Bones 4: Bloodstone Gnome Scragger and Bodyguard

      This past week I painted the "Bloodstone Gnome Scragger" and "Bloodstone Gnome Bodyguard" from the Bones 4 Darkreach Expansion.   I have to say, I  wasn't excited about doing these minis, as I really didn't like the Aztec ascetic for Dark Gnomes.  I also found the sclupts to be particularly fussy for such little figures, with all kinds of details and bits and bobs on them. 

      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 began by panting their skin with Americana "Charcoal Grey".  I then painted the loin cloth on the lefthand one , and the shirt on the righthand one, with Ceramcoat "Charcoal". After that, I painted the scarf on the lefthand one, and the loincloth on the righthand one with Crafter's Acrylic "Navy Blue". 

    Next, I painted their armor with Americana "Terra Cotta", and then painted their feet/leg wraps with Folk Art "Cloudy Day".  After that, I painted the wrist wraps on the lefthand one, and the neck collar and belt pouches on the righthand one, with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige". 

     I then painted both sword grips, and sword blade on the righthand one, with with Accent "Real Umber", and the sword blade on the lefthand one and spear shaft on the righthand one with Reaper MSP HD "Rusty Red". After that, I painted the parts I was going to paint gold with Americana "Antique Gold", and the parts I was going to paint as metal with Americana "Zinc". 

     Next, I painted the obsidian "blades" on all the weapons with Ceramcoat "Black".  After that, I repainted the metal parts I had previously paint with the Zinc, using Folk Art  Metallics "Gunmetal Grey"; and repainted the parts I had previously painted with the "Antique Gold", using Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".   I let the figures dry for a while, and then gave them both a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

    When the wash was dry, I painted the eyes, and then highlighted the skin with a mix of the base "CharcoalGrey", and some Americana "Mississippi Mud".  At that point, I realized they had exposed teeth, so I took a moment to paint those with Americana "Bleached Sand", and then gave them a quick wash with the "Agrax Earthshade".  After that, I highlighted the leather armor with Reaper MSP "Bronzed Skin".

          Next, I highlighted their leggings with Folk Art "Cloudy Day", and then highlighted the left one's loin cloth, and the right one's shirt with Americana "Zinc".  I then highlighted the left one's  scarf, and the right one's loin cloth, with Citadel "The Fang" mixed with a little Folk Art "Settler's Blue".  After that, I highlighted the wrist wraps on the lefthand one, and the neck collar and belt pouches on the righthand one, with Americana "Fawn".

        I then highlighted the body of the lefthand one's sword and the righthand one's spear shaft with some Reaper MSP "Holly Berry" mixed with a little Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin".  After that, I highlighted the righthand one's sword blade body with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and then highlighted all the obsidian parts with Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue".  Wrapping thing up, I highlighted the parts I painted with the "Gunmetal Grey" using Ceramcoat "Silver", and highlighted the  parts I had painted with the "Brushed Bronze", using Folk Art "Pure Gold".   I finished by painting 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 obsidian with a some Americana "DuraClear Gloss" varnish.

     Well, there they are.  They turned out okay, but my heart wasn't in them.  I have decided life's too short for me to paint stuff I really don't like, so the remainder of the set, is going in my sale/trade box. 

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.

   

Deep Gnome Rogue, and Deep Gnome Captain: Bones 4 Darkreach Figures

     This past week I painted the "Deep Gnome Rogue", and "Deep Gnome Captain", from the Bones 4 Darkreach Expansion.
    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" black-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 began by painting the skin on both of them with Americana "Sable Brown".  I then painted the tunic on the Rogue, and shirt on the Captain with Americana "Charcoal Grey".  After that, I painted the cape on the Rogue and the leggings on the Captain with Americana "Asphaltum".

     Next, I painted the hood on the Rogue with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then painted the tunic on the Captain with Crafter'a Acrylic "Orange Spice".  I also used the "Orange Spice" to paint the leggings on the Rogue, and then painted the belt and scabbards on the Rogue with Ceramcoat "Charcoal", and the belt and pouches on the Captain with Nicole's "Brown".  After that, I painted all their shoes with Accent "Real Umber".

