Deep Gnome Scout, and Deep Gnome Cleric: Bones 4 Darkreach Figures

     This past week I painted the "Deep Gnome Scout", and "Deep Gnome Cleric", from the Bones 4 Darkreach Expansion.  These were the last two of the Deep Gnomes from Darkreach Expansion that I had left to paint.
    I prepped the figures in the usual way, soaking the parts in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them. I then glued them to 7/8" brown-primed fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers onto a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.
     I thought I'd try some quick brush-on zenithal priming on these guys, since they both had light sources, so I grabbed my Ceramcoat "Black".  I studied how the light from the Scout's lantern hit, and attempted to paint the shadow side with the "black".    I went to do it with the Cleric figure, but realized he had a light source on both sides, so was basically fully lit.

    I began by painting the figures armored area with the Ceramcoat "Black".  When the Black was dry, I drybrushed the armor with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then painted their heads with Americana "Sable Brown".

     Next, I painted the Scout's tunic and the Cleric's under robe with Reaper MSP HD "Umber Brown", and I painted the Cleric's top shirt with Reaper MSP "Cinnamon Red".  I then painted both their gauntlets with Reaper MSP HD "Golden Brown", and I used the same color to paint the Cleric's lantern and the metal fittings on his candle holder.  After that, I painted their hair with Americana "Grey Sky".

   I then painted their belts and pouches with Reaper MSP "Turkey Brown",  and did the handles of their axes, as well as the pole holding the Scout's lantern, with Americana "Light Cinnamon Brown". Next, I painted the Scout's Lantern, and the Cleric's axe head with Americana "Zinc".   After that, I painted the Cleric's ropes with Americana "Fawn", his candle with Americana "Bleached Sand", and the gem in his candle holder with Reaper MSP "Fresh Blood".

     Next,  I painted the Scout's lantern, and the Cleric's axe head, with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and did the Cleric's lantern and the metal bits on his candle holder with  Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".  I let the figures dry for a while. and then gave their faces and ears a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash.  When that wash was dry, I gave their clothes and weapon handles a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade".  Another drying break and then I finished the washes by giving a coat of Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash to their hair, armor, and weapon heads.  When all the washes were dry, I painted their eyes, and then highlighted their skin with a mix of the base "Sable Brown", and Americana "Fawn".

     I then highlighted their hair with Americana "Snow White", and then highlighted the Scout's tunic and the Cleric's under robe with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".  After that, I highlighted the Cleric's top shirt with Reaper MSP HD "Rusty Red", their pouches and belts with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige, and their gauntlets with Folk Art "Butter Pecan".

     Next,   I highlighted the Cleric's rope with the "Bleached Sand", and highlighted all the wood handles with Reaper MSP "Tanned Shadow".  I then highlighted the candle holder with Citadel "The Fang", and the candle with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".    After that, I worked on the metals, highlighting the Cleric's lantern, and the metal fittings on the candle holder, with DecoArt Dazzling Metallics "Bright Brass"; and highlighting the Scout's lantern, and all the armor and weapons, with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver". 
     I then worked on the OSL, first painting the panes of the lanterns with Reaper MSP "Golden Glow".  I then used this color to drybrush and directly paint some reflective light onto the parts of the figures where I felt the light shown most directly.  Turning back to the light panes, I painted central hot spots in each paint using the "Snow White".  I felt they looked too washed out, and not vibrant enough, so I went back over each pane with some thinned Reaper MSP "Clear Yellow".  I liked that better, so I repeated adding the "Snow White" hot spots.    I then painted the candle, starting with a base of the "GoldenGlow", I then worked toward the flame tip, using first Reaper MSP "Hearth Fire", and then Reaper MSP "Holly Berry".  Lastly, I added highlights to the facet of the gemstone in the candle holder with a mix of the White and the some Reaper MSP "Holly Berry" .  I wrapped things up by painted both their  bases with Americana "Mississippi Mud".

      I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. I then used some white glue to glue some fine sand to their bases.  When the sand was dry, I painted it with a coat of Americana "Charcoal Grey". When this was dry, I drybrushed the sand with the "Mississippi Mud", and then with some Apple Barrel "Rock Grey"; lastly I drybrushed it with a little Americana "Dove Grey".

      Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figures with Testor's Dullcote".  When the "Dullcote" was dry, I went back and repainted the gem with a little Americana "DuraClear Gloss" varnish.

     I'm really happy with how these to fellows turned out.   I'm not sure the initial attempt at a quick brush-on zenithal priming on these guys had any real effect in the end, but it was fun to try.  The OSL was quick and haphazard (I don't have the patience to do a real serious attempt), but in the end I think it gets the idea across.  

     And here's a shot of all the Bones 4 Deep Gnomes together.  I think they make a really nice group of characters.

   

Dark Elf Priestess: Bones 4 Darkreach Figure

     This past week I painted the "Dark Elf Priestess" from the Bones 4 Darkreach 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 brown-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.
      I forgot to take a beginning photo of the figure, so here is a shot from the Reaper online store.

      I began by painting all the armor with Ceramcoat "Black".  When dry, I drybrushed the armor with Folk Art Color Shift "Black Flash".   When the "Black Flash" was dry,  I went over it again with a light drybrush of Reaper MSP "Aged Pewter".  After that I painted the face, knees, and hands with Reaper MSP "Dark Elf Skin".

     Next, I painted her robes with Reaper MSP "Blood Red", and then painted her cape with Ceramcoat "Charcoal".   After that, I painted the tabard-like pieces that hang down from her armor, using Americana "Black", and then did her hair with Americana "Grey Sky".

     I then painted her belt and pouch with Reaper MSP "Coal Black", and also used the color to paint the handle of her mace.  After that, I painted a pattern of black spiders on her robe using the "Black", and then added runes with, first, Reaper MSP "Holly Berry", and then going over them with some Americana "Primary Yellow".  

     I let everything dry for a while, and then I applied a coat of Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash to her skin, hair, armor, and cape. After that, I applied a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash to her robe. While those dried, I painted the skull in her hand with some Citadel Contrast "Skeleton Horde".  Then, when the wash was dry, I painted the eyes, then highlighted the face, and hands with the base "Dark Elf Skin", and some Reaper MSP "Dark Elf Highlight".

      Next, I highlighted the robe with the "Holly Berry", then mixed a little Reaper MSP "Brest Cancer Awareness Pink" in to do some lighter highlights.   I then highlighted the cape using a mix of the base "Charcoal, mixed with some Americana "Zinc", and then did lighter highlights with just the "Zinc'.      After that, I highlighted the triangular hangings on her front with a mix of the "Charcoal" and some Citadel "The Fang".  I then highlighted her pouch and belt, as well as the handle of the mace, with some Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue" mixed with some of the "Black".

     I then highlighted the skull with some Americana "Bleached Sand", and afterwards highlighted her hair with Americana "Snow White".  Turning back to the skull, I painted the crown on it with the "Black", and then went over the crown again with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".  I finished the crown by highlighting it with Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold".    Next, I painted her belt buckle and highlighted the mace with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  After that, I painted the fastener on her pouch and the skull on the bottom of her breastplate with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver". Lastly, I painted the entire 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. I then used some white glue to glue some fine sand to the base.  When the sand was dry, I painted it with a coat of Americana "Charcoal Grey". When this was dry, I drybrushed the sand with the "Mississippi Mud", and then with some Apple Barrel "Rock Grey"; lastly I drybrushed it with a little Americana "Dove Grey".

      Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote".

    I'm really happy with how this one turned out.  There's just something about her stance and gaze that seems to have a lot of character. And I think the spider border on her robe turned out pretty good.  

Christina, Female Cleric: Bones 3 Figure

     I'm happy to report that this past week I found my muse again and painted Christina, Female Cleric, from the Bones 3 Heroes II set.   This was a commission piece for a D&D player who wanted the figure painted as a Sea Elf with blue iridescent skin and green hair.
      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.

