Show your Bêlit!

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[Not Quite Dead]

Nicely done. She seems to have a quite stern expression. Really interesting.

 

And, as Belkar used to say to Roy: « I hate to see you leave, but I love to watch you go. » *cough*

[Primeval]

Finally finished Savage Belit; she has a little extra hair on the left side of her face to cover a casting flaw but I think that actually highlights her face better.

 

 

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Not happy with the face on Belit savage. That's a surprisingly difficult one to paint well.

[Not Quite Dead]

Faces are always a tough part of the job. Even with a perfectly sculpted mini, the slightest move at the worse moment can ruin a lot of hard work.

 

I remember that I spent quite numerous tries on Hadrathus and 'classic' Belit heads with no luck, and I finally gave up. Well, one can't win every single battle, not even Conan. Furthermore, what's important is to win the war, and this is something you're very close to, I guess, seing how much new miniatures you've posted since the last time I've checked.

[Not Quite Dead]

And here's my version of Belit, Queen of the Black Coast:

 

 

The eyes are too big. With that hair, she looks a bit like some manga girl. Anyway, I'll keep her that way, as I've so many mini left to paint.

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One trick I've had some success with on the eyes is to take a dark flesh shade and try to do a horizontal stroke under to make them more of a slit opening. I've been painting them like this, then coming back and carefully edging it to a more narrow opening with dark flesh. Then occasionally it goes too far and much cursing is required as you start over.