Completed Spartan

[rheath]

Ah ! what a master, spot on - the metals particularly draw the eye.Very splendid effort.

 

[Tommi]

Outstanding in every respect Stephen, always look foward to seeing your latest work. Thanks for posting

Tommi

 

[Edward]

Fantastic painting! Great skin tones..

 

[slaj]

Guys, thank you all for the nice comments. Since you all seem to have liked the skin tone I'm gonna share my mix with you. I usually start with AV 876 as a base but on this one I wanted a more of a bronzed feel. So here it is:

Base : AV876 + AV940
H/L :base + AV815
H/H/L : H/L + AV 815
Really high spots : some AV928 with the H/H/L
L/L : base + AV940
L/L/L : AV940
Deepest shadows : AV940 + AC13 + black

Washes in different tones were used to counterbalance the effects. Hope this helps

Steve

 

[Mike Stevens]

Very well done Stephen! Will it make it to Chicago this year?

 

[slaj]

Thanks Mike. Yes, God willing I'll be there

Steve