      Because this was cast in the white original white Bones material, I began by giving it a wash with some thinned Reaper MSP "Grey Liner" to help me see the details.   When the Liner was dry, I painted all her armor, her mace, and the back of her shield with Americana "Charcoal" and her face and hands with Folk Art Color Shift "Blue Flash".  I then painted her skirt and the back of her shield with Folk Art "Dove Grey".

     I then painted her tabard and shield face with Crafter's Acrylic "Dark Turquoise", and her two holy items (censer and reliquary?) and the padded material in her elbow joints with Accent "Mustard Seed".  After that, I painted her scabbard and bottle(?) with Americana "Wedgewood Blue" and then her hair with Apple Barrel "Apple Blue Spruce".

    Next, I painted her belts with Americana "Light Cinnamon".   I then went over her armor and the back of her shield with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and her mace, dagger fittings and bottle top with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter".  After that, I gave her face and hands a wash with  thinned Reaper MSP "Blue Liner".

     I then painted her religious objects with Folk Art "Pure Gold", and then let everything dry for a while.  When I resumed, I gave her belts, accoutrements,  and skirt a light coat of some Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.  As that dried, I worked on her face and hands; painting her eyes, and then highlighting the skin with a mix of the base "Blue Flash" with some Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue".  After that, I highlighted her hair with a mix of the base "Apple Blue Spruce" and Crafter's Acrylic "Wild Green".

     Next, I highlighted the armor using first Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver", and then some Reaper MSP "Sparkling Snow".  I then highlighted her mace, dagger fittings and bottle top with Citadel "Mithril Silver" followed with a few spots of the "Sparking Snow".  Next, I highlighted her skirt with Americana "Snow White", followed by some Folk Art Extreme Glitter "Hologram".  After that, I highlighted her tabard and shield with  a mix of the base "Dark Turquoise" and some Folk Art "Patina".
     Up next were her scabbard and bottle which I highlighted with some Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue".  I then highlighted the belts with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".   I followed with highlighting the gold religious items with some DecoArt Metallic "Bright Brass".  I finished up by painting  some holy symbols for the cleric on the shield, and some decorations on the tabard.  And, lastly, I painted his base with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and applied some "spatter" around the hem of the skirt.
         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 pleased with how this figure turned out, particularly the face.  And, I'm especially glad to be back painting Bones again!

Townsfolk Monk: Bones 4 Figure

     This past week I kicked my painting for next month's Cold Wars convention into high gear.   So, I didn't have a lot of time for painting Bones.  Therefore, I selected the Monk from the Bones 4 Core Set Townsfolk group to work on since it's a simple figure.
     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 his face and hands with Reaper MSP "Rosy Skin".  I then painted his cassock with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and his sleeves and collar with Americana "Fawn".

     Next, I painted his cape with Americana "Neutral Grey", and his shoes with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige". After that, I painted his hair with Americana "Asphaltum", and the rope belt with Folk Art "Barn Wood".

    I let the figure dry for a while, and then I gave his face and hands a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash.   When that was dry, I gave his cassock, sleeves, collar, belt, and shoes all a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthsahde" wash.  I let that dry, and then went over his cape with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

     When all the washes were dry, I painted his eyes and then highlighted his face and hands with Rraper MSP "Rosy Highlight".  After that, I highlighted his hair with first, Accent Mustard Seed", and then a little Folk Art "Butter Pecan".  I then highlighted his cassock with the base "Light Cinnamon", and then some of the "Light Cinnamon" mixed with a little of the "Fawn".

     Next, I highlighted the collar and sleeves with the base "Fawn", and then a little of the "Fawn" with some Americana "Bleached Sand" mixed in.  Then, I highlighted the cape with the base "Neutral Grey", and a little of the "Neutral Grey" with some Americana "Grey Sky" mixed in.  After that, I highlighted his shoes with the Americana "Khaki Tan".  Lastly, I painted the entire 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. I then used some white glue to glue some fine sand to the base.  When the sand was dry, I painted it with a coat of Americana "Raw Umber". When this was dry, I drybrushed the sand with the "Territorial Beige", and then with some of the "Butter Pecan"; lastly I drybrushed it with a little of the "Bleached Sand".
      Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote".

