A golden "golden penis" and a whole lot of gold doubloons!
Shading was initially gryphon sepia and then another mix with leviathan purple and sepia in selected recesses. Then a final selective shade with Agrax.
There is one more possible option left as well:
Adding some minor tarnishing with a thin Hawk Turqouize, Skull White and Dark Angels Green combination in a few patches. Not too sure though because gold doesn't oxidise light bronze... Goes more brown I think as it ages.
Love to hear your thoughts about whether you think they're needed.
Tom, that looks great. The washes and highlights really enable the relief imagery to stand out. You may need to seal the pieces with a varnish to prevent the paint rubbing off. Love the idea of the tarnishing, go for it. Gold does darken slightly, but that is mostly due to it loosing it's shine, and it gets a richer, softer look.
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