Ok NOW can I get to just the painting?

Well, not quite right now because she'll need her neck seam to cure for the day, but hopefully that's the last of the sculpting she'll need. I don't know if the head support I slapped together for her is necessary, but just in case her head starts falling over before the putty is hardened enough. All her parts are really light though, being hollow plastic, so it probably wouldn't.

Her legs are off since they're easier to paint separately for at least the first coat, and she's sitting on that tealight lantern thingy instead of lying on her side, which might make steadying her head easier, because I also sealed the seam on her back. It wasn't a huge gap, but, since I could. I also just now noticed her tail is poseable at the base, too, and can move up quite a bit. This shouldn't ruin that, but we'll see once the putty's cured.

I made the head turned to one side a bit, which I think looks livelier than having her look straight forward. Little raptor who's joining her on the drying shelf agrees - and is finished now except for the drying.

Here's a before and after of what I did about the little raptor's mouth. I didn't repaint that part completely, but the paint on the teeth was pretty uneven, most obvious when seen directly from the front. Also the tongue was the only part with pink on it.