Looks a little bit more in keeping with the rest of the mini?
A bit of tidying today, smoothing some of the worst colour blends. I’ve added a bit of yellow at hard transition lines in an attempt to suggest that the Actual Human Sun might be directly glinting on those edges, discrete from bright sky and ground reflections.
Boop the paint at random, make a horrified face, glaze it away until the tears stop.
Pro strats, hobby pals, as we attempt something less cartoony on the rear face of the axe.
Obligatory wig-mount shot.
Removing the last of the bare primer layer as I try to avoid thinking about axe and tattoo progression.
A little bit more axe wrangling, trying to get the big blocks in place on the upper and lower blades. Definitely needs a good old scuffing and weathering pass.
Immediately sidetracked by non-metallic metal. The eventual headstone of every mini-painter.
Finally starting into a slow expansion of the tattoo. This is going to take a billion years.
Starting to sketch out what a full-sleeve tattoo might look like for a fantasy dorf. Ever get the feeling you’ve bitten off absurdly more than you can chew?
Beefy boi.
Starting on the shadow-side arm fleshtones.
Aside: I will always attempt skin ‘from black’ in the future. If you build up in thin layers you get such a developing sense of translucency for free.
A further ‘drama’ pass on the hair.
Hairdressing intensifies
First beard(s) highlight pass sketched in.