Roman Legionary in Lorica Segmentata, 1st Century AD

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Dmitri Baev

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Greetings, guys
I am glad to show you the most favourite legionary in catalogue Pegaso.
I painted this figure more 1 year ago for one Russian collector. A lot of attention has been given fabric imitation, an armour, dirt and blood traces, work on a ground.
 

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Like Ben, I would like to know how you did the shield design. Hand painted, stencil? My doubts about my own ability to paint the shield is the only thing that has kept me from buying this figure, so some insight into your technique would be much appreciated. It looks great!

Jason
 
Thanks all for responses.
Secret for painting of a fabric there is no also I with pleasure will tell about the technician of painting. The main thing - it is necessary to have patience and a good brush.
The base by darkly red colour, then shades, further long and laborious work on drawing of vertical and horizontal strips just simulating a fabric has been made. A number of the moments – strips were put not on diameter туники or sleeves, and proceeding from a concrete site туники (an inclination of lines according to folds). Not everywhere the truth it has turned out as wanted – we will aspire to perfection on the following figure. On a tonality for this purpose the mix red (50 %), orange (20 %) and white colour (30 %), a consistence liquid enough, a brush – usual columns has been chosen. Did not begin to apply all known brushes 5/0, 10/0, at a column very soft and long hair + is a large supply on time to make a line in comparison with very narrow brushes (it is possible 5-7 to work easy seconds before to dip again a brush into a paint). On this procedure 6-8 working hours were required hours. Then shades in deepenings of folds by very liquid paint, it specially are again made slightly to muffle turned out "grid". At a final stage a dirt and small droplets of blood on clothes, высветление folds as that did not become. By the work end has thought that it was possible to play with a proportion of white colour and to make effect of the faded fabric on the sun.
 
Like Ben, I would like to know how you did the shield design. Hand painted, stencil? My doubts about my own ability to paint the shield is the only thing that has kept me from buying this figure, so some insight into your technique would be much appreciated. It looks great!

Jason

The board has been painted on a cliche from a paper. But the cliche is made only for wings, молинии were painted with a hand.
The board has been painted in red colour, shades and light with use airbrush are made. Then the cliche was half-wives on a board and wings are made, then the pencil had been corrected all rough lines and lightnings are drawn. Here I used a ruler what precisely to measure all distances and corners.
After that wings and lightnings have been painted. At a final stage pollution on a board (the brush and the airbrush is used) have been made.
 
Dmitri this is also one of my favourite Pegaso pieces.
You've achieved a great result with the fabric effect but the entire figure is beautifully painted.
Great result.Well done!
 
Very nice work! Thanks for the explinations on your painting techniques. I'm also imressed with the shield and fabric textures. As Marc pointed out, be sure to straighten out the pilum. Very well done!

Jay H.
Okc
 
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