Andre Durand: Figure 182 of 265

    I finally had the time to finish up the Chronoscope set this week by painting the Andre Durand figure.   This set now joins the list of completed sets over on the right.
      I've been in such a state of disorganization lately, that I forgot to take a "before" shot of the figure. So I will have to rely on this one from the Reaper website.

      I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.
     I began by painting his face and right hand with Americana "Shading Flesh".   I then painted his shirt with Folk Art "Deep Tomato Red", and his pants with Cermacoat "Territorial Beige". After these, I painted his coat with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".

          Next, I painted his boots, belt, and holster with Americana "Charcoal Grey". I painted his hair with Americana "Sable Brown", and the stock of the gun in the holster with Folk Art "Dark Brown". The stone platform he's standing on I painted Americana "Neutral Grey".  When all these colors had had a chance to dry, I gave the figure a wash with Winsor Newton "Peat Brown" Ink using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I painted the gun in his right hand, and his goggles with Black.

      When the Black had dried, I drybrushed the gun with Folk Art "Settlers Blue".  I then painted his powerfist, the metal parts of the holstered gun, and the bits on his belt, with Folk Art "Gunmetal Gray".  I then did the trim on the powerfist,  the center of the round object hanging on his belt, and the buttons on his shirt and the lapels of his coat,with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".   I did the trim on his right-hand coat cuff with Apple Barrel "Yellow", and then painted the lens of his goggles with Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red".
   I then drybrushed the platform he's standing on with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", followed by Folk Art "Porcelain White".

       Next, I drybrushed his hair with Americana "Khaki Tan", and then painted his eyes.  I followed this with highlighting his face and hand with the base "Shading Flesh".  I then highlighted his shirt with Americana "Burnt Orange", and his pants with the base "Territorial Beige".   I highlighted his coat with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown", and his boots, holster, and belt with Americana "Mississippi Mud".   I then highlighted his powerfist and the metal bits of the other gun with Folk Art "Silver Sterling". Lastly, I painted the lens of his goggles with DecoArt Metallics "Festive Red".
         When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Then, that evening, I applied white glue around the figure's platform base and sprinkled a sand and grit mixture on it.  The next day, I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I'm happy to finally have had time to finish a regular figure rather than another Familiar. :-)    I'm generally pleased with how he turned out, though it looks like I didn't wait long enough for the Dullcote to dry, before taking the final photo. 

Treant Familiar: Figure 181 of 265

   Once again I found myself short of time, so this weekend I grabbed the Treant familiar from the Familiars set, and prepped that to paint.
      I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a black-primed 3/4" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

       I began by painting the entire figure with Cermacoat "Territorial Beige".  I then gave it a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash.  When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the figure with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then painted the mossy/leafy areas with Crafters Acrylic "Forest Green", and gave the figure two eyes with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow".  This was such a quick paint that I had almost finished before I remembered to take a progress shot!

     Next, I highlighted the mossy/leafy areas with  Crafters Acrylic "Citrus Green", and then gave each eye a Black pupil.
       After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" in the morning.  Later that morning I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     A nice quick little figure to paint, and I'm very happy with the results.   Let me take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving.  Hopefully over the holiday weekend I will have some time to paint!

Familiars- Ferret & Dog: Figures 179 & 180 of 265

    This past week I spent most of my free time working on a building for Forstgrave, so I ended up with not much time for figure painting.  So, as I saw the days passing by, I realized I better prep a simple figure to paint, so I actually grabbed two, the Ferret and Dog from the Familiars Set.
       I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them.  I then glued the Ferret to a 5/8" black primed fender washer and the Dog to a black-primed 3/4" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figures to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

       I began by painting the ferret with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then painted his front and back with Black, as well as his mask.  I then drybrushed his back with the Black.  Next, I mixed some White with the "Barn Wood" and painted his face and muzzle around the mask.

     For the dog, I decided he looked a lot like a German  Shepherd, so I began by painting him Accent "Mustard Seed". I then drybrushed his tail, underbelly, collar, and the backs of his legs with Cermcoat "Maple Syrup Tan".

