Elf Sorceress

[DFlynSqrl]

Been on a bit of a fantasy kick here lately, so I decided to paint this figure next.  She had a big sword that I just wasn't fond of so I clipped it off and turned it into a wand.  I really tried to improve my painting skills so I spent a bit more time on fleshtones and trying to make everything smoother.  Hope you like it. 





The mini is from Reaper.

Rod

[killshot]

Excellent work!    I really like the skin tone.

[Blackwolf]

Thats great! Been painting a Hasslefree elf, your's is much better...............much better.

[bc99]

She reminds me of Shakira in the "She Wolf" video.

Check it out if you haven't seen the vid!

Great mini by the way, I like the wand, cool flame effects...

[Blackwolf]

See what I mean........



   

[gamer Mac]

The skin tones are great, along with the eyes, face and hair.
I like the rest of the painting as well.
But I am not to sure about the base

[Thantsants]

Lovely mini and great paint job! I agree about the sword - bit OTT!

I'm currently assembling a Wood Elf army using old Citadel minis bought from Ebay - I think this sorceress would go rather well - did you buy her through Reaper or are there any stockists in the UK?

[DFlynSqrl]

Thanks guys!

@Greywolf - Those skin tones look really good to me. 

But I am not to sure about the base

Yeah, I'm not all that fond of it either.  You can't really see it in this picture, but I was trying to give it a wet dungeon floor effect.  I painted a reflection of the wand off the floor and a little bit of her clothing, but it kinda gets washed out in this picture (along with the highlights on her cloak). 

@Thantsants - I'm not sure where you can buy Reaper in the UK.  Sorry.  I'm lucky enough to live about 15 minutes from Reaper so I can go in on the weekends and buy them at their store.    As for making a Wood Elf army, I kind of like the Elves from this site if you want to check them out. 
http://www.thunderboltmountain.com/

[Froggy the Great]

I like the eyes and the wand conversion, and it's overall well-executed. 

To make it better:
-Your color transitions could stand to be smoother.
-Darklining - particularly at the fingers and where the face meets the hair is where I notice this would help.
-Pull your highlights closer to white / increase the contrast.  The hair is where I see this would help in particular.

Very nicely done.

[Michi]

She´s a cutie! Werner Klocke sculpt, I suppose... Great choice of colours and softly blended flesh - very nice!

[Wirelizard]

I'm lucky enough to live about 15 minutes from Reaper so I can go in on the weekends and buy them at their store.   

That could get expensive!

Is it true Reaper sells paint jars full of their little mixer-skulls, but only direct from their store? A whole batch of 28mm skulls would be useful, and I wouldn't have to wait until I'd finished another bottle of Reaper paint!

[Hauptgefreiter]

A whole batch of 28mm skulls would be useful, and I wouldn't have to wait until I'd finished another bottle of Reaper paint!

You can get packs of skulls here:
http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=95&CAT_ID=95&P_ID=439&btnProduct=Products...

[DFlynSqrl]

That could get expensive!

It usually is when I go to the store, but I don't make it over there that often.