Hey Marc, my pleasure.
FLESH.
Base = Rembrant flesh ochre + windsor Newton Transparent Gold Ochre +
Rembrant burnt Sienna and a touch of Windsor blue to cool the mix .
medium shadow = Base + Mars Brown .
Dark shadows = Allizarin brown.
Extreme shadows = Sepia.
Medium Highlights = base + Naples Yellow.
extreme highlights = Naples yellow.
The mouth.
Burnt umber + magenta.
The teeth.
unbleached white with with a touch of Cadmium red.
Rose tones
Cadmium red + touch of Indian red mixed into medium shade mix.
Lips
Added more indian red to rose tones.
Chain mail
1- paint entire mail with Ploys black.
2- dry brush with rub and buff pewter.
3- when dry,buff the entire mail with a soft cloth.
4- for deep shadows use ivory black.
5 -For extreme highlights dry brush just a little testors silver.
6- no sealer,a little tarnish gives the mail a realistic look
WHITE
1- undercoat - acrylic light gray.
2- Base - Titanium white + warm gray + liquitex parchment.
3- Medium shadows - add a little bit of Lamp black to base color, to shadow top half.
4- deep shadows - add a bit more Lamp black to medium shadows, to shadow lower half.
5- Medium highlights - add more Titanium white to Base color, highlight lower half.
6- extreme highlights - pure Titanium white.
7 - very extreme highlights - after completely dry I will touch the highest points
with glazes of pure Ttanium white+ a very tine amount of Windsor blue.
The warmest part of the figure is closest to the body, and coolist part is away from the body
To dry the figure and to get rid of the sheen I put in the oven for todays at a temperature of 140 degrees[warm]
I hope this helps, if you should have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers.
Roc.