    I'm pretty happy with this one.   A simple figure, but a lot of character, and fun to paint.

Herryk, Dwarf Cleric: Bones 2 Figure

     This past week I painted Herryk, Dwarf Cleric, from the Bones 2 Heroes I set.  I was continuing to mess around with the clear weapons sprue, like I did on Kristianna a couple weeks ago; and on this guy I decided to replace his hammer with a new clear top.  I was thinking I'd try to paint it with clear green and make it like some sort of magic Emerald Hammer. 

        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 began by cutting down the big ornamental back piece  he was wearing, as I thought it just looked kind of impractical and a little silly.  (Note, I had already done that in the photo above before I took the "Starting" photo. To see what it looked like, you can check the photo in the Reaper Online Store.)  I then cut the top potion of the figure's hammer off just above the hand.  Next, I got the clear hammer from the basic clear weapon sprue, and cut the head off this hammer too.   I then drilled a hole in the top of the dwarf's right hand to insert the clear hammer head into.  When I was satisfied with the hole, and the fit of the handle into it, I glued it in place with some Gorilla Super Glue. 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 giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Blue Liner"; and when that was dry, I painted all his armor with Ceramcoat "Black".  When dry, I drybrushed the armor with  Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then gave it a lighter drybrush with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".   I then painted his skin with Americana "Shading Flesh".

     Next, I painted his robes with Reaper MSP "Christmas Wreath", and then did the trim on them, as well as a little freehand along the edge, with Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue".  I then painted the rack on his back with Accent real Umber, and the blank roll attached to it with Allene's "Deep Khaki".   After that, I painted his beard with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and the ropes holding everything on his back with Americana "Khaki".

     I then painted the leather wrapping on the hammer handle with Accent "Mustard Seed", and then painted the metal fittings on the hammer, as well as the anvil on his back, with Americana "Zinc".  After that, I  gave his face, and beard, a wash of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash.   When that wash was dry, I then gave a wash to the hammer handle, and the all the accouterments on his back with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.   And, when that wash was dry, I then gave a wash to his robes, and metal fittings on the hammer, and the anvil, with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

    When all the washes were good and dry,   I painted his eyes, and then highlighted his face with a mix of the "Shading Flesh" and some Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".  I then highlighted his hair using Americana "Sable Brown".   After that, I highlighted his robes with a bit of the "Christmas Wreath" mixed with some Americana "Festive Green", and I highlighted the trip and freehand with a bit of the "Tropical Blue" mixed with Americana "Salem Blue".   I also added to the shadows on the robe, particularly underneath the bottom, and the inner sleeves, with Apple Barrel "Apple Black Green", and a bit of the "Black".

     I then highlighted the wrappings on the hammer with "Raw Sienna", and then went around back and highlighted the rack with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".   Next, I highlighted the bed roll with Aleene's "Dusty Khaki", and the rope bindings with Americana "Antique White".  After that, I painted the Anvil with Accent "Princely Pewter", and then highlighted it with a little of the Gunmetal Grey".  I went around front again, and used the "Gunmetal Grey" to paint the fittings on the hammer.  I then highlighted these with the "Metallic Silver".
     It was now time to finish things up by painting the clear hammer head.  For this I used some clear green paint I got a while back in a hobby store clearance sale:  Tamiya Color "Clear Green".
     Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with the "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     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".  After the Dullcote dried, I went back over the emerald hammer head with Americana "DuraClear Gloss Varnish"

    I'm really happy with how this fellow turned out!   I don't often do Dwarves in green, usually saving it for Elves, but in this case I think it worked very well.

Balazar, Iconic Summoner

     This past week I painted Balazar, Iconic Summoner, from the Bones 2 Heroes II set.  I needed a Halfling cleric for a game I'm running at the upcoming Fall-In gaming convention, and this was the closest thing I had on hand.  I thought he certainly looked the part of a Halfling religious figure all decked put in his ceremonial robes.  Maybe not the best outfit for adventuring, but the rules of his order must be adhered to! :)
     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.  The figure is sculpted with a big long mustache, which didn't look very Halfling-like to me; so after washing and drying the figure, I very carefully trimmed off the facial hair with my hobby knife.   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 giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Grey Liner"; and when that was dry, I painted his face and hands with Americana "Shading Flesh".  I then painted his hat and inner sleeves with Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue", and the decoration on the hat as well as the flaps that hang down the sides, with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Yellow".  I then painted the flaps above the inner sleeves with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate, and the flaps above those, that go across his neck and chest, with Americana "Khaki Tan".   After that I did his longer robes with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and the longer scarf with Americana "Forest Green".

