Juliette - 77057 of Reaper's Bones line - might have the least inspired title for a miniature that I've run across. "Female Sorceress" seems redundant, at least. In any case, this is another figure from the first Reaper Bones Kickstarter.
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| Juliette in her natural environment - a dungeon grid. |
The color scheme I used for this figure is inspired by the Erol Otus cover for the 1981 Dungeons and Dragons Basic Set. That product has a special place in my heart - it was my ticket into tabletop gaming. Something about Juliette reminded me of the woman spell caster depicted on that cover. Maybe I'll keep more classic gaming artwork in mind for future projects.
Cleaning
As always, I start with a through scrubbing with a stiff brush and warm soap and water. It removes any residue from manufacturing or handling that might cause issues during the painting process.
Basing
Gluing a spray primed steel fender washer to the integral base gives the figure more stability. The lightweight Bones miniatures have a habit of falling over without this step.
Priming
I choose a mix of FolkArt Glass & Tile Medium and Reaper 09028 Muddy Brown this time around. Brown makes a good underlayer for the skin, hair, and accessory colors. It also works well with red, which doesn't always coat well over a coat of grey or black.
Skin
Reaper 09047 Fair Skin is a reliable way of putting a pale skin tone on a miniature.
Hair
The Reaper 09257 Blond Hair I used on Juliette produces a bright golden hair color. I might experiment with adding a little white for a platinum blond in a future project. For a darker, honey blond, Reaper 09074 Palomino Gold works well, but I wanted the hair to stand out from the dress.
Clothing
I used two coats of paint for the red dress. Reaper 09278 Gory Red provides a dark base color. Reaper 09279 Fresh Blood was used as a highlight color.
Accessories
The corset, boots, and belt were all painted in Reaper 09284 Lonestar Leather. I tried going for a glass effect for the bottles on Juliette's belt, but I didn't like the results and painted over it. Besides, any glass containers should be protected by pouches during a dungeon delve.
Washes
I applied a layer of Secret Weapon W005 Flesh Wash over the entire figure. It worked well on the hair, skin, and accessories, but may have darkened the dress a little too much. To correct for this, I tried a coat of Secret Weapon W025 Just Red on the dress.
Basing
I used a little sand to texture the steel washer base and blend it with the integral base. The combined base elements were painted with FolkArt 231 Real Brown followed by a dry brushing with FolkArt 420 Linen. This produces the look of dry or sandy ground.
The dress turned out darker than I intended, but I like how it contrasts with the rest of the figure. Since I planned out similar color schemes for both figures, I painted Juliette at the same time as Hasslefree Miniatures HFSF202 Lt Thoran. Many of the same paints were used for both figures, but the reds turned out a little different due to the washes I used.
As always, I start with a through scrubbing with a stiff brush and warm soap and water. It removes any residue from manufacturing or handling that might cause issues during the painting process.
Basing
Gluing a spray primed steel fender washer to the integral base gives the figure more stability. The lightweight Bones miniatures have a habit of falling over without this step.
Priming
I choose a mix of FolkArt Glass & Tile Medium and Reaper 09028 Muddy Brown this time around. Brown makes a good underlayer for the skin, hair, and accessory colors. It also works well with red, which doesn't always coat well over a coat of grey or black.
Skin
Reaper 09047 Fair Skin is a reliable way of putting a pale skin tone on a miniature.
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| Three quarters view. |
Hair
The Reaper 09257 Blond Hair I used on Juliette produces a bright golden hair color. I might experiment with adding a little white for a platinum blond in a future project. For a darker, honey blond, Reaper 09074 Palomino Gold works well, but I wanted the hair to stand out from the dress.
Clothing
I used two coats of paint for the red dress. Reaper 09278 Gory Red provides a dark base color. Reaper 09279 Fresh Blood was used as a highlight color.
Accessories
The corset, boots, and belt were all painted in Reaper 09284 Lonestar Leather. I tried going for a glass effect for the bottles on Juliette's belt, but I didn't like the results and painted over it. Besides, any glass containers should be protected by pouches during a dungeon delve.
Washes
I applied a layer of Secret Weapon W005 Flesh Wash over the entire figure. It worked well on the hair, skin, and accessories, but may have darkened the dress a little too much. To correct for this, I tried a coat of Secret Weapon W025 Just Red on the dress.
Basing
I used a little sand to texture the steel washer base and blend it with the integral base. The combined base elements were painted with FolkArt 231 Real Brown followed by a dry brushing with FolkArt 420 Linen. This produces the look of dry or sandy ground.
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| Rear view. Somebody downrange is receiving a magic missile. |
The dress turned out darker than I intended, but I like how it contrasts with the rest of the figure. Since I planned out similar color schemes for both figures, I painted Juliette at the same time as Hasslefree Miniatures HFSF202 Lt Thoran. Many of the same paints were used for both figures, but the reds turned out a little different due to the washes I used.
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