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I spent some time darkening the green on the lower half of the troll's body, this time adding some orange to the mix. Then I added brighter highlights to
his upper body, to create more contrast between light and dark overall. Next, I started on the "skin" parts, using white mixed with red/orange for the base,
then shading with red/orange and teal.


I put in some more work on the face, highlighting with pure white, and working on smoothing out the blends.
You can see the belly/chest in the second set of photos. I also just started the hair, so it looks really
sloppy right now. That's the next area I'm working on, so expect improvements with the next installment.


I tried to further push the contrast between the upper and lower
halves of the troll. I also pushed the contrast on the skin,
and worked on the hair some more. I've just started adding
some color to the teeth, nails, and back spines. I also took
advice from someone on the Reaper Minis message boards, who
suggested I add some red to his lower lip area, between his teeth.
I'll probably work on that some more to smooth it out and make it
more prominent.


Well, this time I can show you a little more noticeable of a change than the last post. Unfortunately, the
latest painting and photos really highlight the one terrible glaring fault in the prep job. One of the fish
bones hanging from his hair (under his chin) broke off shortly after I took him out of the blister. There is
very little metal attaching them to the troll, and I've seen posted images of this figure without the fish
in many places. I tried to pin it back on, but it was just too small. I got it back on by sticking it into a
big glob of green stuff that I was hoping would look similar enough to the rock on the other side to not
stand out too much. I don't think it turned out very well, and the fish's head is completely covered. That
alone should keep me from winning anything in the contest, but I'm still so psyched at how this is going
that I'll do my best, regardless.

I'm almost done! The troll is completely painted, but I will
probably go over him with a critical eye, and maybe make
a few touchups before I varnish him. Then I'll go
back to the base, add some real water effects (that I
still need to buy), and think some more about how the
base colors work with the troll colors before I glue him
onto it.
Take a look at the completed troll, on his base, in my
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