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Laurana, Sorceress
This is one of two figures from Reaper's Learn to Paint Kit #2. I followed the paint guide for the most part, although I used colours other than the recommend black for the leather parts, and I didn't use any washes on the skin or clothes. For the scroll, the guide said to use a black wash. This did not work at all for me - it would blacken the etched letters just fine, but also greyed down the parchment part. I tried it twice, with paint and ink washes, and finally just gave up and painted on letter-squiggles. I think she turned out pretty well, and I'm particularly happy with her face, though I think a lot of well it turned out comes down to the sculpt. I washed down the metals a lot, particularly on her skirt, as it's woven rather than solid metal. One thing I'm unhappy about is the paint seems a bit grainy in spots. I suspect this is either dust or fibers from my wet palette, but any tips on how to avoid graininess of any variety would be most welcome!
Posted: 5 Nov 2003
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