Judge Dredd - Painting (IIIA): The Green Gear, pt. 1

Phase 1 of the cartridge belt, the elbow pads, and the gauntlets is done! So far so good. . . 

The base colours for all the green gear will be formulated around Grumbacher's Pre-Tested Chrome Oxide Green (Opaque): IMHO, the best COG on the market. 

The cartridge belt is one of the more trying items that I have painted in a v-e-r-y long time. For starters, there is the scale. Then, there are the TEN (!) individual pouches. Finally, the fact that, 
in the absence of the torso, there is no value context. I know that I will have to revisit these once the torso is permanently attached; but, for now, I am delighted!

The gauntlets and the elbow pads were a very pleasant surprise: they simply "took" to the paint! These will definitely be revisited once the oils settle a bit to get the most out of the sculptural foundation.

NEXT: The Torso. . .