Monday, 25 January 2016

Wolfs, Dire Wolves and a werewolf

I’ve had these wolf-kin on my painting table for at least a year. They were primed white and had a black wash and waited for some proper painting. I looked at a lot of photos of wolves and… well, they are rather difficult to paint as their coats are grey-brownish and not uniform. So the minis sat there waiting.
Warg from Reaper
Dire Wolves from Otherworld
The other day a saw a pic of a wolf in winter-dress and that did it for me. I could paint my wolves for Frostgrave! Their winter pelts still have greys and browns in them and I got this by washing the minis with several coats of Army Painter Strong Tone and Dark Tone inks. Drybrushed white. Snouts black and also inside of ears and mouths/lips. (One of the wolves were previously painted dark grey and I washed it with Strong Tone and drybrushed)

Wolves from Castle Ravenloft
The two slender Dire Wolves are from Otherworld (Wilderness Encounter series, WE8b, sculpted by Jo Brumby) while the other one is Reaper (Dark Heaven legends 03490 Warg by Jason Wiebe or plastic Bones 77202). Wolves and werewolf from the Castle Ravenloft boardgame.
Female werewolf from Castle Ravenloft
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22 comments:

  1. Rog25 January 2016 at 10:46

    Great minis, and marvellous painting! Cheers!

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    1. Joakim Ström25 January 2016 at 10:53

      Thanks!
      a couple of hours at the painting table and I got these painted and they are looking decent. I'm really satisfied

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  2. Michal DwarfCrypt25 January 2016 at 10:59

    Fantastic painted work! Great Children of the Night! !

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  3. Jonas M25 January 2016 at 11:10

    Great work on the fur – they look very natural!

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    1. Joakim Ström25 January 2016 at 11:16

      Thanks, Jonas.
      After all fretting about these for over a year, this easy and fast solution really paid off.

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  4. Michael Awdry25 January 2016 at 11:53

    I love these, great job Sir.

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    1. Joakim Ström25 January 2016 at 11:55

      Thank you, Michael!
      I'm really pleased with them, myself.

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  5. Mallius Vane25 January 2016 at 14:22

    They look superb! Look forward to seeing them in action!

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    1. Joakim Ström25 January 2016 at 15:09

      Thanks, Gordon!
      We're talking about a Frosgrave campaign at the club later this year. Looking forward to that.

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  6. Evan Hughes26 January 2016 at 13:23

    You've done an excellent job on that fur! Transparent bases are a nice touch - where did you get those?

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    1. Joakim Ström26 January 2016 at 13:37

      Thank you!
      Bases from Sally 4th
      http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Clear-Terra-Bases

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  7. Thomas Nissvik26 January 2016 at 13:31

    "Come and 'ave a go if ya think ya're 'ard enouh!"

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  8. Jan Ferris26 January 2016 at 15:31

    Beautiful Work!

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  9. Endtransmission26 January 2016 at 20:36

    Fantastic wolves!

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    1. Joakim Ström26 January 2016 at 22:44

      Thank you, Paul.
      They are the best kind - a fast paintjob and a good final result.
      (as a bonus I'm doubly pleased as I don't see them on the painting table every day)

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  10. Phil17 February 2016 at 12:17

    Dynamic and beautiful minis, great job!

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