This last week has seen my mood lifted for no reason whatsoever that I can put my finger on. I would like to report that the weather in blighty has been fantastic, that I have had a Covid-19 vacine and that naked women have thrown themselves at me (again!) demanding that I make them with child. Alas however none of this is true, well except the last bit, there is a bit of truth in that. OK there isn’t, I’m lying. In any event my spirits have lifted somewhat and for that I am grateful.
Reinvigorated for reasons unknown I settled down and painted this little female elf ranger from Reaper, a 28mm figure who goes by the name of Shalelu. I rather liked painting this one and decided there was a bit of an opportunity for some freehand work on the back of her cloak. Just a few squiggles really but I felt they provided a bit of interest.
Images below.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Nice squiggles there mate 😉, lovely bit of freehand work that, nice figure all round, and so nice to see an Elf too! I can’t see anybody not being pleased tom see an Elf on your blog😉!
Oh and naked women are the worst aren’t they!! 😁
Cheers Roger.
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Cheers Roger glad you like the little elf and pleased to know I’m not the only one who has to put up with over amorous females. 😉
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Damn, TIM. I was hoping you’d gotten the shot then. Not “gotten shot” – that can be a bit different. :O
Anywho – good to hear you’ve had a nice time the last week, and that’s a bloody nice little elf-lass you’ve painted there. Those fantastic pinstriping skills of yours have transferred across to cloak-vined very convincingly. 🙂
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Cheers Azazel. I am trying to improve on the old freehand bit by bit. Glad to see you are posting again too mate. Hope some of your troubles at least are behind you. 😊
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Thanks TIM. Dad’s health stuff is ongoing (back into the hospital for another hopefully just overnight procedure on Monday next week) but things have settled a little thankfully.
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That freehand is excellent mate, fits the bill perfectly. 🙂
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Cheers mate. I am trying with the old freehand to do different things. Working on a couple now that if successful might look alright too but they are for another day when finished. 😊
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I was also going to say “nice squiggles” but Roger beat me too it! 🙂 Nice eyes as well though!
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Haha, you are going to have to be quicker than that then John now Roger is on the block. 😊 Glad you like the mini.
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Glad your spirits are lifted! Nice work on Shalelu. She looks quite useable in a variety of games & settings.
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Life is up and down for all us these days sadly. Glad you like the mini. 😊
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Great work, the freehand is great, I also really like the hair colour.
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Cheers mate, sometimes it’s nice to break away from convention. 😊
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A few squiggles he says?! You don’t want to see what happens when I do squiggles, a bloody mess!
Looks nice and the hair is so vibrant. Did you use oils for her hair or acrylics?
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Haha, I’m sure your squiggles aren’t all bad. The hair was painted using acrylics. These days, apart from base work, I pretty much use acrylics all the time now.
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Imagination is always great but not when it turns in to delusions of grandeur haha. As you know I don’t like elves so it’s been nice knowing you mate, take care and all the best……….
Ok I’m happy to give you another chance but go easy on the elves mate. Haha. Seriously though, really great job. The freehand is top notch. Funny how you look for a way of incorporating freehand but I shy away from it haha. Well done sir.
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Haha, thought you’d love the elf! 😉 As a general rule I just buy figures I like and think will be fun to do and this one just happened to be an elf. Can’t rule out more but I don’t have an elf thing going on so you can relax on that score. Yea, I’m big on this freehand thing at the moment. Got some interesting ones coming up hopefully. Like I said in our chat, it’s how I try to make my figures, along with a little bit of base work, unique as I am not a converter. 😊
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Love your work mate
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Well that opening paragraph gave me a good laugh 😀 Its great to see another fantasy miniature from you and the freehand looks great on the cloak! You did a great job working in a lot of different colors on this lass as well. It is hard with elves because greens and browns are usually the easy part but slipping some other colors, especially bold ones like red and purple and keeping it all looking natural is no small feat!
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Thank you. Not sure if I have said this before but for me it is now mainly all about the figure these days and not so much the genre. If I like the pose, can see an opportunity to practice and add some freehand, then the chances are it is going to appeal to me to do.
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You might have mentioned it but I think a lot of painters, including myself, tend to develop habits and get comfortable painting a particular genre of mini and so they paint lots of the same thing and truthfully, that is a disservice and limits your growth as a painter. So I think the way you paint minis and refuse to allow yourself to get boxed in to one genre is commendable!
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She’s lovely mate – the hair and eyes are fab, and the cloak is amazeballs!! She would’ve been perfect for Fembruary, but alas, thine bolt has been shot too early I fear!!
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Thanks Alex. Dont worry mate I’ll have something for Fembruary. 😊
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Very nice- love the hair and the cloak too.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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Catching up, though I did get a nice view of this lady elf on my email. Love your color choices here, and she still looks badass enough to take out a few Orcs (apologies to IRO).
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Anyone who might be taken in by her being a mere female is likely to come unstuck with this young lady! 😉
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