Completed Critique Young's Spartan

[jimias]

Thanks guys for your comments.
Tony i cant think of a better compliment than the one you just made! Thank you mate.
Rob Pthalo Green is a transparent oil color, something like very bright bluish green.Most brands have it in their range.
Cassel earth is a semi-transparent very very dark brown, more like sepia if you like. I only found it in MaiMeri oils colors so dont know if other brands have it under that name.

 

[Tzanos]

My congrats again!Nice 'Dimitri's' painting.

 

[sarouman]

Jimmi
amazing painting the skin of both body and the helmet is incredible


Alexandros

 

[abbo]

another great paint job Dimitrios.is the flesh oils.

cassels earth is also known as vandyke brown.

MARTIN

 

[jimias]

Tzano, Alexandre and Martin thank you for commenting.
Martin everything except metals is with acrylics.
P.S. I have Vandyke brown form both Rembrandt and Winsor and Newton. Still Cassel Earth is more black than any of those two.

 

[Robert Laclavik]

Hi Dimitrios,
I do echo all compliments on your painting above. Masterfuly handled flesh tones, every muscle is carefuly shaded and all in all it gives a great character to this fine bust. Congratulation to another masterpiece, Dimitri.
Keep us posted with your next projects, please.
R.L.

 

[jimias]

Robert my friend hello and thank you. It s funny because i was thinking today about sending a message to ask where you have been, cause it has been quite a while since your last post. Good to see you re still here with us. Waiting for your projects.
Regards

 

[user 5827]

Once again, first class painting job, really good.

Regards

 

[foxyboy]

Foxyboy the helmet was done starting with a black acrylic undercoat. Then i mixed gold ink with Winsor and Newton Vandyke brown. Applied lights and shadows and blended. Then for deeper shadows i used a mix of Vandyke brown, Pthalo green and Cassel earth with a stippling motion. Last for lights a mix of gold ink and pthalo green was used. Alot of blending and waiting for oils to dry in between!

Thank you for the info, much appreciated.

 

[jimias]

Rodrigo i m glad you like it. Thank you for commenting.
Foxyboy dont even mention it.

 

[dArtagnan]

First class paintjob as always, Dimitrios!
Very lovely skintones!
Cheers,
Eddy

 

[Djoubri M]

Wonderful work !

Mahmoud

 

[jimias]

Eddy, Mahmoud thank you guys for your kind comments.

 

[mil-mart]

Stunning paintwork, faultless.

Cheers Ken

 

[jimias]

Thank you Ken. Glad you like it.

 

[gothicgeek]

fantastic skin tones!

Mark

 

[jimias]

Thank you Mark.