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Happy Scrappy Hero Pup
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#1 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

I decided to do a blog on my entry for this painting comp as well. The goal is to put up a pic everytime I pass a stage.

So without further ado, here she is: Miss America

Naked and slightly blurry. . .

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I absolutely love this model, but she's so beautiful (IMO) that I'm actually intimidated by her. I get nervous touching her - like I'll never live up to her expectations. In short, she's much too hot to be with the likes of me, and I know it :)
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#2 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

First update:

I've base coated my little lovely. . .

I played with the paint scheme a little first - should I paint her with white robes and a red cape? Or red robes with a white cape? Blond or raven-tressed?

In the end, I went for red everywhere - something you don't often see in High Elves, but it fits my army's color scheme and there's something naughty about it that every floating chick needs.

As the model progresses, I intend to introduce flame touches building from her toes and up the dress - like she's powering up a Fiery Blast or somesuch. :)

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#3 Post by Allerion »

:shock:

whats her number? :P

anyway;

i really like the hair. it seems to have more depth than most. back seems to be shaded slightly darker than front. (imo) but im just noticing the two reds...
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#4 Post by Garen2 »

Where is this model from, she is wonderful, specially the hair
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#5 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

She is a Helldorado mini from the Demons boxed set. The model was never available individually, and Helldorado is sadly no longer in business :cry:

A buddy of mine managed to get this for me by going through a Quebec game store. It was quite a challenge to track down! :D
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#6 Post by Eärendil »

What a great model. You are lucky to have her :wink:
army blog: http://ulthuan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25300
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#7 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

Update 2: Wash that dirty girl!

Applied one coat of watered down Vallejo Black Glaze to the red. This has become a standard move for me for just about any color. I start bright, then tone it down with some good ol' Black Glaze. Next coat will be a red wash to bring some of the warmth back. If I'm doing a regiment, I'd also do the skin and hair at this point, but my little lovely deserves a little extra time and attention. :)

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#8 Post by redarmy27 »

*Whistles* Beautiful! I can't wait to see some more work on the robes. It's looking good so far!




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If you're interested, feel free to contact me about commission work!

The Host is growing! *cackle*: http://www.ulthuan.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=627074#627074
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#9 Post by Leoniidi »

Gah I might as well give up on the contest, this model is too beautiful. :D I wanna paint this instead of the helf mage. :P

Looking good mate, this is gonna be one hell of a mage. :)
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#10 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

Leoniidi wrote:Gah I might as well give up on the contest, this model is too beautiful. :D
Nah, I'm still the one painting it. That means the door is wide open :lol:

Update 3: More Washes

This step I washed the dress with GW red, the flesh with GW Sepia, and the hair with GW Ogryn Flesh.

The wash of red - though it may or may not really show in the pictures - brings warmth back to the red and deepens the recesses further. I find that black glazes make most colors cooler - more toward the blue end of the spectrum - so warming them up is essential. Especially with this girl, who will be blazing at the end.

This if my first time using Gryphon Sepia on the skin - I usually use Ogryn Flesh - but I wanted to keep her fairly pale. That's Sepia over Elf Flesh/Skull White for those of you keeping score at home. :)

Lastly, Ogryn Flesh over Sunburst Yellow is a great base for blondes IMO. I LOVE the detail on this girl's hair. I hope I can do it justice :?

She looks rather unhappy today, doesn't she? :)

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#11 Post by Telephalsion »

"Lady in red, is dancing with me..."

Nice model, I'm sure you'll do it justice.
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#12 Post by Leoniidi »

Good song, good model. :p

I'm sure you'll make it justice Happy. I remember your white lion and spearman command groups back then, they were awesome! :D

I should paint some more of my mage as well I guess, kinda tired of painting 20 temple guards...

Good luck with the competition, it's gonna be a great one with so many contestants. :)
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#13 Post by Happy Scrappy Hero Pup »

Thanks for the votes of confidence guys :D

Update 4: A dash of red

I reapplied watered down Blood Red to begin smoothing out the dress. Hopefully you can see the difference - I know pics don't always show the details.

BTW, my apolologies if these pics don't show huge progress each time. I'm not trying to be tedious, just meticulous :)

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