SRECT1
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Outstanding !
Ben
Ben
Martin, if it were in my power to do so, I would bestow upon you and Honorary Doctorate in all things Cossack!
Joe
perhaps when all done slghtly make the colours less vibrant with a wash ...just a thought ....bit of wear ?
Tough question!32. Day, April 21, 2018
So, now I'm interested in your opinions!
Our hero wears his Ottoman splendor kaftan open and the turned-up collar shows a piece of the lining.
As with the outside, Ilja Repin has only suggested a pattern here - although it is clear that the inside has different ornaments in different colors than the outside ...:
If we take a closer look and sharpen the image electronically as much as possible, we can see lines / slings and dots, in some places clenched, what a floral pattern could mean ...:
Of course, there were caftans that did not have any special inner lining, they were quite thin and made of silk - and the inside was mirrored - the pattern of the outside ...:
But IF the caftans had a lining, then this was usually very carefully and elaborately worked, ocher and gold tones dominated ...:
"Artjom's" Kaftan HAS a lining - so I went virtually to the Ottoman Empire in the mid-17th century (the scene depicting Ilya Repin playing in 1676) and looked at what templates there are.
I found this ...:
Pattern A:
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Pattern B:
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Pattern C:
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My personal favorite is this ...:
Pattern D:
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This could be well presented with ocher, brown and yellow tones on a red background - and the highlights I could cautiously "brush" with gold, which would make a beautiful light "game" ...
Against such a pattern could speak, however, that everything is too "full", too "colorful" and too "restless".
So my question to you:
To which pattern do you advise me ...?
Pattern A?
Pattern B?
Pattern C?
Pattern D?
Thank you already for answers!
Cheers