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I'm also going to preface this with a note that after creating the effects I've got a few thoughts on how to pull it off a little cleaner - I'll share those at the end of the article.
You can also view a 360 view here:
Painting the Miniature
Getting the miniature ready to wield some ancient magics, I used a Reaper Bones figure. As I covered in my Reaper Review, some primers will make your plastic tacky and gross, so I painted it with White Gesso, then primed it.
Painting her was actually super simple - Used some washes and thinned paints over the white and just left it at that.
If you want to see how I painted her glowing eyes, take a look at that tutorial.
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I use Sculpting Gel all over the place to create unique effects. On this mage's base, I used a textured fiber gel, covered by a thick blue wash. As you can see, it creates a nice surface texture.
Transparent Supplies
As long as it's clear and flexible, you're good to go. Some suggestions are:
- Transparency / Overhead Paper
- Card Sleeves
Single Hovering Runes (Simple)
Of the effects I created, I really like how this one turned out.
1. Creating the Runes
- Cut a strip in your clear material.
Use a ruler to keep it straight. - Paint the runes.
- Start with a dark base.
- Wash a lighter colour over the runes
- Highlight with a light, then a white.
- Repeat for the other side. (If being 2-sided is important.)
Once the runes are painted, glue the strip into a circle.
2. Attaching the Runes
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- Sculpt some gel on the miniature.
- Place the rune plastic over the gel.
Layered Hovering Runes (Complex)
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1. Scale Your Effect
First I decided how large the effect would be, in this case using a paint bottle to figure out sizing.
2. Cut The Transparency
Same as above, I've used clear overhead paper. Pictured, I'm using a ruler with my cut to make sure it's straight.
3. Paint the Runes
You can go as heavy or light as you like and I chose to aim for the original photo.
I created 3 layers, starting with orange, moving lighter into yellows and some final white highlights.
On the outer areas I used a little yellow and white alone to create some outer glow effects.
Finally, note that I've weaved some of the lines under and over each other to intertwine them.
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Same as the smaller effect above, I've used sculpting gel to stack each layer together. Eventually this dries clear.
Alternate Approaches
Size
I think the larger effect takes over a little too much. In the future when I use this technique, I'll probably limit it to smaller ones, such as these:
Cleanliness
I ended up trimming the effects and I think in the future I'd stick to straight lines. So, in the case of those two diamonds I'd probably still cut around the diamonds. But for the circular areas, I think I'd keep the cuts around them cleaner - Either one large box or smaller uniform diamond cuts around them.
Vibrancy
Finally, for a higher detailed figure, I probably would have painted both sides and used more whites and yellows to create a brighter magical effect.
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