Archaic high swan crest

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

The painting on the helmet was done years before the crest. On the crest i used natural paints, but on the helmet i had used acrylics. It doesn't need often repairs, and i don't worry about the occasional scratch. Next time though i would use casein paint/glue, like the crest, because i found out that it sticks very well on the bronze. It was really hard to remove a bit of paint from the base of the crest!
Matt Lukes had also informed me on the strength of casein paint on brass.
To protect the paint though, and the helmet itself, i padded the underside of the crest with leather.
Khaire
Giannis