This past week I painted Serena, Dreadmere Rogue, from the Bones 4 Dreadmere Expansion. I prepped the figure in the usual way, soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it. I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.
I began by painting her face with Reaper MSP "Olive Skin", and then painted her arms and legs with Reaper MSP "Coal Black". After that I painted her cape and hood with Accent "Midnight Blue".
Next, I painted her tabard, gloves, and the blades of her weapons with Americana "Zinc". I then painted her boots, belt, pouch, and the grips of her weapons with Ceramcoat "Black". After that, I painted the little bags on her belt with Americana "Charcoal Grey", and then did some borders on her tabard with Reaper MSP "Fresh Blood". I then did the rock she has her left foot on with Americana "Neutral Grey", and splotched it with a little Folk Art "Dapple Gray".
I finished the base coating by painting the weapon blades with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey. Then, after everything had a while to dry, I gave her face a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash. When that was dry, I gave the rest of the figure a coat of Citadel "Nuln Oil" Wash". When the washes were dry, I painted her eyes, and then highlighted her face with Reaper MSP "Olive Highlight".
Next, I highlighted her sleeves and legs with Citadel "The Fang", and highlighted her tabard and gloves with a mix of the base "Zinc" and some Americana "Grey Sky". I then highlighted her cape with Americana "Wedgewood Blue", and highlighted the borders on her tabard with Reaper MSP "Holly Berry".
I finished up the highlights by doing her boots, belt, pouch, and grips with Folk Art "Medium Grey", and then the little bags on her belt with Americana "Mississippi Mud". I then highlighted her blades with Citadel "Mithril Silver". Lastly, I painted the entire base with the "Mississippi Mud".
I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then, when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".
I'm really happy with this one. The face and eyes, being mostly covered, were a challenge; but in the end I think they turned out ok.
I very much like the colorsheme you got there. And the face really looks great!
ReplyDeleteThank you, XE!
DeleteI think the face and eyes turned out really well, particularly considering you only have 1/3 of the face to work with!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lasgunpacker!
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