Slight change of pace... here's a Bloodwrack Medusa!
Obviously I've presented the title image from behind. Avoid those eyes. Safety first.
My hobby space was recently becoming swamped in empty boxes, half-clipped sprues and various unfinished projects, so last week I had a thorough clean-out.
This was a tonic to my hobby. And with my head clear, I found myself just picking random miniatures off the shelves and painting them for the fun of it.
This one has been waiting for a year, which is not that long considering I've loved the Medusa story ever since seven-year-old me read the Puffin Book of Myths and Legends.
Then there was the Harryhausen Clash of the Titans movie, which sealed the deal.
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| Visiting Tate Britain's exhibition a few years' back was a rare treat. |
Of course, she would have been painted a lot sooner if GW hadn't attached the model to a big damn war engine that I didn't want. So as I was lurking on eBay, Warsmith Chris came to my rescue and generously gifted the mini from his Daughters of Khaine army,
I was anxious to get the snake skin and the human flesh right, but it turned out to be done in a couple of hours, and no great ordeal.
- Tail and hair: Incubi Darkness base, drybrush Kabalite Green, drybrush Warpstone Green, Coelia Greenshade wash, Nurgling Green drybrush
- Skin: Cadian Fleshtone base, Seraphim Sepia wash, Pallid Wych Flesh layer
- Claw: Balthazar Gold base, Druchii Violet wash
- Spear, Leadbelcher base, Balthazar Gold base, Druchii Violet wash
- Venom drips: Bilious Green (the really old one!) base, Biel-Tan Green wash
And that was it. Very happy with this latest addition to my mythical beasts menagerie (I think I need to do a minotaur next).
And a huge bronze man.
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