It's been a while since I've gotten any non-LotR fantasy miniatures painted! As opposed to my LotR paint jobs, which demand accuracy to the books, my more RPG inspired miniatures give me the freedom to play around with colors and details, to have a little fun painting. This isn't to say I dislike my LotR miniatures, they are one of my favorite things to paint, but it is refreshing to change pace for a little while.
This particular miniature was a freebie with a Reaper Miniatures purchase I made last spring, sculpted for the occasion of Reaper's 25th anniversary. One issue I sometimes have with Reaper, and the larger gaming community, is that the poor miniatures are often overloaded with gear and supersized weapons- I'm glad that with this one they stuck to a more realistic minimum. She's definitely a Rogue, even holding a bag of loot, so I gave her very muted clothes, including a blackened dagger.
The cloak back is an excellent sculpt, it flows very nicely, adding some dynamics to a somewhat static pose. All the armor is supposed to be soft dyed leather- the last thing a Rogue wants is creaking metallic sounds when she's moving. I struggled for a while trying to find good grey tones, but I'm very happy with how they turned out- all slightly different, but not enough that it stands out too much.
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