Kingdom Death White Speaker

[bailey03]

If you've seen my other posts here, you know I normally work on larger scale figures.  But recently I took on a commission to paint the 28mm version of Kingdom Death's White Speaker.  I actually painted the 54mm version a few years back, so I thought it'd be an interesting exercise to see how I could do on the 28mm one.

 

So far my focus has been on the skin.  The other sections just have some dark undercoats.  I played around with my mixes a bit on this one.  I started by base coating her with a 2:1 mix of Rosy Shadow and Bronzed Shadow.  I then used a 4:1 mix of Chestnut Brown and Rosy Shadow to create the darkest shadows.  From there I worked up to a 3:1 mix of Rosy Skin and Bronzed Skin and finally added in Fair Highlight for the brightest parts.  Although she's a female figure, I still went for a more dramatic contrast range and brought out some of the muscles more than I might on a different female subject.  This one is a badass warrior, so she should be pretty fit.

[Glitterwolf]

Super!

[Bustedknee]

Every so often I see a paint job that makes me wonder why I bother.  Congrats, this is one.  I think the choice of going with the more dramatic contrast was a good one.  Those muscles are obviously not just for show.  Excited to see where you go with the rest of it.

 

[bailey03]

Thanks!

 

Got the main figure mostly finished, just a couple little details still to do and then the base.

[bailey03]

Here's the updated figure and the painted base.  I still need to paint the spear, which will be sticking out of the base.  But everything else is essentially complete.