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Painting Inara Sion the cleansing blade
Inara Sion is a water-caster. She carries an amphora containing water from the Everspring. Her blade isn’t forged steel, it’s more of a liquid with the ability to whip at foes from a distance.
That in mind, I wanted to approach her in a similar way to the other Darkwater miniatures to give the set a more consistent and complete feel.
Primed in black (Colourforge Matt black) then began under painting (see previous tutorial) in a grey/blueish purple, made with Pro Acryl Ultramarine Blue, Dark Magenta and Blue Black.
Remember that the end product as you see pictured below Inara’s dress is an off white, so it will take a number of thin layers to achieve the overall look.
Shadows and light again play an important role in understanding colour and how they are affected by both.
You will notice from the pictures that the folds on the front of the dress are a slightly different shade to the ones on the back, giving the impression that the light source is focused more on the miniature’s front than the back.
Also note that I had the genius idea (not so) to paint the dress to appear chiffon-like.
I gradually add more and more Bright Ivory (Pro Acryl) to the mix to lighten the cloth to the end result, using lines and dots to add texture to give it a more realistic cloth like feel.
The chiffon effect was achieved by gently glazing on the flesh tone, to make the fabric look like it has a slightly transparent appearance. Then I added a brighter highlight around the creases to further enhance the areas.
The water coming from the large pot was fairly easy to achieve, white paint base, then several thinned glazes of Aethermatic Blue Contrast paint (GW)
Our water caster has power over water, she can bend water at will with her blade, with that in mind I wanted her base to look like she is in the process of bending water to create a water barrier. For this I used some Green Stuff World UV resin mixed with the blue contrast and began layering it onto the base, curing it with a UV light as I built it up.
The rising droplets were achieved with the use of gravity and a good timing! Resin added, base turned upside down, gravity kicks in, UV light added and fortunately dried the resin just as it formed the droplets! Voila!!
I was genuinely surprised and happy with the result.
Let me know if you have any questions, thanks again for reading.
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Painting Inara Sion the cleansing blade
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