Saturday 21 June 2014

Minotaur, squig and a monkey

A small batch of fantasy figures this time.
First a Minotaur from Games Workshop. I like this one very much, and can’t really understand what took me so long to finish it. Probably the need to green-stuff all the joints. One of those minis that has spent an awful long time in the tin montain.
Paints used:
Skin – Citadel Foundation Tallarn Flesh
Nose – drybrushed Vallejo 955 Flat Flesh
Hair – P3 Gun Corps Brown
Fangs, nails and horns – Vallejo 034 Bone White
Loincloth – Vallejo 879 Green Brown
Furs – Coat d’arms 224 Horse Tone Bay and insides Vallejo 912 Tan Yellow
Wood – Vallejo 843 Cork Brown drybrushed with 912 Tan Yellow after the wash.
Leather armbands – 984 Vallejo Flat Brown
Metal dishes – Vallejo 053 Chainmail Silver
Weapons – Vallejo 863 Gunmetal Grey
Everything washed with Citadel Devlan Mud
Next up is another Games Workshop figure, a squig. Rather amusing, if you don’t have to fight one, that is.
Paints used:
Skin – Vallejo 879 Green Brown
Scales – Vallejo 924 Russian Uniform WWII
Horns and claws - Vallejo 034 Bone White
Mouth – Citadel Scab Red, Vallejo 944 Old Rose and 835 Salmon Rose
Eyes – Citadel Foundation Mechrite Red
Washed with Army Painter Strong Tone wash.
Finally a small monkey from Reaper’s Familiar Pack IV. Had a mis-cast tail, so I had to fix that with green-stuff.
Paints used:
Skin – Vallejo 929 Light Brown and 989 Sky Grey washed with Army Painter Strong Tone. Vallejo 883 Silvergrey washed with Soft Tone.

2 comments:

  1. Eclectic is the word I'm struck by after seeing this group. I'm always impressed by what you do with a fairly limited palette, and the Minotaur is a case in point. I like the wood grain on the hafts of his weapons. Nicely done.
    What will you use the monkey for?

    Cheers,
    MP

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    1. Thank you for the kind words, Michael.
      Wood - I've at last found colours that works. I'm very happy with the results. Took me a couple of years.
      The monkey... I have no idea. I have all familiars/small animals on the painting desk now, and try to go through them one at a time. Next is a bunch of birds.
      They are fun, as I try to make them look like real animals. With varying results...

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