My first work-in-progress post!
The figure I'm working on right now is called Holo, from the anime Spice and Wolf. I haven't seen it, but I thought the figure was cute so I decided to build her.
After a thorough bath and some sanding, I pinned her to check for any gaps that might need some putty.
There are small gaps at her arm joints so I took care of that. I primed her, masked her eyes and anything else I didn't want to paint right now, then started painting. First I laid down the base colors for her outfit, hair and skin.
Time for some shading! I shaded her with a combination of airbrushing and pastels. After I shade a figure, I usually do a light, thin coat of the base color to blend the shading and make it look a little more natural.
Now for the eyes. I love and hate painting eyes. Love because they really bring life to a figure, hate because I feel like I can never do them right 
! I could use decals, but that feels like cheating. Anyways, I shaded her head...
! I could use decals, but that feels like cheating. Anyways, I shaded her head...
Then took the liquid mask off of her eyes. I painted the whites, and the eyelashes.
Next I lightly drew where I wanted the irises to be (looking straight ahead, some of the hardest eyes to do!), and painted them dark red. I lined them in black, painted the pupil, then lined the bottom of them with a brighter red. White highlights are the last step!
I sealed them with Future Floor Wax (an acrylic sealer) to give them a glossy, life-like look. And she is almost finished! All that's left is assembly! 
Some final pictures of Holo to come later! The next figure on my table, a HUGE 1/4 angel, I have been VERY frustrated with...
More on her later, after I am done punting her around my backyard...
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