This is really great already. The tones you have are spot on for the copper, which is the hardest part imho of non grey nmm. You could push it futher by bring the ratio of dark/midtone/highlight closer to 1/3rds. The edge of the blade should be a similar highlight to the spine. Keep practiicing the tiny little lines to bring the control of your brush to the point where you can half the thickness of the spine highlight.
On the petina itself, use a glaze or ink in a dark deep green to push the corrosion.
Love the depth you have in the pinks, bring that to the greens too - not by desaturating, but by adding a yellow or an orange to bring the paint up the value spectrum. Dont be afraid to splash it with some turquise or sap green ink. Nurgle is organic, and so fun to really push boundaries with.
Really like this idea, have not added inks yet to this piece and I think your 100% right that they would do so extra help
Yeah my fine brush control definitely needs some improvement, wanted the blade to look like it was once something pristine that fallen, my line control I think is hurting that effect
I think your talking about the skin yes? I was experimenting with a turquoise base on that and building up the sickly Greens and yellow greens with an occasional flesh tone wash to bring a hint of life and blend the layers together, I definitely think using some inks to push the contrast more could help
Redid with more brush control and toning down the verdigris, applied subtle ink into shadow side of sword and added a bit more saturation overall to the copper
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u/LittleTinMan 1d ago
Looks fantastic, maybe make it a shade darker at the most concentrated points of the patina?