How to paint Dolores Umbridge's desk: wood grain, gold and a satin finish

From a resin piece to a miniature full of detail

In this reel we show how Dolores Umbridge's desk is painted: we start from a resin piece and end with a miniature that looks like polished wood in miniature.

The work combines wood grain, gold accents and a satin finish. Every brushstroke matters.

First, the colour base

The desk starts as a pale piece, next to its chair. The airbrush gives it a first coat of brown, which you can see darkening over the paper.

It is the base on which the wood will then be worked.

Wood grain, by brush

Then comes the most handcrafted part: the wood grain is worked with a brush on the surface and the legs of the desk.

You can see the piece held in the hand while each area is gone over.

The gold accents

With a very fine brush, gold details are added on the legs and ornaments of the desk.

They are small touches, but they give the elegant, ornate air this office has.

The satin finish

To finish, you can see the airbrush over the painted desk: this is the satin finish that gives the look of polished wood in miniature.

The result is a dark desk with grain and gold details, ready for its place in the office.

The desk in the office

This desk is the ornate writing desk of The High Inquisitor's Pink Office, a diorama 17 cm tall and 14 cm wide, made from resin and premium PLA and fully hand-painted.

Besides the desk, it includes an armchair, books, fireplace, decrees, decorative plates, handbag, documents, quill and cup, with a pink LED strip and built-in music.

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