"Gladiator fresco discovered" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	11 Oct 2019 4:35 p.m. PST
Archaeologists have unearthed a stunningly realistic fresco of gladiators in action amid ongoing excavation work in the ruins of Pompeii… link
ochoin	11 Oct 2019 5:19 p.m. PST
That is stunning. Pompeii certainly was a "sports town".
Editor in Chief Bill	11 Oct 2019 7:47 p.m. PST
Gives new perspective to how to paint them up!
ochoin	11 Oct 2019 9:56 p.m. PST
As a stripling,when I first painted Toy Soldiers I often painted on wounds with a rather vivid red paint. It seems I may have to go back to that "technique" if I was to paint gladiators.