Blacksmith: Figure 220 of 266

   Knowing that I would be short of painting time last week with my trip to Nashcon near Nashville, TN, this past weekend, I prepped one of the easy to paint figures from the Townsfolk II Set; the Blacksmith.
    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 skin with Americana "Shading Flesh".  I then painted his pants with Folk Art "Dapple Grey", and his apron with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

       Next, I painted his boots with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate", and then did the soles and the tops with Nicole's "Brown".  After that, I painted his arm guard with Americana "Terra Cotta".  I then worked on the stump, painting the interior wood with Americana "Khaki Tan", and the bark with Americana "Asphaltum".

     I then painted the metal pieces with Americana "Zinc", and the handle to hammer with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown".  I thought I'd experiment with doing some arm hair on this guy, so I mixed some of the "Shading Flesh" with some Black and painted his arms and the backs of his hands with a series of short hashmark strokes.

    I next painted his tongs and hammer head wit Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and the anvil with Accent "Princely Pewter".   I let the figure dry for a while, and then I gave the entire model a heavy wash with GW "Badab Black" wash.  I wanted him to look real dirty and sooty.  When the wash was dry, I painted his hair black, and then highlighted it with  a mix of the "Zinc" and Ceramcoat "Denim Blue".  I then painted his eyes, and afterwards highlighted his skin with the base "Shading Flesh".  I realized I did things out of order, as I should have done the arm hair after I did the highlights.

     It was now time to finish up the rest of the highlighting.  I highlighted his pants first using the base "Dapple Grey".  I then highlighted his apron using Folk Art "Butter Pecan".  Next, I did his boots with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and the soles and tops with Americana "Sable Brown".  I also used the "Sable Brown" to highlight the hammer handle.  I decided the stump looked good as it was, so didn't add any highlights to it; and then wrapped up by doing highlights on the anvil, tongs, and hammer with the "Gunmetal Grey".  Lastly, I painted the white base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
    After everything had dried overnight, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" and, when dry, used some white glue on the base and sprinkled it with some fine gravel.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed him with Testor's Dullcote".

   I like how he tuned out, though he ended up appearing a little startled looking! :)

Kobold Leaders: Bones II Figures

   This week I also finished up the Kobold Leaders from the Bones II, Expansion 1, Kobold Leaders set.  I referenced the Kobolds I had done back in 2014 from the Bones I Kickstarter for my color scheme.
       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 couldn't get the mace on the Leader figure to stand straight after repeated boiling water treatments, so I finally decided to splice out the shaft and replace it with a short piece of paper clip wire.  I drilled out the Leader's hand and the mace head and used Gorilla Superglue to attach the wire.   I then glued both figures to 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

     I began by painting both figures entirely Black.  I hen drybrushed the leader's armor and mace with Folk Art Metallic's "Gunmetal Grey".  Next, I painted their skin Folk Art "Barnyard Red".  I then painted the interior of the Shaman's cape with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

     I then painted the Leader's shield with Americana "Cadmium Red", and the Shaman's staff with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".  Then I did his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "African Violet", and his gloves with Nicole's "Brown".  I also used the "Brown" to paint the grip of his dagger.  I then painted his loin cloth with Americana "Chocolate Brown", and his belts with Folk Art "Barn Wood".   At this point I painted their claws with Americana "Buttermilk"and  their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan".

     I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Grey" and the top of the Shaman's staff with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  Then, when everything had a while to dry, I gave both figures a complete wash with GW "Badab Black" wash using a wet brush.

   When the wash had dried, it was time to work on highlights.  I used the "Cadmium Red" to highlight the Leader's shield and paint their eyes.    Then I used the base Barnyard Red to highlight their skin, and some Black to paint their noses.  I then used Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey" to highlight the stonework bases, and the "Buttermilk" to paint their teeth. .  After that I highlighted the Leader's armor and mace with some Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling".
     The Leader was now done, so I turned my attention to finishing the Shaman.  I began by highlighting his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "Purple Passion", and the exterior of his cape with GW "Shadow Grey".  I highlighted his gloves with Americana "Sable Brown".  Next, I highlighted his staff and loin cloth with Crafter's Edition"Spice Brown".  Then I painted his dagger and buckle with the "Gunmetal Grey".  I then worked on the flames in his hand and in the brazier on top of his staff.  I decided I wanted them to be green to look more magical.  I began by painting the base of the flames with Nicole's "Neon Green".  I also use this color to add some reflective glow to his left glove and the brazier.  Next, I blended in Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green" into the flame, and then Americana 'Forest Green", then finished the tops of the flame with  Accent "Forest Green".
    After everything had dried overnight, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" and, when dry, flocked their bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote".

