D'Vandra Lukesia: Bones 4 Dreadmere Figure

      Starting to work again on the Dreadmere Expansion this past week, and painted the D'Vandra Lukesia figure.   I've seen this figure painted up two ways; one is as a necromancer type with pale skin and dark clothing, ready to go dig up some bones; and the other is as a druid-nature type in light colors with more normal skin coloration, ready to go plant some flowers.  After some deliberation, I decided to go with the second of the two.

        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 brown-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

     I began by painting her face and arms with Reaper MSP "Bronzed Skin".   I then painted her under skirt with Americana "Antique Gold", and followed with painting her dress with Americana "Avocado".  I then went back and painted her sash and bodice with the "Antique Gold".

     Next, I painted her hair with Accent "Golden Harvest", and then painted her shovel handle with Americana "Light Cinnamon".  After that, I painted her belts and straps with Accent "Forest Green", and then some of the stuff on her belts, as well as her wrist guards, with Citadel "Snakebite Leather". 

     I then painted the wraps on her shovel with Folk Art "Butter Pecan", and the flowers on the shovel with Folk Art "True Burgundy".   After that, I painted clasps and some of the belt accouterments that I eventually planned to make metallic gold, with Accent "Mustard Seed".   I followed that with painting the bone hanging from her belts with Reaper MSP "Graveyard Bone", and the shovel blade with Americana "Zinc". 

     I then let the figure dry overnight, and the next day I applied a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash to her face and arms.  I let that wash dry for a while, and then applied a coat of "Agrax Earthshade" wash to the rest of the figure.    When that wash was dry, I painted her eyes, and then highlighted her skin using the base "Bronzed Skin", and some Reaper MSP "Bronzed Highlight".

     Next, I highlighted her under skirt, the sashes, and the bodice with; the base "Antique Gold", then Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Yellow", and lastly, Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow" for the lightest layer.  After that, I highlighted her dress with the base "Avocado",then some Americana "Olive Green", and the fasteners and lightest highlights with Raper MSP Bones "Dungeon Slime". 

     I then highlighted her hair using, Americana "Moon Yellow", Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon", and Americana "Snow White" for the lightest highlights.   After that, I highlighted her belts and straps with, first, Americana Forest Green", followed by Americana "Festive Green".   I followed by highlighting the canister hanging on her right side, as well as her wrist guards, using the base "Snakebite Leather", followed by some Reaper MSP "Bronzed Skin". 

     Next, I highlighted the bone hanging at her side using Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then worked on her shovel, highlighting the handle with Americana "Fawn", and the bindings with Americana "Bleached Sand".  After that, I highlighted the flowers with Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Fruitti", and Apple Barrel "Apple Lt. Pink". 

     I then worked on the metal parts, repainting the containers I had painted with the "Mustard Seed", as well as the assorted buckles, using Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".  I then added highlights with Folk Art "Pure Gold" and then Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold". After that, I worked on the shovel, painting it first with Ceramcoat "Silver", followed by a little Citadel "Mitrhil Silver" highlight.   Lastly, I painted his base with Americana "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.   Once I got painting her, I realized she was accessorized a little more like a necromancer than I has originally thought, with both a bone and what looks like a canopic jar on her belts; which I hadn't noticed at first.  Nevertheless, I still think she makes a good druid type nature wizard as well.

Seoni, Iconic Sorceress: Figure 222 of 266

    This weekend I finished painting up the Seoni, Iconic Sorceress, figure from the Iconics and Officially Licensed Pathfinder Miniatures Set.  Only one more figures to go from this set!
     I can't say I'm a fan of this figure, as it appears to me that the character looks like she is running for her life.  I think I'd prefer something a little braver looking if I was selecting a character for an RPG, or such.  I guess it could make a funny diorama if you showed her with a massive troll chasing after her.  I think it's something about the way the head is tilted slightly to the side, like she is attempting to glance back behind her to see just how close big stompy death is.
    So, I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then I gave it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsed and dried it.  Next, I glued the figure to a black-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.
  I forgot to take a starting picture, so here's the catalog picture from the Reaper site.

     I began by painting all her skin with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".  I then painted her clothing with Reaper MSP Bones "Tropical Blue", and her hair with Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Syrup". Next, I painted all the parts I planned to eventually paint gold with Accent "Golden Harvest".

     I then painted the little pouches hanging from her outfit, and her shoes, with Americana "Terra Cotta".  Next, I went over all the parts I had painted earlier with the "Golden Harvest, this time using Ceramcoat "Bronze".  After everything had a bit to dry, I gave the figure a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash, using a wet brush.

      When the wash was dry, I painted the eyes, and the lips, and then highlighted all the skin with the base "Flesh".  I then added a little White to the "Flesh", and did some lighter highlights.  Next i worked on the hair, highlighting it first with Americana "Moon Yellow", and the Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon".  I then went back and added a few White highlights to the hair.

      Next, I repainted her blue outfit with Folk Art "Metallic Blue Sapphire", and then went back and added highlights with Folk Art Pearl "Aqua Moire".   I then painted her staff and her dagger's scabbard with Crafter's Acrylic "Navy Blue".

     I painted the  two ribbons hanging from her right side,  with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and then I did highlights on them with Folk Art "Platinum Grey". I finished them by adding White highlights.    While I had the White out, I used it to paint the twine on the staff.  I also painted the little object hanging from the staff with Apple Barrel "Yellow".   I then highlighted the little pouches hanging from her sides with Accent "Golden Oxide". I returned to work on the staff and gave the areas of twine I had painted White a wash with some GW Badab Black" wash using a wet brush".  While that dried, I worked on highlighting all the parts I had painted earlier wth the "Bronze", using Ceramcoat "14K Gold".   I then went back to the staff and highlighted the little object I had painted "Yellow", using Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", and then a pinpoint of White.  And, while I had the White open, I used it to highlight the twine that I had washed with the "Badab Black" wash earlier.   Next, I highlighted the staff with Ceramcoat "Denim Blue".  Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut", and also used this color to also paint the dagger grip.
   After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".   When the varnish was dry, I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     Well, there she is.  This figure was very hard to photograph, as there was no natural front to it; while her body faces one way, her head faces another... and her arms are shooting off in two different directions.  Also, I ended up making a hash of her face; she looks like she has undergone too much plastic surgery.  I just didn't care enough to spend a lot of time trying to fix it.   And, stacked against her is that she was jut a mess of mold lines; and in really crappy places to try and fix, like her fingers and braids.  On the positive side, she is finished.   And I can put her behind me and turn my attention to other things.

Figure 222 of 266: Complete