W.I.P. Greek Sicilian Hoplite

[paulyrichard]

Thanks Rocky.
Basecoat for the flesh was Vallejo 876 Brown Sand. I used Burnt Sienna and Lamp Black for the shadin', and Burnt Sienna, Yellow Naples Hue and a small touch of Titanium White added for the highlights.

 

[eissteban]

hey paul
happy new year and very cool to see you again here, really !

Seb.

 

[paulyrichard]

Thanks Sebastien. Happy New Year to you and all other members on this forum, I hope you all have a wicked time of it paintin' your masterpieces.

 

[Mark S]

Good to see you back Paul.
And to see some more work on the hoplite.

 

[paulyrichard]

Thanks Mark.

I got the flesh done, now for the shield.

 

[paulyrichard]

I've chose a bull's head design for the shield motif, which I got from Little Big Men Studios who make decals for 28mm and 15mm wargamin' figures. They do have some nice designs, and are well worth a look if your stuck for one.

I painted in the field colour which was Vallejo 946 Dark Red, then drew in a rough guideline for the design with a pencil, makin' sure it sits equidistant on the shield.

Then with ultra thin paint I blocked in some colour, makin' little changes to the overall pencil drawn design. Its still rough and will need a lot more work with the two colours for refinement.

Once this step is finished I will outline and define the eyes, snout, nostrils, ears and horns with thinned black paint.

 

[paulyrichard]

Please remember that this image is magnified and sharpened and so will show up all faults no matter how small. Obviously in rectifyin' some of these faults it will only lead me to mental illness. But I can happily say that viewin' this figure with the naked eye, I am very happy with my results so far.

Now for the shadin' and highlightin'...

 

[megroot]

Looks good.
If you don't have yet mentall illness, you should get it when this is done, shading and highlighting the shield after the drawing.
Wasn't it easyer to high and shade the shield before you did the drawing???

Mar

 

[paulyrichard]

I've got this one finished, now. I'll have it based at the end of the week. I hope you like it.

 

[Marcel]

Excellent paintjob!!

 

[ilija]

Great work Paul..my compliments...

 

[gorgosaurus]

Wicked!

Spike.

 

[paulyrichard]

Ilija, Spike, thanks dudes.

 

[Mark S]

Love the shield!

 

[paulyrichard]

Thanks, Stiff.

I've started on the base. The base itself is made out of Yew, and has some real nice grain to it. Other than that i'm keepin' this one simple, I want the eye drawn straight to the figure and his shield, and not the base really.

 

[Carlo Giovanni]

Thanks, guys.

Dominique, I use good 'ole automotive matt black spray.

Why do you paint it black first?

 

[Ashen-Shurgar]

Hi Paul,

I have just caught back up with this thread, he looks great- congrats!

 

[paulyrichard]

Thanks, guys.

Mark, this guy is finished, and posted up as another thread.

I prime in Black 'cos it jus' makes so much more sense to me, and gives much more depth to a figure without much work when it comes to shadin'.

 

[jviguers]

Flesh

Got a question for you.

Did you stipple or drybrush the flesh highlights and shades?

 

[theseeker]

Another outstanding figure. I really like it and I think I will give your black primer a shot.