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Title: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 18 October 2016, 10:48:59 AM
Hello, I am now preparing a gift and I thought of recreating a confrontation between Greeks and Romans. Here are the initial moments of my work.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 18 October 2016, 10:51:22 AM
The first photo is the first painting and then with shading. Then I'll lights. Donde tengo un problema es en los escudos, no he podido realizar unas calcamonias adecuadas y tendré que pintarlos lo mejor posible.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Techno on 18 October 2016, 01:13:08 PM
 8)

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 October 2016, 02:41:26 PM
Nice
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: d_Guy on 18 October 2016, 03:07:04 PM
Like them. I am very partial to your muted colours - I think they look better In 10mm. The only time I tried to use decals, made a total hash of it. Easier to dab paint on shields.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Womble67 on 18 October 2016, 03:19:10 PM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: jchaos79 on 18 October 2016, 04:49:26 PM
Looking good  :D
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Post by: paulr on 18 October 2016, 06:53:03 PM
Go for something impressionist on the shields ;)
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: FierceKitty on 19 October 2016, 01:47:02 AM
It is perfectly possible to paint a blazon on a 10mm aspis. If my clumsy paws can do it, so can anyone's. And I am not renowned for humility.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 20 October 2016, 07:57:37 AM
I continue
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 20 October 2016, 07:59:48 AM
finally I thought I'll do a drawing on the shields
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 October 2016, 09:47:02 AM
Good plan.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:54:44 AM
Hello.
Finish
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:55:09 AM
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Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:55:28 AM
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Post by: Ithoriel on 02 November 2016, 09:56:43 AM
Those are very nice! I especially like the vibrancy of the colours used on the elephant.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:57:16 AM
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Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:57:33 AM
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Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Jesus on 02 November 2016, 09:57:45 AM
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Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 November 2016, 09:59:16 AM
Those are wonderful! (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 10:01:30 AM
Greeks en masse do look smashing.
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Post by: Techno on 02 November 2016, 10:38:06 AM
Really terrific !
Great job, J.  :-bd

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 11:23:56 AM
When did Greeks use elephants?
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Ithoriel on 02 November 2016, 11:43:03 AM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 11:23:56 AM
When did Greeks use elephants?

Whenever they could get them!
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Womble67 on 02 November 2016, 11:54:06 AM
Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: SV52 on 02 November 2016, 12:01:14 PM
I like those a lot but I don't think I'd have shaded them, the brighter colours would have made these small figures stand out, whereas shaded en masse they could look like an amorphous lump, only my humble opinion of course; in the end it's all to one's own taste. 

Makes me kinda wish I'd gone 10mm for ancients rather than 1/72.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: skywalker on 02 November 2016, 12:20:03 PM
Nicely painted  :-bd :-bd
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 12:30:45 PM
Quote from: Ithoriel on 02 November 2016, 11:43:03 AM
Whenever they could get them!

Like helicopters and Martini-Henrys?
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 02 November 2016, 12:53:22 PM
Nice work Jesus!
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Post by: Leman on 02 November 2016, 01:20:25 PM
Heaven's above!More excellent work.
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: fsn on 02 November 2016, 05:40:41 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 11:23:56 AM
When did Greeks use elephants?
Define "Greek".
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: paulr on 02 November 2016, 05:55:21 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 November 2016, 07:53:30 PM
Bacitrian Greek?
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: FierceKitty on 02 November 2016, 11:14:07 PM
Quote from: fsn on 02 November 2016, 05:40:41 PM
Define "Greek".

Didn't your Mummy teach you to say "please"?
Title: Re: painting ancient Greeks
Post by: d_Guy on 03 November 2016, 02:38:30 AM
My wife and I just finished watching the second of the Mummy trilogy. Now I would like Aztecs AND pigmy mummies with blow guns!

The figures look excellent Jesus.