Scott's newest mini

I like it, everything is smooth and well-blended. It seems like it needs an accent color though. You have the hint of one in the feather but I think it needs to be present somewhere else on the model as well.

What color do you use to shade your blue? I like the depth you are getting in the shadows.

As Don says it is done with some of your usual colors but to me it seems like you've ramped up the contrast compared to what you normally do. I like it. The fur on the cloak could use a final highlight but I'm sure if you were painting this as a display model you'd have done that and a lot of other little things that take a lot of time and effort and amount to the difference between a great tabletop mini and one for the display case.

very cool. I love the bright colors! The face especially is top-notch.

I really need to paint a model again just for the sake of painting it. I've fallen back into the rut of batch painting to tabletop quality. You should get back into posting painting tips Scott, I've forgotten more than I remember now and a lot of the new guys could really benefit from your know-how.

Just the basics again. Like how do you prepare your minis for painting? what kind of brushes do you use? Prime black, white, grey? Spray or brush-on primer or just a basecoat of paint? How much do you water your paint down? Do you use a wet-pallette?

You know, all the things that separate a good painter from the rest of us schmucks.