Reader, I Drybrushed Him

 Quit bumping gums, ya hard-boiled turtle-slappers!

For my next affiliation of Marvel Crisis Protocol, I'm venturing into the Web Warriors (which is basically the Spiderverse). First up is the 1930s private detective version of Spidey, namely Spider-Man Noir.

I painted him first because ... well, it didn't take long. Just working up shades of grey from dark to light. One point of interest is that, instead of using kitchen roll for drybrushing, I glued a row of toothpicks to a piece of cardboard and used that to remove the excess paint.

The idea is that kitchen roll takes away too much moisture from the paint (because they're designed to soak it up), which can leave the actual drybrushing effect a bit chalky. So using a row of toothpicks (or any rough service) takes off the paint, but doesn't dry it out. I didn't hate the effect, it's probably less wasteful, and it does make it easier to blend one layer of paint with another.

I can't decide whether I prefer this sculpt, or the 3D printed version, but what makes the official Spider-Man Noir special (aside from a decent range of stats and abilities) is a tactics card that plays right into his character. If he can gather enough evidence and beat a confession out of someone, you gain 2VPs! Sounds like a really fun (and potentially game-winning) side-quest to play out.

Applesauce!