Elmore giant - WIP 4

So it turns out that a black background works well for photography... as does "borrowing" my six year old son's camera, which is distinctly better than mine thanks to a rather indulgent grandma!

As part of my record of this project (which I'm now thoroughly enjoying after the early grunt-work of getting good coverage with the first flesh layer), the paints used were:

• Foundry Boneyard triad (9A, 9B and 9C) for the teeth and fingernails
• Very thin Army Painter Soft Tone ink wash over teeth and nails
• Various combinations of Foundry Flesh (5B and 5C) for the highlights, including an incredibly thin layer of pure 5C and water to bring the highlights together
• Almost water layer of GW Ogryn Flesh wash over the skin to bring back the wrinkles and crevices to visibility
• Foundry Musket Stock Brown (72C) as the base for the hair
• Wetbrushing and drybrushing of the hair with Foundry Tan (14B) and increasing amounts of Foundry Base Sand (10A)
• Wash of Army Painter Soft Tone ink on the hair
• Foundry Spearshaft triad (13A, B and C) and Army Painter Strong Tone ink as a wash on the club
• Foundry Tan 14B mixed with Foundry Yellow 2B to give the irises a little 'pop'

I forgot to add a white dot to the pupils to make them look shiny and alive, but otherwise I'm really happy with how he's coming along. I'm also glad I followed Erny's injunction to stick with the brown hair of the painting this model is based upon. I'll save grey for some of the furs he is wearing.

I hope you have a good week ahead of you,
Rab