Comic Book Artist Needs Halo Costume Refrence In Rochester

[chris deal artist]

hey everyone, Im new here obviously. Im a big fan of all the halos. My kids got me into it. I an artist and i paint comic books and do murals and portraits and stuff. Im working on a sample for marvel comics with halo as the subject and Im looking for a dude who is close to the rochester ny area to possibly pose for pics that I can paint from. its a 5 page sample and involves a bunch of spartans, brutes and other cool stuff. I can discuss it later if anyone wants. i made my kids spartan costumes last year out of cardboard, but have since found amazing sites like this one, man, wish I found it last year, wouldve saved a roll of duct tape. I dont have time to construct a great looking costume out of cardboard/bondo etc, nor can I afford to buy the kick butt versions for sale out there. so I am willing to compensate the model with artwork or some kind of trade. any inquiries can be emailed to me or posted here. check out my paintings on my myspace page.
thanks!
---chris
www.myspace.com/chrisdealpainter
email-chrisdealartist@yahoo.com

 

[Keegan]

Where ya from chris?
Im sure if its from Texas, many will be glad to help you out!

 

[chris deal artist]

Where ya from chris?
Im sure if its from Texas, many will be glad to help you out!

Im from Rochester, New York. Texas is hot but thank god for pantera right?!
---chris

 

[Adulese]

Im from Rochester, New York. Texas is hot but thank god for pantera right?!
---chris

I've got a couple friends in Rochester. Anyway, I live in the Boston Area and would be glad to help out in about 1- 2 months xD. But if you are working on a deadline, I am sure some of the New Yorkers would help yah out.

- Adulese

 

[chris deal artist]

I've got a couple friends in Rochester. Anyway, I live in the Boston Area and would be glad to help out in about 1- 2 months xD. But if you are working on a deadline, I am sure some of the New Yorkers would help yah out.

- Adulese

Adulese,
thanks for the heads up, no deadline, just for my own stuff, trying to get work. Ill let you know again, any new yorkers in the rochester area, let me know, color of armour doesnt matter, style of spartan armour doesnt matter. trying to talk my oldest son (12 yrs old..) into making one of the bend-and-fold armours, he doesnt seem enthused...
thanks!
---chris

 

[chris deal artist]

``bumping this one last time to check for interest.
hi everyone, just so you know, Im just about done reading every single thing on pep armour. I will not ask dumb questions. ( i say that now..) I will be throwing together some faux armour to do this project. I think Im possibly doing a pep helmet with the help of my 12 yr old halo-fanatic son. ( to get the angles etc just right when painting..)anybody interested in posing for pics for an hour or so email me at chrisdealartist@yahoo.com
Im in rochester new york,
check out my artwork, comic and otherwise on my myspace page www.myspace.com/chrisdealpainter
--ps--if its ok with the dudes who run the site, Ill donate a free halo drawing done by me to the spartan who poses for me. Im looking for a suit that looks like the real deal, or close enough where I can fake the details. around 30 pics. thanks for reading !
---chris
ps-- Ive built boba fett, batman and spidey suits all from scratch before. fyi
a sample of bats i painted below....based on a model kit..