Mini Painting Update

Hey all, I took a break from the blog for a while, but in that time I have painted a few new things. I finally am getting around to posting them now, so I won't waste anyone's time.

I am working through the box of Reaper minis the old man got me and my sister, and among those are a set of orcs with 4 melee fighters, a bowman, and a champion. Painting these took altogether too much time, with me taking a break of about two months inbetween the first orc and the rest of the unit. I eventually decided to just get things done and batch painted the unit.

After finishing the orcs, I painted Reaper's swamp troll. This model's details were pretty crisp, but I ran into some bubbling in the paint. Im not sure what caused it, so if anyone reading knows, feel free to leave a comment.

After that, I got to paint one of the mantic games elves. I still have another one waiting, so I may put it in the next update. This one I converted to have a shield from a box of vikings.

Speaking of vikings, I painted a bunch of them too. I plan to use these for Ravenfeast and Dragon Rampant. I batch painted these, but like in most of my projects, I get bored halfway through and took a break for three weeks.

That about covers things, aside from dragon or two (which hopefully will get their own post). Until then, stay safe and stay healthy. 

 Happy painting, 

FP01

The Tomb of Horrors Awaits...

 Hello all, welcome back to the blog.

Today I'll be showing you all how I painted Acererak, creator of the infamous Tomb of Horrors.  I got the model at the local game store a little while ago, and finally got around to painting it. 

Reference for the paintjob.

To start off with the undercoat, I first covered the whole model with black gesso, then sprayed white primer from above. This makes it so the surfaces towards the top of the model would be brighter than the surfaces on the bottom. This will help reinforce the highlights on the model later. 

Next I put on the basecoats. Black for the robes, purple for the dangly robe pennants, medium green for the face brooch, light green for the skin, gold for the neck decoration, red for the trim, brown for the staff, khaki for the skill and bones, and dark gold for the crown. I then hit the smoke around Acererak with thinned green paint, so the transition from black to white primer could be seen through the green tint. This gives the illusion of the smoke thickening as you get closer to the bottom.

Work in progress.

Next, I painted everything except the smoke and the robes with Agrax Earthshade. This brought out the detail in the model, and added definition to the different materials. 

Third, I added highlights to the model. I added grey to the robes, pinkish purple to the dangly cloth bits, tan to the wood and bones, light green for the brooch, lighter green for the skin, and light gold for the neck and crown. I left the red alone, as it was a small area and was surrounded by dark colours. I then overbrushed the top of the smoke with white, to further reinforce the smoke effect. I painted the base black, painted the eyes red, then called it done. 

The finished product.

 And there we go, Acererak is done, ready to trap the latest adventuring party. I am happy with this model, and I am excited to use it in the future. 

Happy painting,

FP01