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I think I originally intended for part of the armor to be metallic and part leather, but I eventually decided to go with all metal. I was able to carefully drybrush the armor filigree in silver, and the sword was also silver with a gold hilt. I eventually decided to redo the armor in a bronze color, but you can see how it looked as gold in the image on the left. It would look nice on a Roman Legionnaire, I think, but on a monster it looks too new and shiny. Ditto for the sword in silver. This was the motivation for me to get more metal paints; I might have chosen to go with iron armor with rust splotches had I the option. After repainting the armor bronze, I was able to add the silver filigree again. The success of the silver touchup really added to my confidence in miniature painting.
I really like how the face turned out. After I finished it, I felt it looked clownish, with the pink nose and red lips. Now I find it to be more of the "scary clown" genre, or "mad-dog-biped-with-a-sword." The face appears both foolish and menacing, which is a reasonable interpretation of a gnoll. The details on the humpback were the finest I had worked on yet and I was quite proud until I saw the close-up on right. The edge work would definitely have benefited from the Helping Hand. |
The final version of the Gnoll Legionnaire is below. Hazel eyes would probably be more appropriate than blue, but I like the contrast with the rest of the color scheme. There's a fair bit of "flash" on this figure (see the sword and feet) and there's a defect on the hump. I wish I'd added some shadow between the toes by painting some dark brown in the gap. Overall I am satisfied with this figure, and it got 2 coats of lacquer to keep the figure looking sharp.