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Finally done with this guy!
This is Ruby Royalty! The upper part of his body has irregular flake gold glitter on it and the spine scales have a layer of temperature-based color change paint on them. I had originally planned on giving him a nice garnet orb to hold, but it ended up being too big for his mouth so I went with red chalcedony instead.
Most of the body is coated with high-gloss varnish; I put medium-gloss varnish on the fur, belly scales, and nose since it felt more appropriate for them . There is gold paint on the tail but the red overpowers it in the photos.
I’m really, really happy with how this one came out; give or take for some very minor details and the orb it’s almost exactly how I originally planned it to look.
One last WIP photo of this guy. I ordered some specific glitter for him, which could take 2-4 weeks to arrive. He’ll just have to wait unfinished until then.
Primer isn’t really necessary for these pieces, though I echo the suggestion of giving them a quick wash before painting.
I have a personal airbrush at work I can use on my PYO’s, but I only use it to cover large smooth surfaces or to get a good ombre. Kind of a pain to take apart and clean out anyways.
As for recommended paints, Golden is my most preferred for these pieces. Americana, the premium version of Craftsmart, and Martha Stewart paints have also worked well for me. Liquitex is ok in my opinion… I’ve had mixed results with it.
People have used water colors and stains to paint their PYO’s as well. Oil paint is the only type I know of that isn’t recommended for these figures; I think it’s because it doesn’t allow the gypsum to expand when it gets really warm.
Tight angle brushes are also massively helpful. Not the most common kind of brush but well-worth the investment.
Hope this helps!Started on a new one over the weekend.
Currently the fur part is done and the flat scales on the arms and legs are partly done (those were painted after the photo was taken).
It looks really messy right now but the body is going to be painted over in black, so this is one of the few times I can safely paint outside the lines.
Of course I’d end up getting a green one. *sigh*
My camera makes it look bluer than it is.
It’ll be for trade or possible sale shortly.
I finished something new!
I’ve been getting interested in miniatures, so I picked up some cheap DIY kits. This is the first I’ve finished. It came out pretty good all things considered – and it lights up!
There’s nothing I can do about the slight blurriness of the photos – my phone camera is just like that.>>’
Some pretty ones so far! The sculpt looks a lot nicer in the close-up photos compared to the store ones (that seems to be the way a lot). Hoping mine will arrive sooner than Friday now.
Bought a Wild Sitting Oriental. The price point threw me for a second, but they’re just so pretty I couldn’t say no.
There were a lot of ones I liked, so on the chance I happen to get someone’s absolute favorite I wouldn’t mind looking at trading options.
Thank you Landipan! Mixing those colors with a white/pearly base makes things look so… cute? Happy? You know what I mean?
Suzanne, I was actually the one that painted it.^^’
And here is a picture of the star. The unicorn is giving the camera quite an evil look in it; guess it doesn’t like head-on photos!
