Now for part two with some not-so-massive images!
A wash of good old Devlan Mud was applied to the underside of the wings (yes we will continue to use it until there is none left, only then will we turn to the new paints!) this helped give that textured natural look that I wanted to achieve for the whole beast. Meanwhile I basecoated the rear of the beast, which was to be a lion/cheetah hybrid type body with Iyanden Darksun, the most "liony" color I could find.
Next up I took some time to give his coats of armour another wash of Devlan Mud, just to bring out the nooks and crannys. I then painted the final piece of the rider, his scabbard. I do plan to come back to the rider at the end just to perfect a few bits.
Following on from the last post, I finished off the banner and gave the look another go. The Banner was highlighted and I picked out the symbol afterwards for that extra detail.