Gaius Julius Caesar - 1:10 bust from Nutsplanet

[SLR]

very very well done !

 

[storm_zh]

Thanks again to all of you. It is your critique, feedback and encouragement here that has always been motivating and inspiring me in happy painting. Much appreciated again.

 

[Perseas]

Hello Jason,
i watched your Caesar from the beginning and now it is completed i thing that is a masterpiece!
Congratulations!!!

 

[davidmitchell]

Superb painting on this superb bust.


Cheers David

 

[user 5827]

Great job...

 

[DancingShaman]

Hi mate. Did you post any wip thread for this miniature by any chance? Thanks.

 

[storm_zh]

Hi mate. Did you post any wip thread for this miniature by any chance? Thanks.

Hi DancingShaman, I once posted a WIP thread after finishing painting about 95% of the head and starting the work on armor. The thread is http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/gaius-julius-caesar-1-10-bust.73047/ and on the second page of that thread you can find some of my replies answering some questions I received there. There are not many WIP pictures as I sometimes was just too focused on painting and forgot to take enough WIP pictures. Hope this helps

 

[DancingShaman]

Thanks a lot for the reply mate. As you can see from my profile, you have given me quite an inspiration. I started working on the same bust. However I am having hard time to come up with the color for leather part. Any suggestions friend? Thanks in advance.

Osman

 

[Joe55]

That's some darn fine, realistic brushwork there ! Can't imagine topping that!

Joe

 

[storm_zh]

Thanks a lot for the reply mate. As you can see from my profile, you have given me quite an inspiration. I started working on the same bust. However I am having hard time to come up with the color for leather part. Any suggestions friend? Thanks in advance.

Osman

Hi Osman,

In my option, some of the important points regarding painting realistic leather are (1) to use proper colors to achieve contrast and randomness in color (2) to build up textures gradually

As for colors, depending on the type of leather (brown, red, black and etc.) you want to paint, try to prepare a pallete having required colors with a wide range. For example, for brown leather, you can have colors from very dark brown or black brown, cholocate brown, orange brown, biege brown to very light sand brown or tan yellow, just name a few and the list is not limited to these. Don't be afraid that the contrast is too much at the beginning as you can alway tone it down if needed by using glaze at a later time. You can use technics like wet blending and stippling to quickly achieve some color randomness and contrast presenting what you usually see in authentic leather materials.

Painting textures is also important for leather. Try to draw very thin lines or patterns as textures on the leathers and also usually some worn effect or even cuts on the edges if you are trying to paint some old leather. Just give it a try and you will find that it is not difficult to achieve such an effect as long as you have some patience and a steady hand.

Just my two cents. Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Jason Zhou

 

[DancingShaman]

Hi Osman,

In my option, some of the important points regarding painting realistic leather are (1) to use proper colors to achieve contrast and randomness in color (2) to build up textures gradually

As for colors, depending on the type of leather (brown, red, black and etc.) you want to paint, try to prepare a pallete having required colors with a wide range. For example, for brown leather, you can have colors from very dark brown or black brown, cholocate brown, orange brown, biege brown to very light sand brown or tan yellow, just name a few and the list is not limited to these. Don't be afraid that the contrast is too much at the beginning as you can alway tone it down if needed by using glaze at a later time. You can use technics like wet blending and stippling to quickly achieve some color randomness and contrast presenting what you usually see in authentic leather materials.

Painting textures is also important for leather. Try to draw very thin lines or patterns as textures on the leathers and also usually some worn effect or even cuts on the edges if you are trying to paint some old leather. Just give it a try and you will find that it is not difficult to achieve such an effect as long as you have some patience and a steady hand.

Just my two cents. Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Jason Zhou

Thanks a lot for the insight Jason. This has been really helpful. Off to mixing some colors now.

Cheers,
Osman

 

[Martin Homola]

Wooow, great job. Masterpiece. Thank you for motivation. Your work inspire me.

 

[Oda]

Superb!!!

 

[storm_zh]

Thank you very much for your kind words, Martin and Oda!

 

[Whitney]

It's just amazing.

 

[Mark S]

Superbly painted...brilliant piece.