Gothic knight

[Roc]

Has any body painted the Gothic Knight by Andrea?
I painted this mounted knight and found it to be a pretty nice kit,but a bit on the heavy side.
Roc.

 

[mikec55]

Roc,

I haven't painted it..I thought about it but that's about all. But I did read recently somewhere on the internet or in a magazine that it's a bear to work on because it weighs close to 5 pounds. I think they might've been exagerating a bit but don't know for sure.

Mike

 

[Roc]

Hey Mike ,
That's no exageration,After painting the horse my arm was aching.
Roc.

 

[godfather]

I did but only the horse and other non armour items. i actually buffed the knight as opposed to painting him. Very nice kit.

 

[Roc]

This is a picture of the Gothic knight that I painted and displayed at the MFCA a few years ago.
Being that the kit is metal, I also used the buffing technique on the horse armour and the knight,I did not use a sealer because I wanted the armour to tarnish a little so as to give it a more realistic look.
Albeit the poor quality of the photo,please feel free to critique.

Roc.

 

[gordy]

Excellent!

The photo's quality is just fine, glad to see you got it up- er uploaded! :biggrin:

 

[Guy]

Beautiful work Rocco............I love the way the armor turned out. Could you describe more what you did?

guy

 

[Roc]

Hey Guy,
1 - burnished the metal using a soft sweade brush.
2- used steel wool in tiny circular motions on the entire armor.
3- Cleaned with ivory dish washing detergent and an old tooth brush,you must
rinsed well with warm water.
4- I gave it a contolled wash of Ivory black,it usually needs several applications.
5 - I high lighted the extremeties by simply burnishing with the end of a knitting
needle.
6- If you want the armor to tarnish a little to add realism simply do not use a
sealer.
7- I gave the botom half of the horse armor a light wash of raw umber to give
it a weathered look.
8- When completely dry use a ooo brush with pure ivory black to add more
depth to shadows.

Hope this helps and thanks for the kind words guys.
Roc.

 

[Guy]

Thanks Rocco, I will print that technique out and put into my "book of tricks".

guy

 

[Roc]

You are very welcome,glad I could help.
Roc.

 

[Anders Heintz]

Hey Rocco!

That knight is looking super! Nice job on the armor as well as on the base.

 

[Roc]

Hey Anders,
Thanks for the kind words,I'm glad you like it.
Roc. :

 

[mikec55]

Roc,

Man, he looks like he could talk. Great job.

Mike

 

[KingTiger]

Nice Job Roc

Great metal work on his armor


King Tiger

 

[Lou Masses]

Great technique on the metal. I made the mistake onceof painting the metal - why I don't know, sinceit's alreadymetal! - I usually seal it but have never been quite happy with the result, I'll have to leave it unsealed as you describe, I think based on your photos it does giveit a more realistic weathered look. Great job.

 

[Roc]

Mike,Manuel and Lou,
Many thanks for the kind words.
Greatly appreciated.
Roc.