So far I have only worked on the face and mouth of the beast. A while ago I bought some of that Army Painter Quickshade and I decided to give it a go. As a guy who has been painting for a number of years I can see the merit in a product like that; however, I was disappointed with my first try. The stuff smells bad, its fairly thick, and I'm sure i could have gotten a better effect with Vallejo Smoke mixed with Flow Release and water. The finished product is fairly shiny and I worry as to weather the paint that goes on after the shading will stay on.
I tried to get the effect of being lit on the interior of the mouth and eyes but I forgot about the flames being brightest from within. One should work from light to dark with fire or flames instead of dark to light. All in all I'm pretty pleased thus far, with the exception of the Army Painter stuff. I've got one halfling painted but I decided to re-work the team colors a bit. So one player on the team will look a bit different. I'll post a picture tomorrow once I have a few more 'flings painted. So far I'm on track.
