But seriously, yes it IS good when it turns out cool, and this one was actually a pleasant surprise because I wasn't "seeing" it (it was a very clever commission). Then, as I perfected the effect with layers of paint (it's pretty cool: dark green underdye, then dark pine green paint, then a hand-mixed aqua shade drybrushed atop that, then bright metallic bronze strategically drybrushed over that, then a layer of black antique stain...)it slowly became clear to me how perfectly "old bronze" the mask looked. As I wiped off the antique stain all I could say was WOW. It's kinda rare when I'm surprised by my own work. :-)
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Date: 2009-01-19 02:49 am (UTC)"Yeah."
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But seriously, yes it IS good when it turns out cool, and this one was actually a pleasant surprise because I wasn't "seeing" it (it was a very clever commission). Then, as I perfected the effect with layers of paint (it's pretty cool: dark green underdye, then dark pine green paint, then a hand-mixed aqua shade drybrushed atop that, then bright metallic bronze strategically drybrushed over that, then a layer of black antique stain...)it slowly became clear to me how perfectly "old bronze" the mask looked. As I wiped off the antique stain all I could say was WOW. It's kinda rare when I'm surprised by my own work. :-)