Completed Critique Young's Spartan

[jimias]

Hello,
I want to share with you the latest bust i ve manage to complete. It s Young's Spartan. A bit fantasy but an amazing piece nonetheless. Any comments and critique are welcomed.

 

[SRP]

First class Dimitrios.....great paintjob..!!

 

[unknown01]

Hi! Dimitrios.
The amazing fresh tone!
And indeed a facial contrast is wonderful.
I also liked the feel of a material of the mantle very much.
Indeed a perfect work.
I congratulate completion.

Mitsutaka

 

[Gellso]

Awesome

Absolutely first class painting.
Thanks for letting us see him.

 

[Meehan34]

Good God Dimitrios! Your painting keeps getting more and more incredible. So tell me, what does the devil look like?

 

[Sambaman]

That is simply awesome.

Jay H.

 

[getsa]

Dimitri you have done awesome job. I can't imagine that someone can paint better this bust.

The flesh is REAL!!! His face expression is fantastic.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[megroot]

Cannot more write then echo all the others before me.

marc

 

[scipion94]

IMPRESIONANTE, a mi juicio ES LA MEJOR PINTURA DE CARNACIONES QUE JAMÁS HE VISTO.
Enhorabuena , excelente trabajo .

 

[Christosjager]

Oooops you strike again Jimmy, just awesome !!!

 

[foxyboy]

I think the helmet is absolutely excellent! Would you mind telling us how you did it?

 

[John Bowery]

Dimitrios,
Just beautiful,
Cheers
John

 

[jimias]

Thank you guys for your kind comments. It s been very fun painting this one and i m glad you like the result.
Mike i m not familiar with the expression "what does the devil look like? " but i take it it refers to the bust, So i have to say that the sculpting of this one is really amazing and everything about it is a joy to paint. I know you have painted one of your own and i think you d agree with me.
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!

 

[davidmitchell]

Superb work as always Dimitrios.


Cheers David

 

[dancap3286]

Awesome stuff Dimitrios...

Love the fleshtones especially!

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Dimitrios,

In my opinion, this is better than the box art, and considering you painted the box art, that's quite a compliment. I love the way you've made every little muscle and vein pop.

 

[rheath]

That is simply awesome.

Jay H.

Yes definitely --- very artistic skin tones.

 

[rheath]

Thank you guys for your kind comments. It s been very fun painting this one and i m glad you like the result.
Mike i m not familiar with the expression "what does the devil look like? " but i take it it refers to the bust, So i have to say that the sculpting of this one is really amazing and everything about it is a joy to paint. I know you have painted one of your own and i think you d agree with me.
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!

Thanks Dmitrios, I have taken note of the colours, however what shades are Pthalo Green & Cassel earth, perhaps a dark green and earth colour -- sorry to sound complicated but have never heard of these shades.

 

[Christos]

Hi Dimitri, beautiful painting!!!
chris

 

[Aterz]

TopLevel painting... great!