Paint a Spring Fairy

This is a project I started last week when I found a blank Fairy statuette that was lying in a drawer.
I decided to get three more of those statuettes and to paint a group of Four Season Fairies.
The statuettes are about 6 or 7 cm tall.

Unfortunately I thought about putting the guide on instructables after I finished the first two of them.
So the first guide will actually be of my third Fairy.

Update: I posted a slideshow with the painted fairies at www.instructables.com/id/Four-Seasons-Fairies/

Let us get started!

Step 1: Tools

You will need

- Hobby knife
- Small file
- Brushes, different kind and sizes
- Water pot and paper towel to clean brushes
- White plate to mix colors
- Lots of light!

For the water pot I suggest to use a jar, so you can close it and store with the water instead of throwing the water away everyday (I do not like to waste water).

Comments

[Krishh7]

I loved it..

[BluStrawberryBaby]

cool design ;D

[hollasch]

Thanks for the nice instructable. I'm not familiar with figuring painting, so I really liked seeing the various appliations of the dry brush technique. Nice!

[Caffeinomane]

Thank you!
I am planning to paint the last one of the Four Season Fairies, the Winter one, so, in the next days, I will put the pictures of ones that I have already painted and the guide for her.

[LawnBoy1991]

 what is she made out of because I have a 2' statue that is made of cement and I'm wondering what kind of paint I should use.

[Caffeinomane]

 It seems like some kind of synthetic resin covered with white paint. But I do not know what kind is it.

[robotguy4]

I'd say it looks like plaster, however, it could also be clay...