It's a common myth that classical marble statues were pure white and boring. In fact it's modern consensus that they were very often skilfully painted, but the colours were lost to time.
Augustus looking very fine there.
Source (in Spanish): http://rodrigorivas3d.blogspot.com/2014/05/policromia-en-la-antiguedad.html
Where's their evidence that it was painted shitty? We know from their frescoes that they know how shading works.
For the sculpting portion: the finest craftsmanship you can muster, artisans! Make it as if the man is truly right in front of you and that to touch that statue would be to touch soft skin and fabric!
For the painters: just slop it on
There must have been a sculpture that had the biggest delta between the quality of crafting and the quality of painting. The funniest work of art
An Ancient Roman version of this where someone with a pallet of 5 colors tried to spruce up a beautifully detailed statue
It makes sense they were painted. They painted everything else why not the statues?
Looks like a tacky plastic prop you'd see as a store mascot
As Contraptions said: they looks, mexican?
Yeah haha, the bright colors and extravagance kinda makes it look like the boy version of la virgen de Guadalupe too
Nah, it looks like something you'd see inside of a catholic church.
New patron saint just dropped
~~(is that sarcasm?) (la virgen de Guadalupe is in every Mexican church)~~
Edit: Sorry! I thought you were the other person who replied to me!
Greek/Roman statue guys would be in 7th heaven if they were ever introduced to Warhammer minis.
Imagine being the guy who gets to paint David’s cock and balls
Looks like a onesie an autistic tiktoker would wear
Ashamed to admit, it never occurred to me that these were painted
mini painter? nah im a macro painter
bro kinda fruity ngl
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