A bent sword was easily straightened with application of boiling water.
I covered this one in Army Painter Light Tone to give a suitably 'earthy look' while leaving it gloss varnished to represent a magical glow of resurrection energy. I intend to use him for my IHMN and OG&M games.
The photo is taken with the model in a deep shadow on a sunny day, relit with fill in flash. The things I do to get a bloody photo....
A more normal in-shadow pic where cool colours rather than sun-warm colours predominate.