Painting a metal figure to look like crystal, how to?

[obsidian3d]

Hey all,

I have a metal figure from that I'm looking to paint to resemble dark crystal, probably green. He's a humanoid made entirely of living crystal, so I was thinking about priming it white, then using a few layers of inks, with a gloss clear coat at the end.

Have any of you done something similar? If so, how did it turn out, and how did you do it?

Thanks!

[psyberwyche]

Found this tutorial online - it's insane, but looks fantastic!

http://paintingmum.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/of-crystals-and-doctors.html

[obsidian3d]

Hey thanks for the link. It's definitely helpful to see how someone else attained such a result!