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| As strange as this sounds, I've never really tried the 'soaked in blood' base idea. So I started from white... |
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| ...but in hindsight a nice coat of red over that would have been a better base to work from. I just started layering on different glazes and washes and such. Not only did it take forever to dry, it required multiple layers and waaaaay too much paint / glaze / wash... you get the idea. |
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| Here's a pic of the final product, without using the flash on the camera. Since it looked more 'muddy rust' than 'fresh blood'... |
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| I layered on some 'Ard Coat for the shine. |
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| Here's the work-in-progress miniature, which I'm trying to paint using James Wappel's method of putting down midtones before shadows then highlights. At this point, I was really just started. Should be done tomorrow. |