King of Thule

Year: 2025
Work: painting
Size: 1:12
Manufacturer: Spira Mirabilis

"There was a king in Thule,
Was faithful till the grave,
To whom his mistress, dying,
A golden goblet gave.

Nought was to him more precious;
He drained it at every bout;
His eyes with tears ran over,
As oft as he drank thereout.

When came his time of dying,
The towns in his land he told,
Nought else to his heir denying
Except the goblet of gold.

He sat at the royal banquet
With his knights of high degree,
In the lofty hall of his fathers
In the castle by the sea.

There stood the old carouser,
And drank the last life-glow;
And hurled the hallowed goblet
Into the tide below.

He saw it plunging and filling,
And sinking deep in the sea:
Then fell his eyelids for ever,
And never more drank he!"

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1774



Hope you like my version. A full step by step coming to my Patreon this month with focus on
- grisaille underpainting
- color value surface planning
- using underpainting for texture preparation
- colorizing a complex grisaille underpainting
- how to redefine, render a higher resolution without losing focus balance
- storytelling with little details
- and more!

Keep on happy painting!
Roman

https://linktr.ee/romanlappat

  • Stan VPLUS

    So cool, Roman! Adore your version, gold!

  • Sioux123

    Very nice!

  • Tommy Gunn

    Love it!

  • Patrice-VincentPLUS

    Magnifique buste parfaitement mis en valeur grâce à ses multiples variétés de teintes subtilement fondues qui, outre qu'elles donnent beaucoup de caractère au personnage, rehaussent les ombres et les lumières. Or

  • Alex Minko

    stunning!

  • STP- miniatures

    Gold!

  • Kyle Maitland

    Absolutely delicious Roman

  • Frédéric BISSEUX (MINOS)

    Quelle belle expression de la mélancolie !!! Et bien vu pour les tâches de vieillesse sur la peau ! Gold bien entendu, et comme c'est je pense la prochaine pièce que je vais peindre je ne manquerai pas d'étudier ta version de près ^_^

  • LupkovicsLaci

    Very nice version Roman! With great textures and as always a stunning atmosphere.

  • Holger SchwarzPLUS

    Great work Roman ! Bravo and my best wishes

  • Marc MussatPLUS

    Great painting Roman ! Love the faded tones

  • DerGoe

    The different Lightings, harsh brushstrokes and Deep shadows you created really brings him to live. Hail to the King of Kongs :) I would rather vote Diamond instead of Gold if possible.

  • Brandon Reimus

    Looks fantastic as always!