheers,
Matt.

 

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Great work Phil.

 

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• Jul 15, 2018

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An extremely impressive looking bust.
Very well done Phil.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

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• Jul 16, 2018

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Oda said:

Sensational work Phil!Skin tones are absolutely amazing as too your treatment of the bronze.Top class!!

Oda.

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Thanks so much Oda; glad you like him!

 

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Nap said:

My thoughts exactly ...thanks for the SBS as well


Thanks for sharing the completed piece

Nap

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Thanks again for the kind words Nap

 

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megroot said:

Impressive.

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Thank you Marc

 

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MoboSchreuder said:

One word : beautiful

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Thanks Mobo!

 

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Viking Bob said:

Very nicely done Phil. I have saved this sbs for later projects. Thank you.p

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Thanks Bob; glad you found the SBS useful