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Muriel the Just
  
 
   Sculptor: Sandra Garrity
   Made By: Reaper Miniatures
   Date Started:  July 27, 2001
   Note: one of four figures in a Sisters of the Blade multipack

 This figure can be found as a single miniature in its own blister (titled Muriel the Just), and also can be found as one of four figures included in one of the Dark Heaven Apocalypse deluxe army packs (titled Sisters of the Blade).
 
 The figure lends itself to practicing painting hair, so that's why I chose her to paint when the time came. Once she was painted, I was pretty much pleased with the results (she was an early figure, so my expectations were quite low.. :)). 

 Unfortunately, I bought a scanner. Once I scanned the fully painted figure in, I could see the problems that I missed before. Her skin tones aren't. It's very messy in that area, so I decided to repaint her. Her hair was painted with a black base and a black thru to semi-dark blue, since black hair does have some faint bluish tinge. But I coated her with sealant the day after she was finished. From what I've read since then, I made two mistakes here:

  • always let the figure dry at least a few days (more like a week, if you are serious about it).
  • brush-on coating agent can change the colors in some ways. I've noticed this before. A figure who was painted with 4 shades of green on the skin, came out looking just plain *green*. I'm not too sure why it happened, but I can learn. I started with spray-on sealer right after that!  :))

  So, when I re-do her (or paint another copy), I'll use the same colors, but be more careful with the drying and sealing.

Update: I painted another miniature in the same color scheme, but with better skin tones. It can be seen here.