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Posted: **20 Nov 2008, o 16:09**

Darkmessiah wrote: ... as for the hair, am planning on making him blonde, would blonde chest hair stand out enough to be painted?

Depends on the skincolor. If you go for blond, you could start with a lighter midbrown and work your way up with a yellowish brown and lighter...

But I have to agree that it's probably not that easy to do blond chesthair

Posted: **21 Nov 2008, o 17:14**

After some advice i tried to push some warm greens into the mid tones and some more yellows into the highlights to get some tonal variation, iv also lightened the shadows around his chest and neck, i know some areas need some smoothin out, ill go back over the mini later on after work

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Posted: **21 Nov 2008, o 17:24**

Looks Arabic due to the dark skintone. I would highlight him much more. It would also make his skin much more interesting and 3-dimensional...

Posted: **23 Nov 2008, o 03:42**

small update, am really strugglin to photograph the highlights, iv gone back and lightened the face up alot, and change the colour of the shadows a little, i think am at a point where am just going to call it a day and just put it down as a learning experience, am at the point were am just going to ruin the paint job if i keep going

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*EDIT*

big update, metallics are finished, his hair is next!

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Posted: **27 Nov 2008, o 11:20**

Hi,
your work looks better and better on each update. The skin is maybe not perfect, but I would leave it on that stage especially if you have no idea how to proceed. The lips, scars and eyes are great - don't touch them

The metalics on the other hand, doesn't seem finished to me. They would look better if they weren't so shiny - some shades (mat) on the not exposed parts will do the job.

Posted: **27 Nov 2008, o 11:27**

I like the gold metallics but the silber scratches look too strong and exaggerated. Which makes them a little out of place.
And I still believe that skin needs bolder highlights. Nearly up to white IMO.

Posted: **27 Nov 2008, o 11:58**

I like the gold metallics but the silber scratches look too strong and exaggerated.

my thought exactly. I suppose that bit of glazing with gold would make these parts much better

Posted: **24 Dec 2008, o 07:57**

Update time chaps and chappets

Got some more work done on the gaul, hair is mostly done, iv used green/red/brown washes to add some depth, although i need to put a few more washes on his brows and tash to add definition, iv given the helmet a few more washes to stop it lookin gold and more bronze, hopefully thats worked, leather is done-ish (am really not happy with the straps, any advice?) and iv painted his necklace in stone although i may go back over and smooth the blending and add some green washes.

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Posted: **27 Dec 2008, o 15:33**

Excellent work now. Love the different tones on his skin and the richness of color of his helmet.

Now let us see what you can do with the cape and the hair - which is often considered the most difficult thing to paint well.

The wounds look very believable, but the dark shadow on his chest is a little out of place to me. Still a very good one, much better than it seemed to be

Posted: **27 Dec 2008, o 17:36**

I really like the scar, helmet and cloak clasps (with pendant) but I think the shadows on his skin are far too dark, unless he's wearing makeup to enhance his colarbone features it just looks like mud to me.

The shading on his cheekbones seems more real to me than the ones on his chest, I do hope your still working on that part

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