60079: Lyrie Akenja

[Pingo]

This is one of the last figures from my year-end Conga Line of finishing up half-done minis, Reaper's 60079: Lyrie Akenja, a Pathfinder miniature sculpted by Julie Guthrie.

 

She's a special figure to me.

 

Lyrie Akenja is the first figure I bought after a twenty-year hiatus from minis.  I spotted her somewhere, thought "Wow, an African wizard!  Things sure have changed," and bought her, along with a few other minis.

 

I then proceeded to give her the worst paint job I had ever given a mini in my life.

 

I hadn't realized that I needed glasses nowadays, and I was too nervous to focus properly.

 

So after some angst, I soaked her paint off and started again.

 

And set her aside for a couple of years while I developed a new skill set.

 

And then picked her up again to finish with the Conga Line.

 

I like her little pushing the hood up with the wand gesture.

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2016 by Pingo

[FluidFire]

Times sure have changed - and in a good way, in this case. :)

 

There's so much about the world which hurts; but there's a certain truth in art, and there always will be. 

 

Congrats on making continued progress and great work!

[Arc 724]

Well done Pingo! Cute animals are always a bonus. I really like that cape. 

[ub3r_n3rd]

Very nice!

 

So happy to see you putting out so much of your wonderfully unique artistry! 

[Wikkidcrow]

Cloak is fantastic

[vegascat]

I agree, her cloak is really wonderfully done! She looks great overall and I too love the gesture.

[DMAgamus]

I'm digging the color of that cloak!

[Citrine]

Beautiful skin!

[Pingo]

I looked up the old WIP thread, and yes, it was less than a month after I came back to miniatures that I started her. She appears to be my earliest modern face too.

[Glitterwolf]

Another treasure!

[redambrosia]

I think of her as the "Cute Scribe with Kitteh"  Your work is, as always, fantastic!

[Chaoswolf]

I think she looks fantastic!

[Pingo]

Thanks for your kind comments!  I've added "scribe" to her tags because of course.

[72moonglum]

I'm not sure how I ended up missing this one, another beautiful job!