Wow, thank you so much for the kind words guys. I am really glad you like the bust. Gordy i'm glad you like the base, this is another base from the Hussar in Tulsa, they are really doing some cool and original stuff with bases. Lee thanks for the compliment and good to see you out and about. Simon; the chain mail was amazingly simple, mainly because of the superb casting and sculpting. All I did was base coat in a black/brown then brush the rings with old silver then a high highlite of andrea gun metal which is a very bright silver. After that I go back in and shade from the lower portion of the bust up and darken any folds of the metal with vandyke brown. Adrian; the gray color is in there, I'm glad you could see it. This is a Dimitri trick of adding a little more pthalo green to the shadow portion of the flesh mix. The more I have read about painting flesh the more I find that cool colors like greens and blues are always present in realistic flesh. Marc, Guy, Mr. Barton Alexandros Pedro, Tony, Steve, Eddy, Tse and Steve R., Thank you all so much for the feedback. It is good to be pulling out of my painting rut and you guys give the inspiration to keep painting by giving guys like me the chance to see your works on the Planet.
Love the base too 
