Roman Gladiator

[Roc]

Pat, it was really great seeing you at the MFCA, congratulation on your beautiful display.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Marc, my friend it's always a pleasure to here from you, thanks for all your support.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Rom, the figure is a 90 mm. Pegaso .

Cheers
Roc.

 

[periklis_sale]

Nice start my friend Roc. Love the metals!!!!!!!

 

[Roc]

Periklis, my friend, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

I just finished painting the Subligaculum in red, it is happily drying in thre oven at a warm temperature of 140 degrees, as soon as I get a chance I will post some pictures.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[Roc]

Here are some pictures of the Subligaculum, not completely dry yet.
still needs a few extreme highlights and shadows.











Red
Undercoat = Medium red Delta acrylic.
Base = Windsor Newton Cadmium red medium + Cadmium Red.
Medium shadows = Windsor Newton Cadmium red Medium.
Dark Shadows = Liquitex Acra Violet.
Deep shadow = Windsor Newton Purple Madder Alliz.
Extreme shadows = Chomium green.
Medium highlight = Base + more Cadmium red.
High highlights = Windsor Newton Cadmium red.
Extreme highlights = Windsor Newton Scarlet.

Cheers
Roc

 

[megroot]

Looking great Rocco,
Thanks for the red mixes. Gonna try these one. Looks a clean and neat high and shading. How is that wet on wet mixing with the violet. When i mix the W&N Violet it didn't mix very well.

Marc

 

[Roc]

Marc, when applying violet wet on wet, if the results are not to your liking, just repeat the procedure untill you get the desired effect.
Hope this helps and thanks for looking.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[MAB]

Ciao Rocco
Buona la partenza ........ aspetto di vederlo alla fine
buon continuo a buon divertimento ......
Saluti MAB

 

[Ernest]

hello roc, this one is comming alone very good, specially like the bronze protector. I don't know it is finished yet, but I think the reds need a bit more contrast...
regards
ER

 

[Roc]

Ciao Maurizio, dipingere personaggi Romani e Italiani per me e' sempre un gran piacere.
Grazie per il complimento.

Ciao
Roc

 

[Roc]

Ernesto, my friend, thank you for looking and for the kind words.
The reds still need extreme shadows ans highlights..

Salud
Roc

 

[Roc]

I finally got around to painting the helmet's crest.

I mix my own black by mixing equal amounts of Prussian blue, Magenta and Burnt umber.

Base = Prussian blue, Magenta, Burnt umber and some Mars yellow.
Shadow = base mix minus the Mars Yellow.
Highlight = Base + Naples yellow.
high highlight = Naples yellow.
extreme highlights equals touches of white here and there.

All colors are Windsor Newton.

Click on images to enlarge













Cheers
Roc

 

[Christos]

It looks good so far Rocco.
I like the metals!

 

[megroot]

Whell that are really nice blacks. I think your approach of painting black Rocco, is easyer for shading and highlighting.

marc

 

[Roc]

Thank you my friend, glad you like it so far, thanks for looking.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Roc]

Marc, my friend, thank you for the kind words.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Major_Goose]

nice work Rocco !!! i like the figure and youre on the good way !!!

 

[Roc]

Thank you, my friend Costas, your words are very encouraging.
How was the Athens show?


Cheers
Roc