I'm happy with these two, and am particularly pleased with how the green flame turned out.  I know I will be doing the green fire again, because I think it turned out pretty nifty.  As with the Goblin Leaders I completed last week, I'm happy to finally have some command figures for my Kobold horde from the first Bones Kickstarter.

Damiel, Iconic Alchemist: Figure 219 of 266

     Over the weekend I finished up Damiel, Iconic Alchemist, from the Iconics and Officially Licensed Pathfinder Miniatures Set.  Only two more figures to go 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 I gave it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsed and dried it.  Next, I 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 hands with Americana "Shading Flesh".  I then painted his bottom layer coat with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and then hit the deep recess where it opens at the center bottom of it with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".  Next I painted the top coat with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".

   My next step was to paint his utility vest with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", and then the corset-like piece he wears with Citadel Snakebite Leather".  I also used this color to paint his wrist guards.  Then I painted the riveted straps down his front with Accent "Golden Harvest".

     I then worked on some of his accessory pieces.  I used the "Bittersweet Chocolate" to paint his backpack, and then painted the keg with Nicole's "Brown".  The book hanging at his side I painted with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna" for the Cover, and Americana "Bleached Sand" for the pages. I painted his hair with Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Syrup", and some of the flasks hanging off him with Folk Art "Platinum Grey".  I noticed his shoes, and painted those with Accent "Real Umber".   

      I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the figure a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I worked on highlighting his hair, first with Americana "Moon Yellow, and then With Americana "Buttermilk".  Next, I painted his eyes, and worked on highlighting his skin with a mix of the "Shading Flesh", and Crafters Acrylic "Flesh".

     I then started highlighting his clothing, beginning by doing his bottom layer coat with Americana "Sable Brown".  Next, I wanted to give his top layer coat a "white lab-coat" look, so I first added highlights with Americana "Dove Grey", and then did more spot highlights with plain White.   I then highlighted his utility vest using Americana "Khaki Tan". 

     Next, I highlighted the corset-like piece he wears as well as the forearm guards with Accent "Golden Oxide".  I then worked around the back  a bit; highlighting the backpack with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and the cask with the "Sable Brown".  I highlighted his shoes with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and then used the color to paint the dagger scabbard hanging at this front.  I used some of the "Bittersweet Chocolate" to paint the dagger's handle.   I then painted the unpainted flasks, and the test-tubes along his sides, with Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue".  I did highlights on the flasks I had painted earlier with the "Platinum Grey" with the "Dove Grey", and the ones I had just painted with the "Cool Blue", I highlighted with White.  I then painted some liquid in the flask he's holding, with Nicole's "Neon Green".  When it was dry, I gave it a wash with Iron Wind Metals "Dark Green" ink.  I then reapplied a White highlight.  

    I now worked on the metallics.  I painted the dagger in his hand,  some of the buckles on his backpack, and the fasteners on his lab coat,  with Folk Art Metallic's "Gunmetal Grey".  I then painted the protective armor running up his chest and chin with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I also used this color to paint the clasp and fittings on the book at his side, the buckle on the corset belt, and the fittings on the dagger he holds.  I then went back and added a highlight to the dagger blade with Folk Art Metallics  "Silver Sterling".  I highlighted all the parks I had painted with the "Bronze", using Ceramcaot "14K Gold".    

     I finished up by painting the figure's white base with Cermacoat "Walnut".

    After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".   When the varnish was dry, I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote. 

   I like the way this fellow turned out.  I think the white "lab-coat" look works well on him.

