This is my entry into the large scale category at Crystal Brush. I've wanted to paint a samurai for a long time but only recently felt my painting ability was up to the task. The design work on the his chest, arms, and legs is all done freehand. Because of the complexity and level of detail in his clothing/armor, I decided to go with a simple color scheme to help visually tie the figure together. This was definitely a challenging figure to both build and to paint. I enjoyed the experience, however it will be a while before I'm ready to paint another samurai!
Please note the first image above was taken by the Crystal Brush staff. I took the rest of the photographs (hence the different background).
Thanks, Tim and Ben! Ben, I appreciate the sentiment, though the pieces that beat me out definitely deserved their awards. It's all inspiration and motivation to come up with something even better next time!
This is simply fantastic work, David! Really impressive! I truly admire the patience and perseverance to get something like this done to this standard! Quite an accomplishment!
TimPLUS
Fantastic work Dave. The freehand is phenomenalBen Baird
The real Crystal Brush winner....:)Neil Szabo AKA "Zab"
Oh, That's nice i am going to snipe the hell out of that when it hits CMON! I mean um.. gotta go! :PDavid Powell
Ah, so it was you! I knew it! =PDavid Powell
Thanks, Tim and Ben! Ben, I appreciate the sentiment, though the pieces that beat me out definitely deserved their awards. It's all inspiration and motivation to come up with something even better next time!Erich_Strasser
Great figure!!!Theren "Canny" Williams
Fantastic work, just amazing! Im sure you will pick up some awards with this over the coming year. Like Ben said . . .Anders "Ritual" Eklund
This is simply fantastic work, David! Really impressive! I truly admire the patience and perseverance to get something like this done to this standard! Quite an accomplishment!John Margiotta "BloodASmedium"PLUS
Unbelievable ,it might not have placed but the real prize is Pegaso wanting you to do box art from this piece..that award cannot even be measured.Milosh Meehan
yeah brother! He turned out great!!David Powell
Thank you for the comments, everyone!Martin Lavat
wow, so nice, Gold