    Next, I painted his shoes and dagger sheath with Americana "Charcoal Grey", and his pouch with Americana "Mississippi Mud".  I then painted his staff with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", his blanket roll with Folk Art "Dapple Grey, and his canteen with  Accent "Real Umber.  After that, I painted the fittings on his dagger and sheath with Accent "Golden Harvest", and then let the figure dry for a few hours.  Once it was good and dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.   When the wash was dry, I painted his eyes, and highlighted his face and hands with a mix of the "Shading Flesh" and some Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".

     I then highlighted his hat and sleeves with apple Barrel "Apple Scotch Blue", and the "Bright Yellow" decorations on it, as well as the "Bright Yellow" flaps, with Crafter'a Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow".  After that, I highlighted the "Khaki Tan" upper sleeve, neck and chest layer with some Americana "Antique White", and the "Forest Green" scarf with Americana "Festive Green".

     Next, I highlighted the lower level of sleeve flaps with Nicole's "Brown", and then the robes with "Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".  I did the highlights on the shoes and scabbard with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and the pouch with Folk Art "Barn Wood".   After that, I went around back and highlighted the bed roll with Americanas "Jade Green", the canteen with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown", and the staff with Americana "Sable Brown".
    I then went back and painted the fittings on the staff and dagger sheath with Ceramcoat "Bronze", and then highlighted with Ceramcoat "14K Gold". Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with the "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     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".

     Well, certainly not the best I've ever done.  I didn't really like this figure; as I started to paint it I found all the layers and flaps of clothes more and more frustrating, as I tried to figure out what went with what: front and back, top and bottom, and even left and right.   I tried to make him look like he belonged to some kind of agricultural based religion; with his clothing representative of the sun and sky, the dirt, and growing things. It kind of all just ends up being a jumbled mess.  I also think I put the wash on too heavily as he looks rather smudgey.    But he's fine for tabletop use, and in the end, that's all I wanted from the figure.

Kristianna, Bones 2 Figure

      This past week I decided to continue to work on the Bones 2 Heroes I set, and I painted the Kristianna figure.
     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 had recently seem someone post online some figures they had done with the clear weapons  from Bones 3 weapon sprues; where they had painted parts of the clear piece, and left others see-through,  and I had decided I wanted to try something similar.    Since I'm not a fan of dual-wield figures, I thought it might be neat to remove her lefthand sword, and replace it with a clear shield.  So I looked through the selection of shields, and landed on the one with the hooded head on it with the wing-like surround from the Armory of Virtue clear Add-on set. I was struck by the symbolic similarity between the hood on the shield and the head piece the figure had on, and decided that perhaps the figure was a cleric or paladin, and the face on the shield was an image of her goddess or a saint.  She wore the headpiece as part of her official garb, in representation of the hood worn by the deity.

  My next step was to see if the shield actually fit.  I first carefully cut away the sword, and immediately found that the shield was a little big for the space between the overhang of her headpiece, and the flowing  ribbon like pieces (a clerical stole?) flowing from behind her arm and curving upward.  So I set about trimming off a bit of the underside of the headpiece, and the top curve of the ribbon until I could wedge the shield in there.  I thought it looked pretty good. I decided it would probably be best to paint them separately, and then glue them together at the end; especially since you'd actually be able to see part of her outfit through the clear parts of the shield. 
     So, 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 giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Grey Liner" to help see the detail; and when that was dry I painted her face and hands with Reaper MSP "Tanned Shadow". When the "Tanned Shadow" was dry, I gave it  a wash with Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade".  When it was dry, I painted her pants, blouse, and sleeves, with Americana "Grey Sky", and her corset and tabard with Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti"

     I then painted all the stuff flowing down her back (coat? cape? clerical stole?), as well as her headpiece, and the decorations on her corset and sleeves, with Americana "Cranberry Wine".  While painting the decor on the sleeves, I decided that it looked more like she was wearing gloves than having bear hands, so I used the "Cranberry Wine" to paint the gloves as well.  I then painted her armor, and the sword blade with Americana "Zinc", and her hair, tiara, and sword hilt with Accent "Golden Harvest".

