I picked up this ranger ears after my first two attempts at painting WotC wood elf sculpts back in 2001 with the intent of doing a comparison piece. The brown leather color scheme wasn’t anything extraordinary but that wasn’t the point – the point was to create a spiritual successor to the Chainmail wood elves Read more about Elf Ranger[…]
Comparing Strach here to the original sculpt I made a few minor changes. The original sword was damaged pretty much beyond repair, and my attempts at straightening it weakened the blade to the point I decided to replace it completely. I also did a few quick alterations to his right arm, replacing the spell effect Read more about Strach, Overlord Hero[…]
This old Wizards of the Coast miniature is a relatively simple sculpt but he’s got some nice character. The sculpt of the face in particular was fun to paint and took the darker skin tone I wanted to use on this miniature perfectly. Painted up to use as an ork in Earthdawn, I went with Read more about Half Orc Assassin[…]
I was particularly happy with how Lord Jester turned out. Faces are always hard and this is one of my better products. Likewise the bright teal jacket turned out to pop sufficiently. The end result is one of my favorite recent pieces. The base is mostly my usual dirt and grass combo but I found Read more about Lord Jester, Mercenary[…]
The Black Legionnaire is actually a repaint. It was originally one of my first paint jobs and while functional I wanted another shot at the sculpt. After a Pinesol soak and scrubbing I forced myself out of my muted-color-safe-zone. I went with the vibrant – stark red and white – and tried to make sure Read more about Black Legionnaire[…]
I painted up Saxon to use as an RPG figure for a desert-flavored character in my Earthdawn game. This required a replacement for his left hand which held a rifle that would be out of place in that game, and mounting on a smaller 25mm base which is easier to use on 1″ grids the Read more about Saxon Orrik[…]
While the stock December Acolyte sports an (aptly) wintry color scheme, I wanted to do something a little more temperate. I started by playing with trying off-white for the cloak and wound up taking a very Assassin’s Creed-y route.
I’ve shown Deladrin a while back in a previous post but never got around to posting the finished version. Only about four years later, no biggie right? Deladrin was started to test out a few techniques – primarily two brush blending on her cloak. Once I had finished that she became a side piece that I Read more about Deladrin, Female Assassin[…]
Sometimes I think I go too far with muted color schemes. I always prefer them for something like Anastasia here instead of painting the spy in bright and garish colors but it doesn’t translate to the table top nearly well. The sculpt wasn’t my favorite by far and I probably wouldn’t have painted Anastasia if I Read more about Anastasia di Bray[…]
Leisynn probably lived on my painting desk in various stages of completion for close to a couple of years. I started and stopped him a number of times as I picked up other projects until I decided to finally buckle down and finish him up. Although it didn’t photograph well I was pretty happy with Leisynn’s Read more about Leisynn, Mercenaries Mage[…]