Been a while since I have shared anything, but this past weekend while hanging out with Cobroldy, he found me an awesome pack of Tiki God necklace party favors at at Party / Teacher supply store.
The pack was 6 bucks for 12 statues (3 each of 4 styles) and with a little work, they came out looking awesome.
I cut off the rings on the tops of the heads, removed the "CHINA" marking off the bottom of the bases, and removed the cheap plastic crystal eyes.
I basecoated them with an Ochre color acrylic. Then painted them in a nice metallic gold followed by a brown ink wash to shade the recesses and details. Once the wash was dry, I drybrushed them with gold again to bring out the shine once more. I sealed them with Micro Flat sealer, then replaced the old eyes with high quality Swarovski crystals.
So as you can see, with a little work they can really stand out and make perfect idols for those Indiana Jones and Lara Croft fans out there :) The first two pics are of the best one, which is distinctly Mayan looking.
I'm going to be trying a couple more different finishes on the remaining ones I have, so I'll post those as I get them done too.
Enjoy,
