Bringing a Psychotic Water Nymph to Life: Update 1

So after posting the introduction to my latest Resin Project, I decided to go ahead and mix up the necessary paints I will need to do the scale pattern.

To match the head to the body, I mixed 1 part Persian Red (more pink than red) with 6 parts milky white (large bottle on the right of the second picture.  It's a little pinker than the body, but once all the blushing/painting is done, I don't think it will be too noticeable.  Besides, our faces get more sun than the rest of our bodies, generally speaking.

Then I mixed up the Medium Yellow for the base color of the scales, followed by Olive Green, second layer of color and Chrome Oxide Green for the darkest top layer of color.  The fourth bottle is the top coat for the scales. I missed Liquitex Matte Varnish with sparkle gold Pearlex Powder.  I'm not sure if this will actually work as the powder has settled to the bottom of the jar.  If it doesn't work, I may have to go in search of gold acrylic paint that I can thin down.  Otherwise I have iridescent paint that I used for the top coat on Olin to give him his ethereal sparkly appearance ... vampires don't sparkle but water nymphs do XD

Just and FYI - the squeeze bottle marked D. H20 is distilled water.  I use it to thin out the acrylic paint to the consistency of skim milk so I can use it in the air brush.  I'm still trying to get the thinness of the paint down to a consistency ... sometimes I still make it too think ... It's annoying, but a learning process.

Since I had the paint mixed and all the body parts taped off, I decided to do the first layer of color (yellow).  This was both fun, satisfying and annoying.  I learned somethings along the way as I painted that I hope will mean that the next layers of color won't be as infuriating.

Last note, before I show you the pictures - the medium yellow came out to be such a nice bright yellow.  I'm so glad I went with this color scheme.  I think it will accentuate Yaretzi's wig and eyes beautifully.  :)

Now on to the pictures.

I know you can't really see the yellow in the pictures and I took the pictures before I clean up the drops and other mess ... but in person is looks awesome!

I was going to put scales on the head to frame the face, but I didn't put enough sealant between coats and the tape pulled up the paint I layed down to match the body.  It was hard to get a picture of my oopsie ... but there it is ... *sigh*

So I need to fix that.  

Stay posted.  Next weekend I hope to have pictures of the Olive Green layer and hopefully pictures of her face.  :)

And just for reference here is a picture of her wig and eyes.

I think I'm going to give her red lips to bring out the bit of red in her eyes.  I know there is a strong presence of blue in the eyes, but I went with green to to tie in with the wig which is a mixture of home spun yarn I purchased off of Etsy (here and here).

I also purchased the ribbon that I will be using to make Yaretzi's clothes. 

The character doesn't actually wear clothes ... she's a water nymph after all, but I need the doll to wear something so I plan on making a toga or something out of these two ribbons. Sewing isn't my strong suit, so we'll see what I fashion ... more like throw together.