Painting THE BRUXA from The Witcher: Old World

Steps

1. 1 Base-coat all of her skin (everything but the hair) with Bugman's Glow.
2. 2 Base-coat the bark side of the chopped logs on the base with Dryad Bark.
3. 3 Base-coat the barrel and the wagon wheel with Mournfang Brown.
4. 4 Base-coat the large post she's hanging from, and the wooden decking beneath it, with English Uniform.
5. 5 Base-coat the inside of the chopped firewood with Zandri Dust.
6. 6 Base-coat her hair with Black Grey.
7. 7 Base-coat the dirt on the rest of the base with German Cam. Black Brown.
8. 8 Paint the metal straps around the barrel and the edge of the base with Abaddon Black.
9. 9 Dry-brush Iraqi Sand over the entire base, including the wooden post, to bring out the texture.
10. 10 Wash the dirt part of the base with Nuln Oil, pooling a little in each spoke of the wagon wheel.
11. 11 Wash all the wood — firewood, wooden post, barrel, and wagon wheel — with Agrax Earthshade.
12. 12 Fill in the inside of her eyes with Abaddon Black.
13. 13 Paint the fangs and teeth with Silver Grey.
14. 14 Dot in the eyes with Fluo Red, applying two or three coats to make it stand out.
15. 15 Highlight the skin by mixing Harvester Flesh into the Bugman's Glow base coat, building thin layers over the upward-facing surfaces — thighs, knees, calves, heels, and upper arms.
16. 16 Highlight the hair by mixing Silver Grey into the Black Grey base, applying short sharp strokes along the hair's contour and focusing the brightest, near-pure Silver Grey highlights on smaller areas.
17. 17 Thin Reikland Fleshshade with water and shade the downward-facing skin and the creases and folds — knee bends, hip bends, the armpit, and between the fingers.
18. 18 Darken the hair with several coats of Nuln Oil, letting each dry before the next.
19. 19 Dot in the nipples with Dark Fleshtone, then mix in a little Harvester Flesh for a small highlight.
20. 20 Apply Blood For The Blood God over her claws, where she grips the pillar, and around her mouth and dripping down her face.

Paints used

• Abaddon Black (Citadel)

  Metal straps around the barrel, the edge of the base, and filling in the inside of her eyes

• Agrax Earthshade (Citadel)

  Wash over all the wood on the base — firewood, post, barrel, and wagon wheel

• Black Grey (Vallejo, Model Color)

  Base coat for her hair; mixed with Silver Grey for the hair highlights

• Blood For The Blood God (Citadel)

  Applied over her claws, where she grips the pillar, and around her mouth and dripping down her face

• Bugman's Glow (Citadel)

  Base coat for all the skin; mixed with Harvester Flesh for the flesh highlights

• Dark Fleshtone (Vallejo, Game Color)

  Dotted in for the nipples, then lightened with a little Harvester Flesh for a small highlight

• Dryad Bark (Citadel)

  Bark side of the chopped logs on the base

• English Uniform (Vallejo, Model Color)

  The large wooden post she's hanging from, and the decking beneath it

• Fluo Red (Vallejo, Game Color)

  Dotted into the eyes over two or three coats for a glowing red look

• German Cam. Black Brown (Vallejo, Model Color)

  Base coat for the dirt on the rest of the base

• Harvester Flesh (Scale75 Scalecolor)

  Mixed into Bugman's Glow, built up over thin layers, to highlight the skin; mixed into Dark Fleshtone for the nipple highlight

• Iraqi Sand (Vallejo, Model Color)

  Dry-brushed over the entire base and the wooden post to bring out texture

• Mournfang Brown (Citadel)

  Base coat for the barrel and the wagon wheel

• Nuln Oil (Citadel)

  Wash over the dirt part of the base and pooled in the wagon wheel spokes; also applied over several coats to darken the hair

• Reikland Fleshshade (Citadel)

  Thinned with water and used to shade the downward-facing skin, creases, and folds

• Silver Grey (Vallejo, Model Color)

  Base coat for the fangs and teeth; mixed into Black Grey, building toward near-pure, to highlight the hair

• Zandri Dust (Citadel)

  Inside of the chopped firewood