Figure 219 of 266: Complete

A Bones Conversion: Making a New Female Apprentice For Frostgrave

   For those of you who have been following along with my Frostgrave Campaign (See: Frostgrave Game Four), that I post about on my other blog; you'll know that in the last game my Illusionist Apprentice was killed.  I like whenever possible to actually use new figures to replace those killed, or promoted; but as I pawed through my Bones stash I became aware that I had no female wizard figures suitably attired for exploring a frozen ruined city.  Most of them wear very skimpy, drapey, outfits.  So, when I came across the Highland Heroine figure in her nice warm-looking layered outfit, I thought that perhaps she would make a good wizard's apprentice.  So, I then looked for a suitable sorceress who's staff I could borrow, and I found the Sarah, the Seeress, figure.

      I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then I gave them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsed and dried them. Then, as I studied the two figures, the immediate problem I found was that the Highland Heroine has very small delicate hands and I wasn't sure I would be able to drill them out to insert the staff.  So I decided to leave Sarah's hand attached to the staff, and use that to replace the Heroine's right hand, and then cut the staff in two, and glue the lower section to the Heroine's other hand.  I cut away the sword and the Heroine's right hand, and then ended up having to cut away a bit of the underside of the Heroine's left forearm to get the lower half of the staff to fit, and it still is almost as round as her clenched hand.  I used Gorilla Superglue to glue all the parts together.    I'm pleased with how the conversion turned out.

     I like that she looks like a tough-as-nails wizard who isn't afraid to use either end of her staff when the fighting gets close-quarters.

Goblin Command Set: Bones II Figures

   This week I finished up the Goblin Command set from the Bones II, Expansion 1.  I wanted to paint these up to match the Goblins from the Bones I Dungeon Attack set, that I had completed over two years ago, back in March of 2014.  Luckily, this blog offers me the ability to go back and see exactly what colors I used previously, so matching is easy. :)
      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 Leader figure to a black-primed 1" fender washer, and the Shaman figure to a 7/8" fender washer, both with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

       I began by drybrushed the armor on the Leader with Folk At Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then re-painted his fur collar Black; and when dry, drybrushed it with Americana "Neutral Grey", followed with highlights of Folk Art "Platinum Grey".  Likewise, I drybrushed the fur on the Shaman with Nicole's "Brown", and then did highlgiths with Americana "Bleached Sand".   I then painted their skin with Accent "Golden Oxide".

     Next, I painted the tunic on the Leader with Apple Barrel "raw Sienna", and his cape with Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".  On the Shama, I painted his top jerkin with Americana, "Raw Umber", and his loin cloth with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Blue".

     I used the "Brown" again to paint the gauntlets the Leader is wearing.  I then used the "Raw Umber" to paint the Leader's sword grip, and scabbard.  I painted both their stone bases with the "Neutral Grey", and then I did the spider on the Shaman's base with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown". Next, I did both their teeth and claws with Americana "Buttermilk, and then painted the bat atop the Shaman's staff with Accent "Mustard Seed".  

    Then, after the paint had a bit to dry, I gave both figures a wash with Winsor-Newton "Peat Brown" ink using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I painted their eyes, and highlighted their teeth and claws with the "Buttermilk.  Then I highlighted their skin with the original "Golden Oxide".

         My next step ws to highlight the Leader's tunic with Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and his cape with Crafter's Acrylic "Deep Red". I did the highlights on his gloves with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".  On the Shaman, I highlighted his loin cloth with some Ceramcoat "Denim Blue", and his Jerkin with the "Brown".  While I had the "Denim Blue" out, I used I to highlight his staff and the feather he has hanging from his waist.  I highlighted his hat with Americana "Zinc", and used this color to paint the Leader's sword, and the Shaman's wrist bands.  I highlighted the stone bases with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and then  highlighted the spider with Americana "Sable Brown".
    At this point I worked on the metallics.  I painted the bay atop the staff with Ceramcoat "Bronze", and then highlighted it with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".  I painted the Leader's sword, and the fittings on his dagger and sheath with the "Gunmetal Grey", and then did highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling", on the sword, dagger, and the Leader's armor.
      After everything had dried overnight, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" and, when dry, flocked their bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote".

      I like how these Goblins came out.  It will be nice to have a couple character types to add to my "Bones I" Goblin horde.

