Painted with Monument Hobbies Igniters which are now out of stock, they've been upgraded to PRO Sable. Paints used are Formula P3, Vallejo, Scale75, and Citadel Contrast. I bought most of my supplies at Game State. Primer: Vallejo White. Skin: P3 Idrian Flesh (base), P3 Khardic Flesh (shadow), P3 Midlund Flesh (layer), P3 Ryn Flesh (highlight). Eyes: P3 Menoth White Highlight (base), P3 Sanguine Flesh (pupils). Hair: P3 Murderous Magenta (base), VMC Purple (layer), VMC Purple/P3 Menoth White Highlight 1:1 (highlight). Top: P3 Sanguine Base (shadow), P3 Amethyst Rose (base), P3 Skorne Red (layer), P3 Inferno Orange (glaze). Skirt: P3 Sanguine Base (shadow), P3 Skorne Red (base), P3 Inferno Orange (outer ring), P3 Heartfire (middle ring), P3 Sulfuric Yellow (inner ring). Underskirt: P3 Bloodstone (glaze). Scythe: P3 Pig Iron (blade). P3 Bloodstone (handle). Ground: P3 Bloodstone (base), VMC Smoke (wash). Boots: P3 Rucksack Tan (base), VMC Smoke (wash). Scarf/Belt: P3 Cygmar Blue Highlight (base), P3 Exile Blue (shadow), P3 Meridius Blue (layer), P3 Eldritch (highlight), P3 Eldritch/P3 Frostbite 1:1 (top highlight). Spell Effect: Citadel Contrast Blood Angels Red (base), S75 Dwarven Gold (drybrush). Arm Wraps: P3 Bloodstone/P3 Heartfire 1:1 (base), P3 Sulfuric Yellow (highlight), P3 Sanguine Base (line). If you enjoyed the article, please do consider donating your spare change on my Linktree https://linktr.ee/junebug.minis. It helps fund my art with supplies, new minis, and upskilling. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy the art!
Gem effects are a great way to depict a reflective surface like a polished gemstone, or even for flat surfaces like goggle lenses. It's a great little technique to give your painting another level of detail and the high level of contrast sells the illusion that you've painted a super reflective item. My task on this "Skeletor" mini was to embed the staff with jewels. My previous experiment (inks over a silver base) was quite a failure, so I had a couple of options at my disposal. Citadel has a line of gemstone paints (Spiritstone Red, Soulstone Blue, and Waystone Green), which turn out best when painted over a bright silver base - this was what I was trying to achieve with my inks. They dry very glossy and give the effect of a shiny bead. This was Option 1. However, I thought back to gem effects that were instead achieved with "normal" paints, which looked like a gem because of how you apply light and shadows to sell the reflections. This was a little more appealing to my perfectionist side, so this is what I decided on in the end.
How to paint a simple round gem:
As I was putting together this little sequence in PowerPoint, it previewed the final gem when the colours were changed, and I think this is a good visualisation of how different colour gems look like. For my wings recipe specifically:
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