     After giving everything a few hours to get good and dry, I gave the areas I had painted with the "Sky Grey", "Tutti Frutti", and "Zinc" all a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.  When that was dry, I gave the areas of "Cranberry Wine" all  a wash with slightly diluted Iron Wind Metals "Purple" ink.

     When the washes were  dry, I painted her eyes and lips and then highlighted her face with Reaper MSP "Tanned Skin" and Reaper MSP "Tanned Highlight".  For the very highest points I mixed in a little Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh" into the "Tanned Highlight".  Next, I did her hair, highlighting it first with Americana "Moon Yellow", and then lighter highlights with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon".   After that, I  did the highlighting on her pants, blouse and sleeves, using first the base "Grey Sky" mixed with a little Ceramcoat "Snow White", and then the plain "Snow White" itself. "

I then highlighted her corset and tabard with Crafter's Acrylic "Cherry Blossom Pink", and then highlighted the flowing stuff on her back, the headpiece, gloves, and the decorations on her corset and sleeves, all with Americana "Burgundy Wine" mixed with a little of the "Tutti Frutti".  I also went back and hit the pearls around the top of her headpiece with the "Snow White"
     Next, I went back and went over the sword and armor with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then highlighted it all with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".   After that, I painted the sword hilt, tiara, and necklace, with Ceramcoat "Bronze", and highlighted them with Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold".
       Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with the "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.
     While I was waiting for the figure to dry and get it's varnish coat, I began to work on the shield.  I began by painting the face with Americana "Shading Flesh", and then I painted the hood and the bow underneath with the "Cranberry Wine"  I also painted the back of the shield, where the head was, with the "Cranberry Wine" so the entire head area would be opaque from front and back.

     Next, I painted the little bit of hair seen under the hood with some Daffodil Yellow", then when the shield was dry, I gave the face and hood a wash with the "Reikland Fleshshade".  When it was dry, I highlighted the face with the "Flesh",  and the hood I did the same as on the main figure; with the "Burgundy  Wine and the "Tutti Frutti".  I then painted the rim around the shield, both front and back, with Ceramcoat "Black", and when it was dry went over it with the "Gunmetal Grey", front and back.
     Now was the moment of truth... Once again I carefully squeezed the shield into he spot between the underside of the headpiece and the upwards curl of the ribbon-like hanging.  However, this time I noticed that, while the shield fit in the area, when I looked around back behind the shield I realized her arm didn't actually come into contact with the back of the shield; there was about 2mm of space between them at the widest point!  In my rush to get started I hadn't actually checked about contact with the arm.  And the shield did not sit close enough to the body that I could just fudge it.
      This meant I'd have to do some after-painting trimming, which I was not looking forward to.    In the end, I game to the realization that the whole lower curve of the ribbon was just going to have to go; so I cut that off and trimmed it back until the ends of it sat more flush with the line of the arm.  I also had to go in and trim more of the headpiece's overhang.  Finally, I got it where the shield would actually sit up against her arm, without doing too much damage to the paint job.  Phew!

     My next step then was to superglue the shield in place to the arm.  I felt there were enough areas I had trimmed, and enough unpainted surface on the back of the shield that I would have a couple of good contact points. 
     Once the glue was good and dry, I gave the shield a coat of the "Duraclear "Matte" varnish. Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote".

    Well, I'm really happy with how this turned out.  I think it ended up looking very cool, and now I want to try more things like this!    As I was painting, I came up with a whole backstory of how the shield is made from some sort of holy crystal slab which, legend tells, was formed from the tears-turned-to-stone of the goddess herself. Imbued with all sorts of magic protective powers. :)