I’ve been painting the official Anima Tactics figures since the game’s release. Recently I’ve started to write tutorials focusing on a prominent aspect of each figure. The second of these is a tutorial for for the Ahriman, Lord of Darkness figure. I describe my technique for blending black to intense color.
See the tutorial on the Cipher Studios blog, at http://cipher-studios.com/2009/09/blending-darkness-to-smoldering-color-by-ryder-gaddis/