     I decided at that point that I didn't like the Rogue's leggings being orange, so I repainted them with Accent "Mustard Seed".  I also used the "Mustard Seed" to paint the cuffs of the Captain's tunic.  I then painted the Rogue's gloves, and the Captain's scabbard and dagger grip, with Reaper MSP HD "Umber Brown".  After that, I painted all the metal bits, weapons and armor, with Americana "Zinc".

     Next, I painted the handle of the Captain's axe with  Americana "Light Cinnamon", and then I painted their hair with Americana "Grey Sky".  I then painted their armor, weapons and assorted metal parts with Folk Art  Metallics "Gunmetal Grey". I let the figures dry for a while. and then gave their faces, and the Captain's ears and hands, a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash.  When that wash was dry, I gave their clothes 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 weapons.

    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 theRogue's tunic and the Captain's shirt with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and then mixed a little Americana "Mississippi Mud" in for lighter highlights.  After that, I highlighted the Rogue's cape with Nicole's Brown".

     I then highlighted the Rogue's hood with Apple Barrel "Rock Grey", and afterwards highlighted the the Captain's tunic with the base "Orange Spice" mixed with some Reaper MSP "Pumpkin Orange", and then mixed with some Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Sugar" for lighter highlights. After that, I highlighted the Rogue's leggings, and the  Cpatan's cuffs with the base Accent "Mustard Seed" mixed with some Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan", and then highlighted their shoes with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".

     Next, I highlighted their hair with Americana "Snow White", and then highlighted the Rogue's scabbards and belt with Americana "Zinc".  I then highlighted the Captain's belt, pouches, and scabbard with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige, followed by lighter highlights using Americana "Khaki Tan".   After that, I highlighted their weapons armor and other metal bits with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".Lastly, I 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".

     I'm really happy with this pair.  To be fair, the facial sculpts come with a ton of character, so making these two look good was an easier task.

Deep Gnome Warrior: Bones 4 Darkreach figure

     I continued to work on the the Bones 4 Darkreach Expansion his past week, and painted the "Deep Gnome Warrior".
     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 7/8" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

      I began by painting the figure entirely with Ceramcoat "Black".  When the Black was dry, I drybrushed the figure with  Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then drybrushed the gnome with some Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver, and then passed over it with a lighter drybrush of Citadel "Mithril Silver".

     I then painted his ears, and the area of his face within the visor with Americana "Sable Brown" and then his axe handle with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".  After that, I painted his gauntlets and belt with Americana "Charcoal Grey", his pouch with Americana "Terra Cotta", and his scabbards with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna".

     Next, I painted the bit of cloth in the opening in the back of his chain mail armor with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", his boots with Americana "Asphaltum", and the little tassel on his pouch with Americana "Grey Sky".   I let the figure dry for a while, and then I gave his face and ears a coat of Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash. After that wash was dry, I gave his axe handle, gauntlets, pouch, belt, scabbards, fabric in the opening in his armor, tassel, and boots all a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.  After this second coat of wash was dry, I painted his eyes, and then highlighted his skin with, first, the base "Sable Brown", and then a bit of the "Sable Brown" with some Americana "Fawn" mixed in.   I also painted the axe head with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter".

     I then highlighted the axe handle by drybrushing it with some Americana "Mississippi Mud", and I highlighted the gauntlets and his boots with Nicole's "Brown". After that, I highlighed the pouch with a mix of the base "Terra Cotta", and some Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan", and the tassel with some Americana "Snow White".  Next, I highlighted the scabbards with some Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and the fabric in the opening in his chain mail with the base "Territorial Beige" mixed with a little of the "Fawn".  I then went around and did spot highlights on the armor and weapons with the "Mithril 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 the "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".

