Ares - God of War
Ares - God of War
Flat painting is a special way of bringing out 3D on a 2D figure.
Playing with light effects, trompe l'oeil and of course highlights and shadows
Oil painted

  • Erich_Strasser

    Gratulation, great flat!!!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      Thanks Erich !
      A nice flat to paint

  • Andrey Miroshnichenko

    Cool painting, looks great! Gold!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      Thanks Andrey !
      It wa a pleasure to paint this flat !

  • Laurent Aubry aka Pisco

    Un plat dans p&p !!! Yeah ! Groovy
    Excellent Marc !
    C’est l’un de mes plats préférés de Sèvres 2018 !
    (C’est juste dommage de ne pas avoir des photos sont différentes perspectives, ... Lol)

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      MDR !
      Un plat bien sympa à peindre !
      Merci Laurent

  • Francesco Thau

    Awesome! Gold!

  • Alex Silvestri

    J’adore Marc ! Quelle est la taille de ce plat d’étain ?

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      Merci Alex
      Il doit faire entre 90 et 120 mm

  • pit rehmke

    Hello Marc,
    Excellent work!
    Due to the light and shadow effects, the flat figure appears like a fully plastic figure.
    Great also the no-metal painting. Really strong!
    Gold!!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      Thanks a lot
      A trully fantastic flat to paint !
      I do not paint flats often but I loved this one and had to paint it !

  • Massimo Sciarra

    Bellissimo!!!

  • Ivan_Cavero aka Iván C Pintor de Miniaturas

    Very well done !!

  • Vladimir_Golubev

    I like flat figures! Gold!

  • Alex Silvestri

    et bien voilà, comme je peux voter maintenant, tu reçois mon premier vote. Or bien sûr ! Je trouve que tu es sorti des sentiers battus avec cette oeuvre, par rapport à ce que l’on voit habituellement sur des plats d’étains.

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      merci Alex, et c’est bien que tu puisses voter !

  • Steve Jourdain

    Superbe peinture!!!!

  • girlpainter57

    love the way you have showed restraint on the shadows and highlights , not a easy thing to do

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks a lot for your support ! much appreciated !

  • Dirk R.

    Wow Marc,

    this is a absolute great flat painting !

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks Dirk ! just came back from Sèvres Show in Paris where I got gold in master flat painting !

  • Phantom Duck

    man that’s great!! congrats

    theo

  • Sergey PopovichenkoPLUS

    Cool!!! Cool!!!Cool!!!

  • Johann "Chestnut Ink"

    Très jolie. Il m’avait tapé dans l’œil à Sèvres.

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      merci Johann et bravo pour ta belle médaille bien méritée !

  • Eduardo Garcia Lope

    One of the best flats I ever seen.

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks Eduardo ! painting flats occasionally is good fun !

  • Herman aka Glitterwolf

    Super!

  • Theodoros Giannakopoulos

    Nothing less than what we expected to see by you, Marc.

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks Theodoros ! I am not a flat specialist ...! but rather happy with this one !

  • Gabriele Leni

    Awesome, Gold!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks Gabriele ! and thanks for your support ! much appreciated !

  • ricktaylor

    Superb work Marc .. Great example of how too paint a flat

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      thanks Rick ! still a few minor faults to correct…

  • Evgeny Golubev

    Отличная работа!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      if you like the figure please vote gold not “props” that means you do NOT like the figure !

  • Fabio Naskino Fiorenza

    Bellissimo gold

  • smallsoldier (Scott Pasishnek)

    Stunning flat Marc! Gold +!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      than Scott !
      I was very happy to get a gold medal at the Sèvres in november in master flat painting ! (first ever for me :) )

  • David_Cardona_DCC

    wow¡¡
    A very 3d flat figure, great sensation.
    Gold

  • Holger SchwarzPLUS

    So eine Arbeit habe ich noch nicht gesehen .
      Ich finde es Farblich einfach nur unglaublich !!! Gratulation

  • SuchacPLUS

    Hey Marc, you’re absolutely nailing the flat to phat transformation. It’s seriously impressive how you bring those details to life. Amazing stuff!

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      Thanks a lot !
      Flats are good fun to paint occasionally and helped improve my oil painting technique

    • SuchacPLUS

      Hi Marc, out of curiosity - which oils are you using? Abteilung, Mussini? I am about to try it on some skin. thank you for tips, Martin

    • Marc MussatPLUS

      the pb with oils is to avoid the shiny finish they usually give you, wheb dry.
      for me the best for figure painting are Old Holland, winsor and Newton.
      rembrant are also OK.
      I have never tried Abteilung so I cannot give you feedback
      my advice with oils, is not to overblend, and you need to come back 2/3 times after each coat has dried, wich can be a hassle !
      good painting !