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[paintminion]

As I was um, working with this piece, I realized I never got it over here to the Reaper boards so you guys could share and enjoy! So here is my Artist Sophie as done for Iron Painter Season 8, that finished recently. Iron Painter, for those that need a hint, is on the Wyrd website and pits one painter against another until there is only one left standing. You get a theme and 2 weeks to upload your entry, any scale, any manufacturer. Judges score them and the highest moves to the next round. I only made it to the semi-finals and was beaten by Brushmistress, who went on to become Season 8 Iron Painter. I do not feel quite so bad. ;-) Here's the info on the piece...Enjoy!


Iron Painter 8 Round 3 Entry Theme "Only Three Colors"

For Easter, Sophie decided to paint a portrait of her bunny friend, Rabid. Unfortunately, she found she had only three colors: orange, green and purple. She decided to make do, then called in her friends to see. Grumbles the parrot was so upset, he ate the canvas. Rabid was so shocked, he was speechless. Machie, the waggamaeph, stood before the canvas and tried hard not to laugh…

I took this as a challenge to not only use "Only Three Colors" as a technique, but as my theme as well. Thus within the diorama is the story, and the pics show the three colors I used: Ultramarine Highlight, Blood Red, and Pale Saffron (all RMS). White and Black were used to shade and tint, but never used by themselves.

Artist Sophie from Reaper Miniatures came with easel and blank canvas. Wagg from Crunch Waffle, the rest of the critters from Reaper Miniatures as well. Paint tubes and accessories sculpted by me. Base is mdf painted.

[Lizard]

My jaw dropped when I went back and read the "only three colors" bit. Very impressive