Wood Elves  So far all I have now is Dryads. More to come as I get to the models.

Dryads

These are really easy to paint. This is a basic color scheme and you can adjust as you like.

1. Prime white
2. Basecoat entire figure Liquitex Raw Sienna
3. Wash entire figure Liquitex Raw Umber
4. Paint claws, face, and knobby bits Polly S Griffon Hide
5. Highlight same parts with Griffon Hide mixed with white
6. Paint fungal growths and leafy bits dark green and highlight with a slightly lighter green.
7. Paint mouth and eyes dark brown
8. Pick out teeth in white
9. Paint eyes in red and add a small dot of orange for the pupil
10. Base
11. Seal

The deep recesses of my dryads are ideal for Liquitex washes. If you want to get a little experimental, after you paint the leafy bits, glue a small piece of lichen onto each.

Eagles and Warhawks

I have to admit with shmae that I haven't actually painted any eagles or warhawks yet. However, I have 10 warhawks coming in the mail, and I painted a griffon that is pretty close to how I'll do my birds.

For starters, look at the wings of your eagle. They have three rows of feathers. On my griffon, I started out with a medium color on the leading edges of the wing and the main body, white in the middle, and a very dark color on the trailing edge of the wing. The white shows up very nicely and creates a nice separation of color between front and back. The beak is done in the same way as painting bone to make it really stand out. If you look at a bird, they have black eyes. I painted my completely black, they used a Gunze Sangyo Clear Blue to give it a really glossy look.

Here is the step by step:

1. Prime black
2. Drybrush entire body and leading layer of feathers a Polly S Field Drab. This should be a very heavy drybrush that only leaves the very deepest recesses black.
3. Mixing in a little Polly S Grffon Hide, start to highlight the body and feathers until you're just using Griffon Hide.
4. Basecoat the second layer of feathers with Polly S Gargoyle Grey.
5. Now drybrush that layer of feathers with white. The white should catch all the details and edges of the feathers. Don't worry too much about getting paint on the third layer of feathers.
6. Touch up the third layer of feathers with black to cover any paint that might have spilled over. Use black to paint the entire eyes entirely.
7. Drybrush the last layer of feathers with a dark brown, and highlight the very edges with Polly S Field Drab.
8. Paint the beak and claws as you would paint bone.
9. Base
10. Seal

These colors can be changed and since the actual hawk have four layers of feathers, you can add another color. If you don't want to stick with neutral colors, add a blue band in the middle or at the tips.

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