It was a nice evening to finally start painting these two figures. As always I began with the flesh on both. Here are photos of the full figures from a few different angles. If nothing else it shows the wealth of detail that Adriano gets in his 54mm figures.
These last two photos are close-ups of the faces at this early stage. I never
cease to be amazed at the detail and character that Adriano can get in his
faces. I have used my usual mix of Burnt Sienna, Medium Cad. Red, Medium Cad.
Yellow and a touch more Yellow Ochre than I normally use. Once applied and the
excess removed, the first highlights were added and then I started working touches
of the base mixture mixed with Prussian Blue into the areas where you would expect some
early beard growth. I then went back to work the highlights with more of the usual yellow/white oils. In the case of
SR-60, I think this is the most work I have done wet-on-wet in a long time. Once
I feel that I am starting to muddy the colors I stop but this face let me pull
out the highlight blends longer than usual.
Once dry I will work on the shadows mouth and eyes before adding final highlights.
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