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This is my paint job on Yasashii's "Mind Flayer / Illithid Tabletop Miniature" from Thingiverse.

This was one of the first prints off of my resin printer, and the first piece I attempted air brushing; to make both of these a little easier, I scaled him up a bit, so he isn't quite "tabletop minature" scale, but still much smaller than what I'd been used to painting (~70mm tall).

Everything except for the red eyes and purple highlights on the armor was done with a 0.3mm airbrush.

Here are a couple different angles:

Mindflayer rear

Mindflayer close-up

Unfortunately one of the robe dangly bits snapped off the back before I could start painting. I didn't expect the paint job to turn out this decent so I didn't bother reprinting, kinda wish I had.

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[–] papalonian 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Thank you! Yes, he was primed, I think that the bits were they gray is peaking out happened when I was applying the wash at the end, I may have wore away some of the paint with my brush.

Here are some progress pics before and after a prime + zenithal shade:

naked front

Naked rear

Shady front

Prime rear

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

looks sweet either way.
might just have been a bit too aggressive or quick with the wash then, it happens.
not noticable on the shelf i'm sure

[–] papalonian 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks, yeah it's really only noticeable under direct lights like in the photos. Otherwise it blends in the with muted purples.