I've finally nailed down my different techniques to get Vigo all 'realed' up.
I played around with all sorts of different techniques, and upon hitting a wall, found this great stuff called Mog Podge.
You can get it pretty much world wide as well as online, and it's as easy as brushing on, and even better, is easily cleaned with hot water and soap.
Here's the results of two coats over a sealing coat of Krylon Cystal clear
I'm going for a softer, fan brush painted look, as most Midevil paintings were velvety soft in their layers. For the backround clouds, I produced a curving, wide brush stroke, and for the face/figure, I alternated between dabbing strokes, and thicker lines around detailed areas. I even put thick drops onto spots and spikes on the armor. In other words, I embraced my inner Bob Ross ('Happy little Carpatian!").
There's also a few places where well placed thick lines, dabs, etc. really enhance the 'hand painted' look.
Notice how, along the middle 'v' of the chest armor and rasied forearm line, the color definition changes. This stuff really helps the image to 'pop' and completes the look as well.
I've moved onto the crackle layer, and have layed down a crackle medium, and am allowing it to dry over night. If you're going to use the Mod Podge, any water based clear coating crackle medium should work fine. An acrylic brand should also be okay.
Stear clear of enamels. They may make the ink run.
After that, another thin layer of Mod Pdge should produce a nice, subtle cracked layer, then I can seal Vigo up with some more Krylon clear coat.
Mounting will come last, as I don't want the painting to sag into unsupported parts of the frame. I want it to be very taut, like a drum head.
Enjoy the pics! More to come!
I played around with all sorts of different techniques, and upon hitting a wall, found this great stuff called Mog Podge.
You can get it pretty much world wide as well as online, and it's as easy as brushing on, and even better, is easily cleaned with hot water and soap.
Here's the results of two coats over a sealing coat of Krylon Cystal clear
I'm going for a softer, fan brush painted look, as most Midevil paintings were velvety soft in their layers. For the backround clouds, I produced a curving, wide brush stroke, and for the face/figure, I alternated between dabbing strokes, and thicker lines around detailed areas. I even put thick drops onto spots and spikes on the armor. In other words, I embraced my inner Bob Ross ('Happy little Carpatian!").
There's also a few places where well placed thick lines, dabs, etc. really enhance the 'hand painted' look.
Notice how, along the middle 'v' of the chest armor and rasied forearm line, the color definition changes. This stuff really helps the image to 'pop' and completes the look as well.
I've moved onto the crackle layer, and have layed down a crackle medium, and am allowing it to dry over night. If you're going to use the Mod Podge, any water based clear coating crackle medium should work fine. An acrylic brand should also be okay.
Stear clear of enamels. They may make the ink run.
After that, another thin layer of Mod Pdge should produce a nice, subtle cracked layer, then I can seal Vigo up with some more Krylon clear coat.
Mounting will come last, as I don't want the painting to sag into unsupported parts of the frame. I want it to be very taut, like a drum head.
Enjoy the pics! More to come!
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