Thanks, all! I know that this is soooo boring for Buda. . . but he'll get his wish soon.
I finished up the cheeks over the last couple of days. I block in the dark outer cheeks by hand, using a 1/2" brush.
I've read that the original was done this way *shrug*
The right cheek doesn't have too much going on, but the placement of the damage is important to the overall look.
Here are 2 angles.
There's a bit more detail to do on the left cheek, including that strange slightly darker gray along the outer curve.
Another couple of angles below.
Indeed!
And some damage to go along with it. I did the keyslot area and the center part of the band.
I always like to break the band up into 3 portions. Makes it easier to focus on the details in each part.
Yeah, I just get in the zone sometimes, lol.
Got the left section of the band done. This will change appearance a bit once the thumbprints are added because
the white kind of streaks back and blends some of the detail.
The right section is already in work and it should be done by tomorrow.
Really glad you're enjoying it! That's one of the main reasons I like doing these progress threads for people.
So they can see exactly how their lid is coming along.