Report from Kezley - Part 4

kezley writes:

Painting the Staff and Clothing

I want her to look like a person that is close to nature, so the staff will be made from wood and her clothing will be made from leopard skin.

I put a black coat on the spearhead. Followed with Vallejo Dark Grey. For the highlight, I added Vallejo Offwhite little by little to Vallejo Dark Grey for the result shown in the 2nd picture. For the final highlight, I painted Vallejo Offwhite on the edges of the curves.

I basecoated the staff with GW Bestial Brown and a little bit of Vallejo Iraqui Sand. Then, I painted the wood grain with Vallejo Iraqui Sand, thinned down to watercolor consistency. I wanted the staff to look tribal, so I painted the wood grain with sharp lines, to accentuate the tribal look and feel.

For the leopard skin, I started with Vallejo Light Brown as a basecoat. For the highlight, I added GW Bubonic Brown and Vallejo Iraqui Sand to Vallejo Light Brown. For the spots, I used Vallejo Burnt Umber.

The staff is accentuated with a gold ring. To be consistent, I painted the gold in the NMM way. Started with GW Bestial Brown on top of a black coat. Continued by adding GW Snakebite Leather for the 1st highlight. Then added GW Bubonic Brown to the Bestial Brown and Snakebite Leather mix for the next highlight. Accentuated light reflections with Ivory. (Same method applied to her bracelet on her right arm.)