Blade Maiden Leader
by Clarke Payne
This was the first Blade Maiden mini I painted. Her paint scheme has filtered down to the rest of the Blade Maidens that make up her warband. I like red and thought it would bring out her skin, so that's why I chose it for the pelt lining and her "clothes." For the "kilt" I first painted it red and then added a grid pattern of forest green and orange to give it the tartan look. To go with the rest of her celtic sort of look, I put the light blue markings on her face. The strip of red-brown in her hair was just something that seemed like a good idea at the time- I thought she looked fine with totally blonde hair but a little something extra would set her out from the rest of the warband and show she's the leader. For the pelt, I imagined it came from some huge wolf-like creature that she had to kill at a certain age. I started out with a dark brown base and added slightly watered down patches of lighter browns until I was happy with the look. For the base I figured that she'd be in some mountainous/forest climate, so I made it half rocky and half grassy, with a scattering of "snow" to give it that cold appearance.
Clarke Payne
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