After some thought about what color to paint the figure's cloak, I decided to use Dark Cherry from Folk Art craft paints. You can see the preliminary results below. On the workbench, it looks creepy and just a bit different than the basic black all the other Nosferatu seem to be wearing this year. (Being a fashion designer for a hip and mod Nosferatu trend-setter is such demanding work!)
Plus, these progress photos better show some of the highlighting I did on his hands and fingers. Of course, I still need to paint his fingernails, along with lots of other work. But so far, so good. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I will use them on the other three Nosferatu I have to paint.
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| "Trust me. In this outfit, you will be the envy of all the other Nosferatu!" |
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| "It's the holes that say, 'Look out, world, I'm just a bit dangerous and rebellious today!" |
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| "No problem. We can let out the sleeves, giving you a skosh more room when reaching out to touch a friend." |
Perfect choice of colour! What a fabulous result.
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DeleteHe looks great, glad you got him finished :)
ReplyDelete"I may be dead, but I'm still pretty." - Buffy the Slayer
ReplyDeleteYou don't often see facial hair on vampires, this guy's goatee/soulless-patch is a nice touch. The non-black is a great idea, most naturally-dyed black fabrics are not perfectly black after all!
"Soulless patch"? Nice!
DeleteI like the "souless patch" as well!
DeleteHey, different is good in miniatures. I love seeing rank upon rank of Napoleonic troops shooting the snot out of each other, but seeing ten people paint the same non-military figure exactly the same way is just BORING. Kudos for taking a risk and a really nice result.
ReplyDeleteAnd your captions made me smile, which I needed today.
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Glad you like the captions. I had fun with them when I wrote them late that night.
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