     This was a fun little figure to paint.  Doing the eyes within the visor was a real challenge, but I think it really adds to this figure to have him peering out of his helmet.   These gnome sculpts have a lot of character and I look forward to working on the rest of the set.

Balto Burrowell, Gnome Wizard: Figure 259 of 266, or the 3nd of 10 Figures Remaining

  This week I finished up the remaining figure from the Half-Sized Heroes set: Balto Burrowell, Gnome Wizard.  This set now joins the list of completed sets over on the right.
     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 white-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 began by giving the figure a wash with Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush.  This was to help bring out the details so I could see them better.  Then, when the Liner was dry, I painted his face and hands with Americana "Sable Brown".  After that I painted his shirt with Americana "Bleached Sand", and his coat and pants with Folk Art "Dark Brown".

      Next, I painted his boots, belt, and large pouch with Accent "Real Umber"; and then painted his other pouch, and his boot tops, with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".  After that, I painted the facings of his coat and the stitching in the sleeves with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna"; and I painted the sash around his belt on his right with Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan".

     I then painted his hair with Folk Art "Platinum Grey", and then when everything had a while to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I highlighted his hair with White, and then painted his eyes.  After that, I highlighted his face and hands witha mix of the "Sable Brown" and Ameircana "Khaki Tan".

     Next, I highlighted his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White", and then highlighted his coat's facings with a mix of the "Burnt Sienna" and Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice".  I then higlighted his coat with Americana "Mississippi Mud".  After that, I highlighted his belts, bots and the large pouch with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and his small pouch and boot tops with Folk Art "Butter Pecan".  I highlighted his small sash with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow".
     I then painted some of the buttons on his clothing, his hair adornments, and some of the buckles n his belts and the fittings on his large pouch with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I then went back and highlighted these with Ceramcoat "14K Gold". Lastly, I painted his integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
           I let the figure dry all day, and before I went to bed I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". The next morning I flocked the base, and later that afternoon I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".

     Well, with all the prep I had to do this week for the Fall-In wargame convention this coming weekend, this figure ended up being something of a rush-job.  Nonetheless, I think he turned out pretty good.  And I'm happy to see another figure set wrapped up.

Figure 259 of 266: Complete

7 figures left.

Elliwyn Heatherlark, Gnome Bard: Figure 258 of 266, or the 2nd of 10 Figures Remaining

   Over the weekend I finished up Elliwyn Heatherlark, Gnome Bard, from the Half-Sized Heroes set. I have already painted a couple figures from this set before, so there are only this figure, and one more left to go in this set.
     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 white-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 began by giving the figure a wash with Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush.  This was to help bring out the details so I could see them better.  I then painted the chainmail with Black, and then drybrushed it with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey". I then went back and drybrushed on some light highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".    Next, I painted her face with GW "Vermin Brown", and her leggings with Accent "Golden Oxide".

     I then painted her tabard with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the sleeves of her undershirt with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige". After that, I painted her boots with Americana "Asphaltum".

      Next, I used Americana "Raw Umber",  to paint her straps, backpack, sword grip, and pouches. I then painted her gloves, and the fur trim on her boots, with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  After that, I painted her hair with Folk Art "Platinum Grey". Then, after everything had a while to dry, I gave the figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush, and carefully avoiding the chainmail parts.

      When the wash was dry, I highlighted her hair with White.  I then painted her eyes, and then  highlighted her face with Americana "Terra Cotta".  Next, I mixed a little of the "Cinnamon Brown, and some Americana "Sable Brown", and highlighted her tabard. After that I painted her sword blade, and the back of her shield with Americana "Neutral Grey",  and then painted the face of her shield with Ceramcoat "Opaque Red".   I then painted the metal parts on her sword hilt, her horn, and her belt buckle with Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Syrup".

