Popular Post Nissiana Posted October 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2013 She's been finished for a bit, now, but I'm just now getting around to posting her. Meet Roanne Sealock, an employee of House Deneith, the last member of our Eberron adventuring party. In the words of the the player, "she's a secretary what gets stuff DONE." If all administrative personnel were as armed and well-trained as Ms. Sealock, they would be paid extremely well and treated with the utmost respect. I love this gorgeous sculpt, but I fought with getting her completed more than any other mini in a long time. Her color selection was determined by her affiliation with House Deneith, whose colors are purple, green, and yellow. The DM (Sanael) requested that she not look like a Mardi Gras party since Roanne is a tactical scout, so I went with muted colors. Unfortunately, those greens and purples are among the oldest paints that we own, and have been through some rough temperature changes in the time we've owned them. They're gritty, gloopy, stubborn, and I could not get them to blend smoothly to save my life. Add on to this that shaded metallics are currently the bane of my existence, and I have plenty of things I'd change if I was to start her over again. She's more than ready to see action on the game table, though (and as you can see by the dust artifacts on her, she already has). For all I fought with her clothes, though, she wound up with a pretty face - I'm quite pleased with it! Comments welcome, as always! 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loim Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great job. I've always admired this sculpt, and you did it justice. I now have to add you to the list of people I hate because they paint better than I do (it's a lengthy list). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted October 23, 2013 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2013 Very nice. The face and hair are especially well done. My only nit would be that the cloak could use another highlight bump, but as you said, you were fighting it anyway, so why prolong the pain. Those eyes are stellar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencerjohn Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hurray for getting a mini painted! I almost have my paint tray of minis done from before the first Bones Kickstarter, bleh. The face is awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBluberry Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I really love what you did with her eyes. That sounds really trite, but it's just the right amount of contrast to make it pop without that over-done raccoon look. It's like you watched a few segments on how to do good eye makeup first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwashock Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3r_n3rd Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I think she's gorgeous! Great job even with the trouble you had with the paints you still made it work exceptionally well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 That looks really excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosscorpion Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) Tonya the fig looks great the face and hair are amazing. See you are keeping to your gold standard. Edited October 24, 2013 by chaosscorpion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Cleanbrush Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Wonderful job! Her face is super pretty, and I really the purple and gold you achieved on her dress despite the difficulty with the purple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissiana Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Thanks, everyone - glad you like her. Great job. I've always admired this sculpt, and you did it justice. I now have to add you to the list of people I hate because they paint better than I do (it's a lengthy list). Thanks for the compliment, but don't go hating me! I'm friendly, I promise. Very nice. The face and hair are especially well done. My only nit would be that the cloak could use another highlight bump, but as you said, you were fighting it anyway, so why prolong the pain. Those eyes are stellar! I absolutely agree about the highlights, TS. Cloaks are just about my favorite thing to paint, and I would have loved to take the highlights up another notch or two. Once I got it to a halfway decent place where the paints didn't look chalky, I decided to call that good enough and stop the torment. Thanks for the compliment on the eyes - improving my eye game is one of my current painter self-improvement projects. I really love what you did with her eyes. That sounds really trite, but it's just the right amount of contrast to make it pop without that over-done raccoon look. It's like you watched a few segments on how to do good eye makeup first. Thanks! Personal confession: I didn't know a thing about how to do my own eye makeup until I had to learn for theatre! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilwarin Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I love her eyes! Beautiful work overall :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reversednormals Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I dig the purple and gold color scheme, and her face is especially great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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