Completed Mary's Centurion finis

[Mariner]

Here he is...I tried to improve the highlights as suggested. Tried a new matte sealer but was shocked at the resulting shine, so will fix that. The shield was much tougher than I thought, but I'm getting the hang of it. Overall, I'm very happy and really enjoyed this one. Critiques always welcome and I hope you like him.
cheers, Mary
ps, didn't have any 'grass' so chopped a hunk off my coyote hide that I use to tie my fishing flies

 

[jcichon]

More highlights on the red would help. I would suggest using Testors dullcoat as it looks as if you used oils for the cape. When I painted with oils, dullcoat really helped cut the sheen. Its pretty good overall though I would add some washes to the metals to dull and darken them up some. WOuld help add some definiation to them. Nice work though

 

[tiberius57]

Nice work Mary. I like it.
Are you so kind to give some details on how you did the blood? (colours used and technique)

 

[gordy]

Very nice work Mary! The over all tone is even and earthy befitting a battle field, well done.

Great idea on the grass, resourcefulness is one of our very best tools!

 

[Mariner]

Hi Zeno
I have napa red, alizarin crimson and I mixed them, then added a bit of burnt umber; I just played until I got a color I liked. I let the diluted paint run and dabbed it with my finger to smear a little. Red is the toughest color for me by far, so I experiment a lot. Blood is tough to make it look realistic so I painted on a piece of white paper first.

 

[tonydawe]

Excellent Mary. I'm glad you chose to show some blood on his gladius. It looks very realistic.

 

[ChaosCossack]

Nice job on this one... Turned out great!
What's next?

Colin

 

[Tecumsea]

Nicely done Mary with excellent groundwork.

Keith

 

[housecarl]

Excellent finish Mary.
Carl.

 

[Redcap]

Very nice work. I am amazed (and envious!) at how fast you can finish these large figures and to this standard. Well done Mary!
Gary

 

[megroot]

Great paintwork.
Testor Dullcoat (very difficult to get it here in the Netherlands) will do some amazing job on the sheene.

marc

 

[brian]

Well done Mary.You're on a definite fast learning curve.
Brian

 

[John Bowery]

Mary,
Very nicely finished and well done on the base also.
Cheers
John

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Very nice Mary - any chance he's coming to Guelph in a couple of weeks?

Colin

 

[MarquisMini]

This is just unreal!.
What an amazing job Mary.

 

[tiberius57]

Hi Zeno
I have napa red, alizarin crimson and I mixed them, then added a bit of burnt umber; I just played until I got a color I liked. I let the diluted paint run and dabbed it with my finger to smear a little. Red is the toughest color for me by far, so I experiment a lot. Blood is tough to make it look realistic so I painted on a piece of white paper first.

Thank you Mary. Great help.
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Coming on Mary a few washes in those metals would be a leap forward,the shield is well worn and looks good.

Ron