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Fairy with Dagger
This fairy was really fun to paint. First off, without a doubt the best face I've ever done. I actually put eye shadow on this one (she was crying out for it), and I added a little shine reflection to her bottom lip. I made her a brunette with blonde streaks in the front, and it really seemed to fit. A fancy little design on that tiny @#$% dagger sheath was satisfying to get done too. I used the holy trinity of purple/orange/green for this mini, and I have to say that the wings photographed the least accurately. Blah, the eye is more forgiving than the lens! Lastly, this mini is the first time that I used water effects for a base. I painted her base up like a lily pad, and floated her on some water. But I did learn something about water effects; all my carefully blended blue ripples that I painted were fairly obscured after applying the effects, and the only thing that showed up was the white for the ripple caps. I guess the colors need to have more contrast under there, but live and learn, and I'm still fairly happy with the result. Comments are greatly appreciated!
Posted: 15 Sep 2004
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