Amiri, Iconic Barbarian: Figure 218 of 266

   Over the weekend I finished up the Amiri, Iconic Barbarian, figure from the Iconics and Officially Licensed Pathfinder Miniatures Set.  Completing this figure puts me over the halfway point in wrapping up this set, with only 3 figures left to go.
    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.  Next, I 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 the skin with GW "Vermin Brown".  I then painted her top and her loin cloth with MSP Bones "Tropical Blue", and her padded armor with Folk Art "Barn Wood".

  Next, I painted the top loin cloth with Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Syrup", and what appears to be an under level shirt with Folk Art "Poppy Seed". Then I painted what appeared to be more hardened armor with Citadel "Snakebite Leather".  Her shoes I painted with Nicole's "Brown".

    I painted the fur at the backs of her legs, and under her right arm with Ceramcoat "Territtorial Beige", and all the strings tying her padded armor with Folk Art "Barnyard Red".  Then I painted the spear holder on her back with Crafter's acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the bottom of it with Americana "Raw Umber".  I painted the spear shafts, and the tomahawk handle, with Americana "Mississippi Mud"  Next, I used Americana "Neutral Grey" to paint the claws on her left hand and the two that make up the guard on the sword, as well as the metal fittings on the sword and the spikes on her wristband.    I then painted the straps around her sword and the spear holder with Americana "Wedgewood Blue", and her jewelry with Crafter's Acrylic "Dark Turquoise".

     I went back and painted the tomahawk head with the "Neutral Grey"; and then after everything had a while to dry,  I gave the entire a figure a wash with GW Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush. When the wash was dry, I painted her eyes, and lips, and then highlighted her skin with a mix of the "Vermin Brown", and Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".    Next, I painted her hair, sword, and spearheads all with Black.   I used some GW "Shadow Grey" to highlight her hair, and then used some Ceramcoat "Denim Blue" to highlight her sword and spearheads.  My intent was to make them look like they were made from obsidian, like some Aztec weapons.

     Next, I worked on highlighting her outfit.  I used Americana "Salem Blue" to highlight her blue loincloth, and her blue top., and I used  Americana "Buttermilk" to highlight her yellow loin cloth. For her padded armor I used the base "Barn Wood", and for the fur parts I used the "Apple Maple Syrup."  Then for the hard armor parts I used Accent "Mustard Seed" for the highlights.   For all the red ties I used MSP Bones "Cinnamon Red" to do the highlights.  I used the base "Poppy Seed" for the undershirt, then Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey" for the claws.  The shoes I highlighted with Americana "Sable Brown"    Around back, I used the "Sable Brown" again on the spear holder, and for the bottom of the spearholder I used the "Neutral Grey".    Next, I used Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue" to do the highlights on all the blue ribbon-like wraps.  For her jewelry, I used Ceramcoat "Turquoise" to do the highlighting.
     I then worked on the metal bits; painting the metal fittings on the sword, and the tomahawk head with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and highlighted with Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling".   Then I painted the medallion on her necklace with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".  
    I finished up by painting the figure's white base with Cermacoat "Walnut".
     After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".   Later that morning I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.  After the Dullcote was dry, I went back and gave the sword blade and spearheads a coat of Americana "DuraClear Gloss" Varnish to help give them the shiny obsidian look.

   I'm generally pleased with how she turned out.  I was a little sloppy with the painted blue reflection on the obsidian spearheads, and it shows.  Other than that I think she looks good.

Pathfinder Goblins as Santa's Elves, Part II: Bonus "Bones I" KS Figures Post

  Readers may remember that last week I posted a test paint of one of the Pathfinder Goblin Pyros as a Christmas Elf.  Well, this week I painted up three more Pathfinder Goblins as Christmas Elves to complete the Thief contingent for my Santa themed Enchanter warband for Frostgrave.
      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 took one of the torch-wielding ones and sliced off the torch flush with the hand, drilled out the hand, and inserted a piece of bent paperclip wire to represent a candy cane.   I then glued each figure to a white-primed 1" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.
 Like with my test figure, since the goblins/elfs had bear feet,  I used a glob of the Tacky glue on the front of each foot to help obscure the toe delineations.
     I began by painting the faces and hands with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".

