The head would then be smoothed, painted and varnished.

The heads were painted yellow, the torsos red.

It is believed that the head of Goliath was painted over in order to make the painting less gory and more appealing to potential buyers.

She could not wait to see the dour Aviaran's face when he realized his miniature head was painted on these tiny treats.

The head is painted more than once to create skin tones and facial characteristics, and then fired again after each layer.

A white death's head was painted near the base, and over the crossbar were pulled the sleeves of a very old morning coat.

The head was very near the center of the top log, the one painted in white as a target.

In addition, the head is painted black, as opposed to red in the Henkei version.

In other cases, the snake's head would be simply painted on.

It is probable that the walls and grotesque heads were originally painted in colours.