taff edwards
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Hi mate this is a fantastic step by step and so informative love the step by step on the cross very clever and extremely effective
Cheers Chris
Cheers Chris
WIP SBS: The Crusades Knight of Heaven bust form Nutsplanet
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kagemusha
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Nice one Jason. Good tips and a great SBS.
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Ron
Regards
Ron
storm_zh
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Much appreciated for all your interest in this SBS and I am back now. As I was pretty busy with some other priorities last week, I did not have much time working on this bust until last weekend. I have made some further progress on the sword, leather parts and the overall weathering of the surcoat and would like to share the progress with you here.
Sword
For this bust, in my opinion the sword is one of the focal points (the other is the face as always for any busts) that should be emphasized to draw viewers’ attention. The overall effect of the sword should have enough contrast and also be brighter than other part metal parts of this bust such as the helmet and chainmail. I also gave the part facing the sky with two thin glaze of blue simulating the reflection of sky color. The progress of how the sword was painted are shown in some pictures below.
Leather Parts – Gloves and Belt
I am taking the pictures of the gloves as an example here in this SBS to explain the way I usually paint leather parts which in this case are all weathered leathers. The most important thing for achieving a realistic appearance of weathered leather parts is to gradually build up the textures, discoloration and worn scratches. I used “wet blending” and also “stippling” techniques which are very useful and effective in term of achieving leather textures and discoloration. Scratches and worn highlight on edges were carefully painted with very thin lines of light colors. Below are some WIP pictures taken for the gloves and I am planning to retouch them after gluing the hand to the body. Belts were painted in a similar way.
Weathering of the Surcoat
It is necessary to apply some weathering effect on the surcoat to make it look dirty and worn because this is a figure battling with enemies in a desert environment. I applied diluted earth and soil colors in a stippling way to weather the surcoat and also emphasized the linen texture of the surcoat by drawing thin lines using the appropriate colors to give it more worn appearance. From two the pictures, you can clearly see it looks like before and after weathering effect was applied to the surcoat.
I will find the time to finish the remaining part (the big shield on the back), mount the bust on a wooden base and then tweak some areas such as the leathers after that. I will then take final pictures and share with you, probably this week or next.
As always, if you have any comments on how this bust looks like so far or any feedbacks on any parts that you think require further change or adjustment, please don’t hesitate to let me know and I will be happy to hear and learn from you. Thanks.
Sword
For this bust, in my opinion the sword is one of the focal points (the other is the face as always for any busts) that should be emphasized to draw viewers’ attention. The overall effect of the sword should have enough contrast and also be brighter than other part metal parts of this bust such as the helmet and chainmail. I also gave the part facing the sky with two thin glaze of blue simulating the reflection of sky color. The progress of how the sword was painted are shown in some pictures below.
Leather Parts – Gloves and Belt
I am taking the pictures of the gloves as an example here in this SBS to explain the way I usually paint leather parts which in this case are all weathered leathers. The most important thing for achieving a realistic appearance of weathered leather parts is to gradually build up the textures, discoloration and worn scratches. I used “wet blending” and also “stippling” techniques which are very useful and effective in term of achieving leather textures and discoloration. Scratches and worn highlight on edges were carefully painted with very thin lines of light colors. Below are some WIP pictures taken for the gloves and I am planning to retouch them after gluing the hand to the body. Belts were painted in a similar way.
Weathering of the Surcoat
It is necessary to apply some weathering effect on the surcoat to make it look dirty and worn because this is a figure battling with enemies in a desert environment. I applied diluted earth and soil colors in a stippling way to weather the surcoat and also emphasized the linen texture of the surcoat by drawing thin lines using the appropriate colors to give it more worn appearance. From two the pictures, you can clearly see it looks like before and after weathering effect was applied to the surcoat.
I will find the time to finish the remaining part (the big shield on the back), mount the bust on a wooden base and then tweak some areas such as the leathers after that. I will then take final pictures and share with you, probably this week or next.
As always, if you have any comments on how this bust looks like so far or any feedbacks on any parts that you think require further change or adjustment, please don’t hesitate to let me know and I will be happy to hear and learn from you. Thanks.
Mike Stevens
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Cool SBS, I like the idea on the crosses.
smudger1960
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Very nice Jason,lovely SBS and great painting 
Edorta
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Great work and superb SBS. I love the skin tones and red tones.
Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia
Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia
Excellent work Jason.
Thanks for taking the time to do the SBS.
Thanks for taking the time to do the SBS.
Joe55
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Damn ! That's some sharp looking work there !
Joe
! That's some sharp looking work there !Joe
Juan Pablo
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Beatiful job!
storm_zh
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After finishing the shield and making some further tweaks on other parts, I think I am calling this bust finished. I have shared more pictures of the finished bust in a separate thread at http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/crusader-knight-of-heaven-completed.64887/ as well as on the Putty & Paint site.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your interest in this SBS and sharing your thoughts and encouragement with me all the way when I was painting this bust. It has been really a good experience here.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your interest in this SBS and sharing your thoughts and encouragement with me all the way when I was painting this bust. It has been really a good experience here.