     Next, I highlighted her leggings with a mix of the "Golden Oxide" and the "Apple Maple Syrup", and I highlighted her gloves and boot tops with Americana "Bleached Sand" I painted the shield straps with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and then used that color to highlight her boots, straps pouches and backpack. I noticed there was something sticking from her backpack at that point; I think it was possibly meant to be another horn, but I decided to paint it like a scroll (perhaps rolled up sheet music), so I painted it with some Americana "Buttermilk", and did some quick "Bleached Sand" highlights.
     I then painted a musical note on her shield using Americana "Yellow", and highlighted with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow". After that, I went back and painted the sword hilt, horn, belt buckle, and the broach at her neck with Ceramcoat "Bronze" and then did highlights with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".  Then I painted her sword blade, and the buckles on her backpack, with the "Gunmetal Grey", and highlighted with the "Silver Sterling".  I went back and added gems to her belt and sword hilt using the "Opaque Red", and added little White highlights.  Lastly, I painted her integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
           I let the figure dry over night and the next day I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". When dry, I flocked the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".

     I like how she turned out, though I really don't think having a horn makes her particularly look like a bard to me.  She looks more like a fighter in my opinion.

Figure 258 of 266: Complete

8 figures left.

Cassie, Gnome Wizard: Figure 86 of 265

Over this past weekend, I finished up Cassie the Gnome Wizard from the 30 New Bones set.  Let me start this write-up with an apology though, because as you will see when you scroll down, I accidentally deleted a few of the in-process painting pictures for this figure.  :(   So, you'll have to infer a lot from picture 2 to picture 3. :)
   Anyway, I began in the usual way; soaking in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish soap added, then giving a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying.  I then glued her to a 7/8" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued this washer with a couple drops of Elmer's glue to half a tongue depressor.

 I looked up Gnomes in my trusty old D & D Monster Manual, and read that they have skin that is wood brown, an they have white hair.  Their clothing is leather and earth tones, and they like jewelry. So, to begin, I selected a nice "wood brown" paint and started on her skin, painting it Americana "Sable Brown".  Next I painted her leotard (?) with Accent "Real Umber", and her leggings with Americana "Khaki"

Now I did her coat with Accent "Mustard Seed". I then proceeded to all her belts and straps, painting them DecoArt "Cinnamon Brown".  Her boots I painted Americana "Asphaltum".  Next I worked on the staff, painting that Folk Art "BarnWood".   I followed up then with painting the scroll she carried with Americana "Buttermilk, and the Jug with GW "Terracotta" with a GW "Graveyard Earth" cork.
   Next I did the stone in her staff.  I wanted it to be a red gem to add a splash of color to an otherwise drab figure.  While I'm good at painting ornamental rounded gems, I still have a problem with faceted ones.  I started by painting it GW "Blood Red"  I then shaded the thicker parts of the upper facets with  Apple Barrel "Apple Maroon", the lower facets I shaded with Apple Barrel "Yellow". I then added some white highlights on the faces of the upper facets ,and along some of the edges.   I didn't really get the gem look I wanted, but it turned out looking like some kind of cool fire-rock.
   I worked now on the metal bits using mainly Cermacoat "14K Gold".  Here again I wanted to spiff up a drab figure, and the Monster Manual had said they liked jewelry,  so I applied gold decorations and trim liberally on the figure. I also used this color for all the buckles and the fittings on her staff.  The scroll caps I painted with Ceramcoat "Bronze" just to add a different metallic tone.
  When all I had done so far had a couple hours to dry, I gave the whole figure (except for the fire-rock) a wash with thinned Winsor-Newton "Peat Brown" Ink.  I then went back with some of the base colors and added highlights here and there.
   I finished up by painting her hair.  I first painted it all white, then, when that had dried, I did a light wash with some heavily thinned black ink. When this had dried, I then went back over and added some pure white highlights.  Lastly, I painted her eyes white, and added pupils with  Americana "True Blue"
  When the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat with Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish"  When this had dried, I flocked the base.  The next day I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote"

    I'm pleased with how this figure turned out.  It was a nice change of pace to paint a Gnome, which I don't think I have ever done before.

Figure 86 of 265: Complete