Hospitaller Knight (1/16, LAB-54)

[b00gie]

Hello,
This is one of my most recent finished projects. Your feedback will be very appreciated.
Regards,
Bogdan


CMON

 

[megroot]

I really like what you have done.
The black is beautifull.

Marc

 

[anstontyke]

wow, i have to agree with marc, the blacks look amazing

tony

 

[b00gie]

Marc and Tony, thank you very much! My personal challenge for this project was to tackle the difficult subject of black. That's why I chose to make him a Hospitaller Knight. To make thing more difficult I chose to make the beard also black. This way I was forced to find a way to paint three different blacks. But these blacks had to work well together. And also I tried to avoid the cold look for the black fabrics. It was a difficult but very interesting task. I'm planning also a white version as an old Knight Templar sometime in the future.

 

[John Bowery]

Excellent on the blacks.
Cheers
John

 

[b00gie]

Thank you, John!

 

[Nicolaos]

Really great project, happy to have been witness of his birth!

 

[b00gie]

Thanks Nicu!

 

[KenBoyle]

As others have mentioned, fantastic job on the blacks and the face is very nice! This is a beautiful piece.

Well done Bogdan,
Ken

 

[b00gie]

Thank you very much Ken!

 

[Nap]

WOW ...those different versions of the Black look great ...certainly challenging

Thanks for śharing

Nap

Have a go at FOTM as well perhaps

 

[Redcap]

I echo Keith's observation and question.
Excellent black!
Gary

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent work

Mobo

 

[b00gie]

Nap, Keith, Gary, Mobo, thank you very much.

For blacks I used the same base mix: flat black (SC-00), deep blue (SC-55) and the base skin color (I don't remember exactly what color was that). The proportions of each color in the mix were slightly different for each black element. Furthermore in the base mix of the beard I added red (the red I used for glazing the cheeks and nose). For shadows I added black till pure black for deepest shadows. For highlights I gradually added the skin highlight color in the mix.

 

[arj]

Nice work.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[clrsgt]

Well done. I like the different blacks.

 

[b00gie]

Thank you, Andrew and clrsgt.

 

[Roland Meng]

Excellent Black! Nice Job!

 

[franceso sbarile]

Nothing more to say, excellent work on black tones. Some doubts about the camail shape but this is out of your wonderful job. Very very good indeed !!!
Francesco

 

[badger]

excellent/badger