In this part of the tutorial we finish the staff by attaching the fins and painting it.

Part 1 of the tutorial is here

Now lets put on the first fin. Hold the fin up against the sphere and staff and try to get a good sense for how much you have to trim the fin. In this picture I am trimming the fin in that small circular area. Remember how that was the dashed line area I talked about earlier?

Ok, that fin size looks good. Let's glue it on.

Run a bead of glue like the red line shows.

And attach the fin.

Then go ahead and attach the other three fins.

Now paint everything but the sphere a nice acrylic black. Use a large brush to do most of it.

Then use a small paintbrush to do the detail work around the sphere.

You can also wrap the handle, or part of the handle with black electrical tape. This gives a nice feel on your hands when you are holding the staff.

Finish off the staff by sealing it with a nice spray sealant. Which is a totally optional step!

And that's it! Your staff is done and you are ready to face dragons!

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