With all the parts of Arthur painted, there was just the face to do. I haven't painted a realistic looking face before and I have to say, I still need practice. I tried painting the base colour and then lightening the tones slowly over the cheek bones, jaw, etc. I then tried putting a wash over the face. The results were not as great as I had hoped but after the beard was painted on, it wasn't to bad. Next up, I glued the parts together and sat him atop his horse.
Now Arthur was all glued together I had to paint the light upon him. I had always wanted him to look like he was looking toward a sunset, so I took the yellow and red and airbrushed the colours in the appropriate areas. I had to then paint the shadows. Using black, I airbrushed areas darker that were not under direct lighting. I also masked up an area under Arthur's hat and sprayed the black upon his face. This gave the impression of a sharp shadow being cast from his hat.
I am pretty pleased with the result although there are parts I could of done better, such as the face. Those will come with practice.
The overall model is complete but there are a few finishing touches I have to do, such as a base and the reigns. I will come back to those soon. I need to 3D print the base and decide how I wish to put it together. I have an idea for grass etc but need to spend some time thinking exactly how I would like it to look, until then, Arthur sits proudly on my shelf.
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