dain basecoating almost done

so got the rest of the basecoat applied to everything. Along the way i found out the mix of colors I used for the beard shadow color is virtually the same as ruddy leather..which is the basecoat color for the gold trim.(2 drops marigold yellow and 1 drop mahogany brown)so right now..it looks really brown.

i think i'll apply a layer of ancient gold before starting the detail layering. but ran out of time today.

im not sure about the flatten brush technique for the chain mail..it worked ok on the metal but didn't' work that great on the bones..just showed alot of surface defects and the shallower divots were much harder to not fill in..i think for chain on bones in the future it would work better just painting up the chain with honed steel with highlights and using a wash over it to shade the links.
It is much neater then drybrushing tho.

welp progress so far..