    I then painted the clothing and armor with Americana "Forest Green",  Crafter's Acrylic "Wild Green", and Crafter's Acrylic "Deep Red"; alternating which items I used each color on as I went down the line of figures, trying not to use the same color on the same area for each goblin. I also used the "Deep Red" to paint the feathers on the first goblin's hat.

     Next, I painted the shoes with Nicole's "Brown", and the torch and sword grips with Americana "Dark Chocolate".  I also painted the candy cane with White.   I painted their little pouches with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige". Then I painted the rocks the first and third goblins are standing on using Americana "Zinc".

     Next, I applied a wash to the figures using GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash with a wet brush.    When the wash was dry, I painted the eyes; and then used some Black to paint the inside of the open mouths.  Then I used White to paint the teeth  I then used the original "Flesh " to highlight the hands and face.  I mixed some Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti"  with some of the "Flesh",  and applied pink highlights to the cheeks and nose. I used Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red" to paint the stripes on the candy cane.

   I then worked on highlighting their clothing and armor.   I used the original "Wild Green" mixed with some White to highlight the part I had painted "Wild Green'.  I used Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green" mixed with a little of the "Wild Green" to highlight the parts I had painted  "Forest Green".  And Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red" mixed with a tiny bit of the "Tutti Fruity" to highlight the parts I had painted "Deep Red".  
    Next, I painted the swords with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey" and used Black to paint in the holes in the swords.  I then used a little GW "Badab Black" wash on the area where the rivets connect the sword to their grips.  Next, I used Americana "Zinc" to paint all the areas of stitching on their armor.   I then painted the little balls on their sword grips: the first one I did with the "Holiday Green", the second with Crafter's Edition "Purple Passion",  and the third with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Blue".

I used White to highlight the forearm wrappings. Then I used Americana "Sable Brown" to add highlights to the shoes and Americana "Khaki Tan" to do highlights on the pouchs around back.  I then painted the cross stitching on the hat, and the ribbon on the torch with the "Deep Red".  Then I went back and highlighted the cross stitching on the hat, and the ribbon on the torch, with the "Christmas Red".    Next, I painted the swords with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then used Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling" to highlight the swords, and the stitching on the armor (I wanted it to look like maybe it was tinsel).   Then I used Folk Art Metallics "Emerald Green" to overpaint the ball at the end of the first sword, Folk Art Metallics "Blue Sapphire" for the second, and Folk Art Metallics "Amethyst" for the third.   I followed this with adding a couple White highlights to each ball.
    Lastly, I worked on the flame on the torch.  I started by painting the base of the flame, and the very tips of the flame,  with Black.  I then worked from the flame's base, upwards, using: Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin", the "Christmas Red", and then some Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".  I applied these colors in fast succession so the paint would still be wet with each successive color allowing me to blend them together.  After this, I wrapped things up by painting the figures' bases with White.
     When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.  Midday, I flocked the white areas with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock and late that afternoon I sprayed the figures with Testor's Dullcote.

    I am really happy with how this little band of Christmas elves turned out.  Not everybody is cut out to work in the toy workshop, and these fellows seem just right for helping Santa with his more dangerous missions. :)

Merisiel, Iconic Rogue: Figure 217 of 266

     I continue to work on the Iconics and Officially Licensed Pathfinder Miniatures Set, and finished up Merisiel, Iconic Rogue, over the weekend.   Looking at this figure, I kind of pictured her in all black; and then for some reason I got the idea that it might be a neat contrast to give her white hair.
      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 the body entirely Black.  I then drybrushed it with a mix of Americana "Zinc" and Ceramcoat "Denim Blue".

     I then did a lighter drybrush using a mix of "Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and the "Denim Blue".   Next, I painted her face and ears with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh", and her hair and and weapon blades wth the "Zinc".

     I gave the face a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  Then, when that was dry, I worked on highlighting the hair; first with Folk Art "Platinum Grey", and then pure White.  Next, I painted the eyes and lips, and then highlighted the face and ears with the base "Flesh", and then the "Flesh" with a little White added to it.

     I then added some highlights to the dagger handles with Americana Neutral Grey",  and did some spot highlights to her outfit with the "Denim Blue".   I finished up with the metallics; painting her two blades with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then highlighting with Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling".
    After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".   Later that morning I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I took a big shortcut with this figure by just doing it all black with some drybrushing, but for a gaming figure I think that's okay and I think the all-black look suits this figure.  In the end, I'm happy with how it came out.


