Salome Finale

If you read a previous post and thought I left star to the side for a while. This one has been on the table since Nov. of 2024!  To read part 1, click HERE. 

I left off without being able to choose a flesh color.  The first try went on a little too pink for someone from the Middle East, so I got my hands on V's Tanned Skin PAINT SET. I was a bit happier with that look. 

 I added dark hair and then some gold jewelry, and other highlights and she was quickly completed. 

 as seen in the image above the model is shown with her standing on a stone. IMO that was very "princess-y" So I got out some AVES and sculpted some pillows for her to stand on. I didn't seem to take a pic of them WIP, so we'll have to wait for the final shots.

The next task was to put her in a vignette like Star was in, but the pillows were made too large and she wouldn't find. So I found another base for her to occupy. I had some previous luck with creating a marbled look, and thought I'd try it again.  This time I found some Marble spray can. Giving it a try, it comes out of the can like Silly string but was doable. Until I tried it for real; what a mess. This stuff was not made for small scale paint jobs.  The I saw a YouTube VIDEO showing how it's done, and the guy was putting it on a full sized countertop!  So I had to be very selective with my spray. I painted a deep green as a base and then added thick streaks of a lighter green. The spray would give it it's white veins. I masked in where gold seams would be.

Looked good, except all the streaks weren't going in the same direction, again because of how brief the spray need to be. So I got out some white paint and with an filled in what I thought was lacking. Next I looked into ETSY and found a dollhouse vase with a plant that would fill in an empty spot. Yes, I didn't paint the plant. IMO taking a plant out of a package and gluing it directly on a base screams PLASTIC AQUARIUM PLANT!   I put a partial column I had under the vase to add some height.  

The final job was to epoxy the column, vase, pillows and Salome, and I was done. Thanks for looking. 

  

Salome

 Having wanted to try my hand at some freehand drawing on a model, I found this Salome kit from El Greco Miniatures and Kuton. Those that know the Bible know her as the daughter of the King who seductively danced for him in exchange for the head of John the Baptist. The kit is approx 120mm, and comes in 6 parts - the top half of Salome, the bottom half, the front of her hair, two feet, and a rocky step base. The image is her top half in a brown + white primer, and the bottom in gray. 

 The only image I can find of this subject/pose is the one that Kuton used for the box art. 

 so the first I start off with is my "pinkle" base for the skin - 

Then I had the bright idea that since to my knowledge, there was no description of her, so I figure that being Middle Eastern there was a chance of her being a slightly darker skin and a European person. So I over sprayed the pinkle with one of the darker base colors from the Tanned Skin set of paints. 

But now I'm torn between the new color and the original brown/white primer coat. So having to think about things, this is where I'll stop for today. Check back to see which direction I went. Thanks.