Techniques
Since this mini was done rather quickly, I performed a lot of shortcuts. I basecoated using the midtone colors. That way, I could glaze in the shadows, and then add two or three rounds of highlights. This works much quicker than highlighting from shadow color, though I feel it's less precise. It tends to look a bit sloppier, in my opinion. So, I utilized glazes - which are just more precise washes - to shade and highlight basecoats.
Paint Recipes
Skin
- Basecoat:
- Renaissance Ink Medium Grey
- Highlight 1:
- Renaissance Ink Medium Grey + RMS Linen White
- Highlight 2:
- Renaissance Ink Medium Grey + 2 RMS Linen White
- Shadow:
- RMS Grey Liner applied as a glaze
Belt, Cloth, and Fur
- Basecoat:
- 2 Renaissance Ink Bright Red + 1 Renaissance Ink Black
- Highlight 1:
- 3 Renaissance Ink Bright Red + 1 Renaissance Ink Black
- Highlight 2:
- Renaissance Ink Bright Red
- Shadow:
- RMS Brown Liner applied as a glaze
Weapons:
- Basecoat:
- RMS Shadowed Steel
- Highlight:
- RMS Polished Silver
- Handles:
- Basecoat in RMS Tanned Leather, with a wash of Brown Liner.
Armor
- Basecoat:
- Renaissance Ink Black
- Highlight 1:
- 3 Renaissance Ink Black + 1 RMS Linen White
Gold Metals:
Renaissance Ink Metallic Gold
Hair:
- Basecoat:
- RMS Snow Shadow
- Highlight:
- RMS Pure White — several applications of drybrushing, concentrating more highlights
on the areas that are raised.
Teeth:
- Basecoat:
- RMS Pale Buckskin
- Highlight 1:
- RMS Pale Buckskin + Linen White
- Highlight 2:
- RMS Pale Buckskin + 3 Linen White
- Highlight 3:
- RMS Linen White
Basing
Editor in Chief Bill 
specifically asked for a "dungeon base" on this guy. So, I set out sculpting my first base ever. It was a good experience, and I realized a lot about working with greenstuff. I used sculpting tools from a kit that Sculptor Gene Van Horne had given me. I applied a layer of greenstuff, and worked on getting it as smooth as possible. Then I started cutting segments to make it look tiled. I was very satisfied with the way it came out.
I painted the base in black, and then drybrushed different colors over it to give it some texture. I applied RMS Stone Grey, RMS Shadowed Steel, RMS Midnight Blue, and RMS Snow Shadow. I did several applications of each color until I was happy with the results.
