Bones V - Rocky Brush Holder

[veoviscool12]

This is the second miniature I've ever painted, and the first with Reaper paints. I figured that a brush holder would come in handy for the all the Bones V painting in my future! The only Reaper paints I own are the Bones V paints (Learn to Paint kit and the two collections), plus two bottles of Reaper MSP 9038 Rainy Gray.

 

Overall I'm really pleased with the way this first attempt worked out! I primed everything with 9038 Rainy Gray, then put on the base coats. The wings and ears gave me the most trouble as I had generously overpainted with 9410 Dragon Green, and was attempting a wet blend with 09468 Brilliant Red and 09218 Lava Orange. They required seven or eight coats before I got solid coverage over the green. Once everything was painted and cleaned up, I did a dry brush highlight pass, and then sealed it with two coats of Rust-oleum Crystal Clear Enamel and one coat of Testors Dullcote. I waited 24 hours between each coat to give it plenty of time to dry. I also masked off the gold pile prior to the Dullcote to make sure it would stay shiny.

 

Some things that could have been better:

 

1. The eyes should have been a different color to make them pop, instead of disappearing in the face. Additionally the right eye is quite muddy and the pupil gets lost amidst all the black veins. I was getting tired of working on Rocky at this point and wanted to get it finished. Ideally the eye would have been repainted. The left eye is better, but still gets lost in all the green.
2. I forgot that my wash darkens the mini, and didn't paint in brighter colors to compensate, which means overall it's quite muted and dark.

Edited September 16, 2021 by veoviscool12

[Inarah]

Very nice.  You have a good assortment of paints to work with.  Having more does not make you a better painter. :) 

Welcome to the hobby. 

 

[Chaoswolf]

Good work on him!

[KruleBear]

That turned out nice and I like the look of that murky eye. 

[Dozus]

For your second mini, this is great! I think the color tone is good - a balance of realistic and cartoonish. Perfect for the sculpt.

 

Keep painting! Can't wait to see more!

[Marsya]

Great work especially on your 2nd mini. The red wings contrast the green nicely. You can always wait sometime and revisit his eye if you like later especially since I imagine he'll be central on your desk for holding your brushes.

[Glitterwolf]

Second mini?

Wow my second mini wasn't that good I can tell you.

 

Great work and it shows that you had fun painting it.

[Iridil]

He looks great - nice color choices and clean painting - can't believe it's your second mini - keep painting