Using Reaper paint triads on a Wood Elf Goddess and giving voice to a monster

Feeling too lazy to go through my usual trial-and-error paint mixing process to find the right hues for a miniature's colour scheme gave me the excuse to try out some Reaper Master Series paint triads on a Dark Sword Wood Elf Goddess's hair and dress. These paint triads had ready-made mixtures for shadows, mid-tones and highlights so I had more time to concentrate on painting technique rather than worry about what colours combinations I needed to mix in order to get the right hue.

Dark Sword Wood Elf Goddess (light skin) - work-in-progress on hair and dress

Pastel-like green colours seems apt for a Wood Elf goddess

Besides the Wood Elf Goddess's hair and dress, the only other work I did was to block out the metal or jewellery parts on her head and neck using pure black paint. I also blocked out her eye sockets using Reaper Brown Liner in preparation for future paint work on the pupils and irises.

Side view (right) of the light-skinned Dark Sword Wood Elf Goddess

Although tempted to splash on brighter highlights, I resisted as her hair would have turned out too yellowish

Aided by wonderfully sculpted hair, I was pretty happy with how the red hair turned out. Although I was tempted to add an additional highlight using very light orange, I resisted the urge to do so because it would have turned the hair too yellowish for my liking.

Red hair for the Wood Elf Goddess using a Reaper Master Series paint triad

Using a skin triad to achieve light pastel green colours for the Wood Elf Goddess's dress

As for the Wood Elf Goddess's dress, I wanted a very light and pastel green look to accentuate her light skin and red hair. I love pastel colours so going with this shade of green was an easy choice.

Back view of the Dark Sword Wood Elf Goddess showcases her wonderfully sculpted hair

Light pastel greens on the Goddess's dress also seem to complement her red hair

Side view (left) of the light-skinned Dark Sword Wood Elf Goddess

Wood Elf Goddess's eye sockets and the jewellery parts on her head/neck were blocked out with dark colours

Giving voice to a monster
Meanwhile, if you have ever wondered how a four-eyed monster (i.e. moi or my alter ego if you will) sounds like, well head on over to my blogshop post over at http://shireworks.blogspot.com/2014/08/unboxing-of-knight-models-thor-and-loki.html to hear me doing a short unboxing video for the Knight Models Thor and Loki miniatures. I might not have a bass voice like Barry White or Darth Vader (now wouldn't that be cool) but hopefully I was clear enough to be intelligible to viewers.

Unboxing Knight Models Thor and Loki over at shireworks.blogspot.com

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