Paintress

Paintress or (ペイントレディ Peinto Redi "Translated as 'Paint Lady') is an archetype mainly and mostly comprised of LIGHT Fairy female monsters. Most of the Main Deck monsters are Normal Monsters, as well as Pendulums. The archetype's Extra Deck tools is comprised of Evolute Monsters with effects that either disturpt opponent's plays, set up more strategies, or accelerate their win condition. They are used by Melissa Meiri in Yu-Gi-Oh! ME. They are supported by "Power Portrait" archetype of Spells/Traps. "Sculptress" is this archetype's sub-series featuring Paintress pre-forms as in immobile scupltures representing the creature/Gods they're designed after.

Appearance
"Paintress" monsters' general design are slight reminiscent of "", and based on Arzenal Soldiers from CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon. However, each member has their own unique design aspect which is designed after a Painter and/or their work or Techniques. The card evolutions take similar visual cues to Fate/Grand Order's. The first table of "Paintress" monsters are mostly Evolutes and/or easy to access high ATK monsters, which have more than just 1 form of art. They also include Fate/Grand Order-style card evolutions. Some members might be more sexually suggestive than others as the Painting theme in them was also during 1800 and onwards. Their crest is angel with brush for a hair, which appears on their weapon, or the sole of their boots.

Early Designs
The early designs took on a similar visiual cues to ""s, where they would have worn bikinis, gloves, thigh-high socks, boots and capes back around 2014. The designs later on took on a more individual attire based on the artist represent.

Class 1
Known as "CLass 1" ,"Paintress" monsters that are not based on younger artists, living artists, or less notable artists have a design that consists of a vest-like top, sometimes a leotard, and/or panties, thigh-high socks, and knee-high stiletto boots. Their weapon resemble the item the artist used during their time, an art tool is associated with the listed form of art, or strange gadget that they made (e.g Flying Machine by Da Vinci).... (Class 2 also shares the same weapon design). The majority of the designs are spoofing the sexualisation of American Super heroines.

Class 2
The Class 2, includes "Paintress" monsters that are based on younger artists, living artists, or less notable artists, tend to be lot younger, less sexualised than their Class 1 counterparts. With the exception of "Paintress Assalia" and "Paintress Aoshima" (both of which wear leggings), Class 2 "Paintress" monsters retain the same design pattern as Class 1, except they're less sexualised, also their boots range from low-heels to flat.

Class 3
Class 3, a combination of both Class 1 and 2, although, the Class 3 "Paintress" monsters are based on Japanese artists. They take the essential design of Class 1, in addition to Japanese_clothing and sometimes with details on their Kimono, in combination with the Japanese folklore creatures.

The following members do not follow under the above category and they only have Painting as their form of art.

Etymology
In English, "Paintress" is a portmentau of "Paint" and "Mistress", in Japanese however, they are called "Paint Lady" (ペイントレディ Peinto Redi). "Paintress" monsters mostly resemble the painting and/or sculptures of artists whom they're based on, also, they're mostly based on Greek and/or Christian deities, as well as mythological creatures. Some of the following creatures/deities have relation to the illustrations they're based on.

Playstyle lore
When "Paintress" destroy themselves and they go to the Extra Deck face-up or GY, they're technically "dead", as they're reduced to paint, when they're banished to pay up the activation cost of the cards (in a similar vein to "" use "" as bullets visually, such "Paintress" monsters disappear, in a similar vein to how consuming a real life paint simply running out.

Playstyle
"Paintress" playstyle is mostly revolved around Normal Monster plays, in addition to self-destruction for Pendulum Effects, they also manipulate LP, and banish their cards. The Extra Deck is mostly around disruption, protection, and setting up more boards. They also make use of "Power Portrait" archetype of Spells/Traps.

Trivia

 * "", "", and "" were printed in the after this archetype's inspection, but share similar themes with this archetype.
 * This archetype shares similarities with "".
 * Both have a separate archetype of Spells/Traps that support them directly, "Power Portrait" and "" respectively.
 * Both archetypes are centered around banishing playstyle.
 * Each member of "Paintress" has an individual set of colors, similar to how "Infernoid" members have different canister colors respectively.
 * This archetype has the most amount of in-archetype Link Monsters of any Pendulum Archetype.