This gorgeous bust is by Creepytables. I recommend looking at their stuff as they sell high quality miniatures/busts. This lady is insanely detailed and is my first foray into bust painting. I have been wanting to paint something like this for months and have been scouring the internet for models that do not have women sculpted with half their clothes missing (this is a bugbear of mine and a whole other topic for another time/rant).  Having just attempted a hand painted zenithal on my Mistweaver (see post) I wanted to try this again on this model, having since discovered that this is an actual technique! Called Grisaille, which is a form of underpainting. So, I will be doing a Grisaille painting, by blocking in light in grey tones before even going anywhere near it with colour.  My vision for the model is spring greens and the flowers, which to me look like peonies, I want to do quite a light colour with a faded blend of complementary colour to her leaves. I want t...

(step by step pictures to follow) I just wanted table top standard with these guys, something that would look better than just plastic! Below is a pretty brief guide of what I did with mine, only thing I found with these guys is that they are a bit fiddly in places and I hadn't done the smoothest of builds with them. Models were base coated with Wraithbone spray and then the skin was covered with Gryph Charger Grey (c), followed by a wash of Black Templar (c). Highlights were done with Dawnstone watered down and then edge highlight was Dawnstone mixed with Wraithbone, about a 60/40 mix. Beard and underneath of wings painted in Khorne Red, then in Blood Angels Red (c), highlighted with Evil Sunz Red. Claws and horns painted with Skeleton Horde (c), shaded with Snakebite Leather (c) and highlighted with Wraitbone. The dagger was painted in Leadbelcher then painted over with Typhus Corrosion and heavily dry brushed over with Stormhost Silver. For the base I used Stirla...