Blade Maiden

Description	:	I've wanted to paint this mini since I saw Angela Imries version on coolmini. The painting was straightforward although it took me about 20 hours, The skin was painted with catachan green and bronze flesh highlighted with bronzed flesh and successively Vallejo elf flesh and white. The hair was snakebite leather and vallejo golden yellow and a little white. The NMM for the sword was Vallejo black with successive layers of white. The NMM gold was the same colours as the hair but in different proportions. The base was milliput. I was going to make a more complex base but the simple rock seemed sufficient, lending a tension to the figures pose. Richard (www.aftermathminiatures.com)

Poll results:
Number 4 overall.
First Choice: one vote
Second Choice: one vote
Third Choice: 3 votes

From:	Adam Prentis (kukn)	(Sat 28 Apr 2007 04:32:11 AM CDT)
Very neat and smooth. The dull colour of the photo plays down the painting level though. I'd suggest making the picture without the faded-musty sheen.

From:	Dave Wright (orkydave)	(Mon 30 Apr 2007 06:05:26 PM CDT)
I really like the NMM and the base, the skin looks a little flat but this does not detract from the overall asthetics. Great work.