     I then painted the Ferret's nose with Americana "Shading Flesh", and then drybrushed his Black areas with Crafters Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".
    For the Shepherd, I painted his markings and his muzzle and eyes Black, and then used Americana "Buttermilk' to add some highlight areas to the rest of his fur.
       After the figures had the afternoon to dry, I gave them a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" in the evening.  The next morning I flocked their bases, and later that afternoon I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote.

     These turned out pretty good I think.   Hopefully, this upcoming week I can get back to completing the Chronoscope set.

Dita, Steampunk Witch: Figure 178 or 265

   This week I finished Dita, Steampunk Witch, from the Chronoscope Set.  Only one figure let to do from this set.
       I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

      I began by painting the entire figure, and her base, Black.  I then drybrushed it with Folk Art "Settlers Blue".

     Next, I painted her skin with Americana "Mocha". Then I painted parts of her outfit with Crafter's Edition "African Violet".  I painted her hair with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and  the end of her broom with Folk Art "Barnyard Red"

     I then gave her hair, skin, and broom end a wash with Winsor Newton "Peat Brown' Ink using a wet brush.  When that was dry, I painted her eyes and lips, and then did her skin highlights, with first the "Mocha", then I mixed some Crafter's Edition "Flesh" with the "Mocha" and did lighter highlights.   Next, I highlighted her hair with first the base "Burnt Sienna", then with Americana "Burnt Orange", I did highlights on the broom with first the base "Barnyard Red", then with Ameircana "Georgia Clay".   I then used the "Settlers Blue" to add some more specific highlights on the Black.

     Next, I did the highlights on the purple, first with a mix of the "African Violet" and some Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender", then with just the plain "Apple Lavender"

      I then worked on the metal parts, painting them first with Ceramcoat "Bronze", and then going back and doing highlights with Ceramcoat "14K Gold"  I painted the round object on her hat like a headlight, using Folk Art "Medium Grey", Folk Art "Silver Sterling", and White highlights.  I also added tiny White highlights to her goggles.

      After the figure had the afternoon to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" in the evening.  The next morning I flocked the base, and later that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

    I'm pleased with how the figure turned out, even though I didn't get it finished for Halloween. I did notice in the photos, that I didn't do good coverage with the Dullcote, and there's still some shiny spots in her clothing folds and recesses.  I'll have to ht it again with the Dullcote tomorrow.

Giant Spider (Frostgrave Version): Bones II Figure

    This week, I squeezed in painting, (in between all my Fall-In preparations!), one of the Bones II Giant Spiders from the Core Set Bonus Figures.  I wanted to paint it up as an Ice Spider for use with Frostgrave.
       I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a white-primed 1" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting the entire spider with Crafters Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey". When this was dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with GW "Badab Black" wash using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the spider with the base "Storm Cloud Grey", and then gave it a lighter drybrushing with Folk Art "Platinum Grey".   I then painted in two eyes with Crafters Edition "Christmas Red".  Next, I took some White and painted a design on the back of the spider, and gave the eyes tiny reflection dots.  Lastly, I used the White to touch up the paint on the base, anywhere that I had accidentally gotten other colors.
      When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Then, the next morning, I flocked the base with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock.  Later that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

      I decided to go with grey on this fellow, as I think I tend towards blue with my Frostgave stuff, and I wanted to get away from that.  It's a nice and simple monster, and was quick to paint.

Butteryfly Dragon Familiar: Figure 177 of 265

   This week, I started working on the witch figure from the Chronoscope set, as it was Halloween week, but I realized I wasn't going to have enough time to finish her.  So, I pulled out one of the familiars from the Familiars set, and prepared that to do a quick paint job on instead.
      I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a white-primed 5/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

   I began by painting the entire figure Black.  I then drybrushed it with Folk At "Settlers Blue".

     I decided to give the wings a Monarch butterfly look, so I painted in the design with Crafters Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin". I also used the "Pure Pumpkin" to give it tiny dot eyes.

      Next, I painted the rock with Folk Art "Medium Grey", then drybrushed it with Crafters Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and then Folk Art "Platinum Grey". Then I painted the tiny plant atop the rock with Americana "Avocado", and then painted in some details with Crafters Acrylic "Wild Green".
        After the figure had the afternoon to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" in the evening.  The next morning I flocked the base, and later that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     It's a nice quirky little figure, and I think the orange wings give it a nice presence.
     I think I should have the Chronoscope witch ready for next week.


Figure 177 of 265: Complete.