The Reclaimer was actually a pretty quick figure to paint considering a vast majority of it was either black or metallic and there was very little exposed flesh. Still black can be a tricky color to paint. I went ahead and went the wet blending route since every time I try to layer black it seems to turn out poorly. The result is subtle but present, which was what I was going for so I’m happy with it. On the down side the highlighting on the teal trim of the stole doesn’t show up well, which is dissapointing.
Very nice work! I have been ogling your Mini gallery for a while, nice stuff. Can you tell me how you did your black cloth and your flesh? I have been trying to do some on my own Protectorate but it just doesn’t come out nice. Thanks!
Sure!
For the black cloth basically I web blend black and a medium gray color. Color name will depend on miniature line or you can just mix black and white 50/50 and use that. I base coat the miniature black and then wet blend the gray, and that’s really pretty much it.
I don’t use the P3 two brush blending though. I was taught wet blending differently. More like this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhThI6kZHY. It looks very similar to what PP does but the big difference for me is that I don’t just blend the highlight color down, I work back and forth from both sides (the black and gray) to get the transition I want.
Skin’s always pretty rough for me. I get a lot of mileage out of the fact that I don’t have to paint much of it on my Protectorate figures. 😉 I use a layering technique that Dr. Faust demos extremely well in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-rsH9wdaVg
Sorry for the links, but these guys explain it way better than I could, and with handy visual references!