09/11/2026
The Brazen Bull is a monstrous being of immense power and vitality, capable of tearing even the bastard child of a devil clean in half.
Another half finished project completed amongst 2 much larger pieces on the bench (nearing the finish line with those finally!)
I wanted to stay as close as possible to the great artwork by mikefranchina whilst adding a few steel areas just to increase the variety of surfaces to draw the eye. The great sculpt by Chris Cleve was a pleasure to paint!
One focus I had was to give the bronze torso and head armour the look of it being grafted directly onto the bulls hulking musculature, which was a good opportunity to refine my custom blood / gore mix some more.
I’m also consciously working on overall balance and harmony in my pieces now, making each area stand out whilst not having any single one take precedence and overshadow the rest of the sculpt.
Lots of fun working with heavy verdigris, subtle yet pronounced rust, translucent, layered flesh and realistic gore.
Painted using mixed acrylics, ak enamels, abteilung oils and various varnishes.
Thanks for looking and I hope to like him!
