This stunning dwarf warrior and cat from Hera Miniatures were painted for my oldest friend's 40th birthday present. As such, I spent a long time and put a lot of effort into hiding little Easter eggs of details so he would hopefully see something different each time he looked at it.

A lot of my inspiration for this particular paint job came from the works of Roman Lappat, Alfonso Giraldez and Marc Masclans. Other than the jewels, there isn't a smooth surface on there and I've tried to use a balance of textures and colours to tell the story of a rough, tough warrior who's seen and done much.

Fingers crossed it comes across and my friend likes it!