Abdel: Last of the spots

Finished up the spots on the stripes on Abdel's robe.

I also went over the highlights on his turban with bright red ink. I'm not sure if it's better or not, but it is subtly different.

Abdel: More spots.

Continued with the spots in the stripes (!) on Abdel's robe. I think one more evening should finish the spots, then I'll probably revisit the turban highlights briefly, then get back to the robe.

Abdel: Spots. Noxious: Basing Skin.

Started adding spots in the dark stripes on Abdel's robe, per the picture I'm using as a model. I am liking it so far; I think it kinda breaks things up a little. It's going to take me a while to finish, though. I have to do the spots, then go back and clean the edges of each one up and fix the lengths and spacing. Repeating patterns...I am not good with.

I think for my next large scale piece, no freehand, no textures. Oh, I also remembered...I have fluorescent red acrylic ink that I bought specifically for glazing red highlights. Duh. I am going to pull that out and see if it helps pop the highlights on the turban up a bit.

I also put a base coat on Noxious's skin.

Abdel: More strips. Noxious: Primer.

Continued on adding stripes to Abdel.

Next will be to put dots in the stripes.

Also put primer on Noxious. Not really that interesting, but here he is primed.

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Abdel: Stripes. Noxious. Class demo #2.

I found a photo of some patterned cloth to use as a sample for Abdel. I started putting the first round of stripes on. Didn't get very far, but I'm slow with this kind of thing and got a late start with him.

I finished my second demo figure today. Here he is:

Here he is with the first one:

And lastly, I've been prepping another gladiator figure. Finally got him mostly put together and patched up today. This is Noxious:

He's also got a shield, but that will go on last.

Abdel: Glaze. Class Demo #2

I glazed Abdel's highlights with some clear red to put the red hue back.

I lost more lightness than I'd have liked, but I haven't decided if I'm going to try to tweak it some more or not.

In the meantime, I also put some shading and highlighting on the 'shirt' - that little bit in the middle of his chest. Next I'll either futz with the turban some more, or else go on to the orange robe. I may try putting a pattern on it.

I also started on the next demo figure for class with a round of shadows.

Abdel: More Highlight. Class Demo 1.

Did the next round of highlights on Abdel's turban. Next will be glazing it back to red.

Also did the highlights on this class demo figure.