Figure 217 of 266: Complete

Pathfinder Goblin Pyro as Christmas Elf: Bonus "Bones 1" KS Figure Post

   This week I experimented with painting up one of the Pathfinder Goblin Pyros from the We Be Goblins set, that was part of the Bones I Kickstarter; to see how it would look painted up as one of Santa's Elves for my Santa themed Enchanter warband for Frostgrave.   I had already officially painted these figures previously, but had picked up a few more of them along the way because they're such fun figures.
    I had planned a while back that I wanted to use Christmas elves to represent the four Thieves I had added to my Santa the Enchanter's warband; and had originally prepped four of the Victory Force Miniatures, Unarmed Christmas Elves to use in this role.  Then over on the Reaper forum, forum member Pippin suggested I possibly use Goblinsto represnt Santa's elves.  The idea buzzed around in my head for awhile, as I wasn't totally happy with the Victory Force Elves.  I felt they looked a little too Elf-On-The-Shelf modern.  So, I thought I'd do this test on the Pathfinder Goblin kind of as a proof-of-concept as to whether using them for Christmas Elves would work.
    I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking for a few hours in water with a bit of dish soap added, giving a gentle scrub with an old soft toothbrush, then rinsing and drying.  I then glued it to 1" white-primed fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer to a tongue depressor with a couple small dabs of Elmer's white glue, for ease of handling during painting.
     I realized the goblin/elf had bear feet, but I wanted it to have shoes; so I used a glob of the Tacky glue on the front of each foot to help obscure the toe delineations.
     I began by painting the face and hands with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh".   I then painted the outer clothing Americana "Forest Green", and the leggings, undershirt, and hat with Crafter's Acrylic "Wild Green".

   Next, I painted the armor with Crafter's Acrylic "Deep Red".  I then painted the sword, and the feather on the sleeve, with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and the torch handle with Nicole's "Brown".   The wrappings on the forearms I painted with Folk Art "Platinum Grey".  I painted the little pouch around back with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

    I decided at this point to paint the shoes with the "Brown" I had used on the torch handle, so I went back and repainted the torch handle with Americana "Raw Umber".  I then applied a wash to the entire figure using GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash with a wet brush.   I also used some Black to paint in the holes in the sword, and the open mouth.    When the wash was dry, I painted the eyes, and used White to paint the teeth  I then used the original "Flesh " to highlight the hands and face.

     When the wash was dry, I highlighted the  hat, undershirt and leggings with the original "Wild Green".  I then highlighted the outer clothing with Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green", and the armor with Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red".    I used White to highlight the forearm wrappings and the feather.  Then I used Americana "Sable Brown" to add highlights to the shoes and Americana "Khaki Tan" to do highlights on the pouch around back.  I then painted the cross stitching on the hat, and the ribbon on the torch with the "Deep Red", and then did the cross stitching on the armor with Americana "Zinc".  Then I went back and highlighted the cross stitching on the hat, and the ribbon on the torch, with the "Christmas Red".  I also used this color to paint the ball at the end of the sword handle.   Next, I painted the sword with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then used Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling" to highlight the sword, and the stitching on the armor (I wanted it to look like maybe it was tinsel).   Then I used Dazzling Metallics "Festive Red" to overpaint the ball at the end of sword, and added a couple White highlights.
    Lastly, I worked on the flame on the torch.  I started by painting the base of the flame, and the very tips of the flame,  with Black.  I then worked from the flame's base, upwards, using: Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin", the "Christmas Red", and then some Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".  I applied these colors in fast succession so the paint would still be wet with each successive color allowing me to blend them together.
     The figure was all but done now, though as I looked at it I felt the face was a bit too pale and ashen colored and needed a bit more life in it.  So I mixed some Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti"  with some of the "Flesh",  and applied pink highlights to the cheeks and nose.  After this, I wrapped things up by painting the figure's base with White.
     When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.  Midday, I flocked the white areas with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock and late that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

    I have to say that I'm really pleased with how this figure turned out, and I think the idea of using these fellows for Santa's Elves is going to be a winner.  Even as I type, I have three more prepped and awaiting painting.