![Sanath of Fernando Enterprises Sanath of Fernando Enterprises](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063a.jpg)
Preparation
The first thing we did was to clean up the casting with a craft knife and round file. Mold lines, flash, and all the other usual imperfections can ruin an otherwise great paintjob, so we try and get as smooth a surface as we can.
These figures were fragile - made up of a soft lead alloy - so we were very careful when we cleaned the mold lines.
![Prepared figure Prepared figure](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063b.jpg)
We undercoated with grey primer (spray).
Painting
The first thing we did was to paint the body of the figure using a light green acrylic, using the #02 Miniature Lovers paint brush.
![Basecoated with light green Basecoated with light green](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063c.jpg)
Then we applied a dark green wash.
![Working on the flesh Working on the flesh](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063d.jpg)
We highlighted it with lime green, using a flat paint brush.
Next, we moved to paint the fingernails. First we painted with black, and then highlighted the nails using white.
![Flesh and fingernails Flesh and fingernails](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063e.jpg)
![Flesh and toenails Flesh and toenails](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063f.jpg)
After highlighting the body, we started to paint the outer clothing. For that, we used a white basecoat and highlighted with grey.
![Outer clothing Outer clothing](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063g.jpg)
After painting the outer clothing, we moved to paint the inner clothing. The inner clothing was painted using bluish grey and red.
![Inner clothing Inner clothing](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063h.jpg)
Next is the mouth. We were careful not to mess with the face while painting the mouth! First, we applied a basecoat of black for the mouth - including the teeth. Then we painted the mouth using red, highlighted with pink. The teeth were painted using an off-white color.
![The mouth The mouth](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063i.jpg)
We painted the sword using silver, and shaded with black paint. The sword hilt was painted silver, gold, and red - highlighted with black.
![Sword Sword](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063j.jpg)
The hat was painted using dark violet, and highlights were done with light violet.
![Hat Hat](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063k.jpg)
The eyes are a distinguishing part of this figure. They were painted with red, using the 10/0 Miniature Lovers paint brush.
![Eyes Eyes](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063l.jpg)
The chain and bangle were painted black, highlighted with gold.
![Chain and bangle Chain and bangle](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063m.jpg)
And here is the completed figure of Gashonock the Retiring:
![Gashonock the Retiring Gashonock the Retiring](workbench/pics/fan/2008/350063n.jpg)