~Natalia Developes~
OK...things start happening a bit faster at this point--not so far to go
I painted her gums in , but none showing past her soft pink lips looked best. In fact, I liked keeping the over-all look of her soft, and given the kind of detail of the face, I think that was best. The mouth was done using Vallejo #842 Glossy White, 926 Red,& 982 Cavalry Brown(Red!) I also sharpened the detail of 'Talia's hands, using familar fleshtones. I'm not really happy with the kit's hands but re-sculpting hands this size is past difficult, I did work on them quite a bit,and they are what they are.
I think that's all I want to do on the face, though she needs some touch-up to the neck, and some detail to the hair still. The uniform colour is simply blocked in using a very thin mix of Tamiya XF-49 Khaki--a colour I like very much for Russian uniforms. The Boots are base-coated with Floquil Weathered Black
Note how applying thin Tamya paint allows for transparent coverage, revealing areas to highlight pretty well--though very consistant results are difficult to obtain this way---The tunic here is done using one thin coat--the trousers got a second aapplication after allowing to dry briefly.
OK............so halfway through painting her uniform now
Since I like the Tamiya Khaki, (and I've done these uniforms with it before--but takes great patience!) but Vallejo is so much nicer to brush, I made a colour match using 880 Khaki Grey (this is a warmer, more brown colour) mixed with 916 Sand Yellow & Panzer Aces 304 Track Primer . For lights, more Sand and then White. For shadows the 304 and in extreme a bit of 950 Black
The holster was darkened with Vallejo 203 Umber Wash with some 042 Cam Bl Brn in it. The leathers need some more work. I also need to add her rank insignia, and finish the boots
Still a little rough, like I said, not quite done with uniform highlights & lowlights
She's fairly cute,I think--as much as I ever hoped for!
