Being as he's called, "The Shadow," I decided to go with a black on black motif. There are a few ways to approach painting black that I've discussed before. My preferred method is to lighten up black to a grey, but the alternative way is to use blue. In this case you can see that I used turquoise. I am exceedingly pleased with how the final result came out. I was worried that I'd struggle with getting the right shade of blue, but using a turquoise worked a lot better than if I had used a straight blue. Now to look at the cloak, starting with the inspiration pic:
The big question I had to ask myself is: What color is his cloak? When I look at the above pic I keep alternating between grey and a very light/silky beige. In the end I decided to combine the two and go with a beige base and highlight up to a grey:
The end result is pretty much what I was hoping to get, and I feel that it is a good representation.
If you haven't guessed by now it should be pretty easy to tell that I am a fan of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. I've had the pleasure and honor to meet the crew and cast on multiple occaisions at Gen Con, and when I asked if they would like to display them at ZOE-Con I was given a very enthusiastic response. So stop on by ZOE-Con if you're in the area and check out these lovely pieces in person!
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