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Hello all.
I recently purchased the very detailed Dark Elf Sorceress miniature:
Dark Elf Sorceress with staff & dagger
I'm curious if anyone has any advice for painting feathers? Her hair is a bit anime for my tastes, & I want to try & paint the front strands as light feathers, like a feather head dress.
If anyone knows a good place to buy tiny half inch feathers, let me know. I can't find any anywhere haha.
My original idea is to paint them white or bonewhite, then etch the strands with brown.
Or do you think it is just not doable, as the mold is not very feather friendly? In which case I'll just have to accept the anime hair & call them elf dreds.. haha
Any tips on doing this - especially tough since they aren't molded as feathers in the first place - would be highly appreciated! Thank you tons. Share your ideas/opinions
Modeling putty, aka Green Stuff, may solve all of your problems while creating new ones. Also, it is highly unlikely you will find tiny feathers that will fit this model that someone casted.
I would paint the base color, your bone white, and then drybrush it in various colors. You could make each feather a different color. If you do it right, they should pick up the color along the ridges and get you a feathered look.
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Thank you, I'll try the latter.
Green putty is something I've never been good with. I try! But I always fudge it so it ends up looking like a mass nothing. Like.. black pudding haha.
I may upload a picture of how she looks now that I've finished her pre-feathers. I'm proud of the job but must try your suggestion
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Try searching for "bitz" and "feather". There are a number of online stores out there that sell extras from warhammer models, or custom pieces.
For example:
http://www.bitzbox.co.uk/product_info.php/high-elf-spearmen-helmet-feathers -p-3078?osCsid=7f80bthn6105uue0dlpvea1tb2
http://www.thewarstore.com/product27466.html
Plume also seems to be a decent search term:
http://bitzbarn.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6051
For painting, Caineach's suggestion works well, in my personal experience.
For buying tiny feathers, I would look at craft stores and the like and look for the kind of feathers you would use to stuff a pillow or some such.
Alternately, buy a huge feather, like a peacock feather. The "fibers" of these feathers are in turn tinier feathers which you could cut into decorations.
If you do use real feathers, make sure they are clean and that you seal the model well with varnish.