Jurden, Half-Orc Paladin: Bones 3 Figure

     This past week I painted Jurden, Half-Orc Paladin , from the Bones 3 Heroes I Set.   A few weeks ago I had used him as one of my first test weapon-swap figures, and I thought it was about time I actually painted one of them.  In looking at this figure, there wasn't anything particularly orc-ish about it, so I decided to just paint it as a regular human.
      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 almost the entire figure with Black, being careful not to get any on the clear blade.   When the Black was dry, I drybrushed the figure with  Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then passed over it with a lighter drybrush of Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver"

      I used the Black again at that point to paint the back of the shield. I painted his head with Americana "Shading Flesh", and while that dried, I painted his tabard and the front of his shield with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Blue".  I then went back to the head and went over it with some very slightly thinned Americana "Asphaltum".

      I then painted his eyes, and did his hair Black with Americana "Zinc" and  Americana "Grey Sky" highlights. After that I did the highlights on his face with a mix of the "Shading Flesh" and the Asphaltum".  I also carefully painted the hilt of the clear sword with Black at this point.  Next, I painted his clerical stole, scabbard, and the bull's head on his shield with Ceramcoat "Black Cherry", and then highlighted his tabard and the edges of his shield with some Reaper MSP Bones "Tropical Blue".   I then went back and highlighted his stole, scabbard,  and the bull's head on his shield with Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red, and painted the eyes on the bull's head on his shield with White.

     Next, I painted the crown on his shield, the small bull's head-like clasp on his front armor, the ends of his stole, and the hilt of his raised sword with Accent "Golden Harvest".  Then I painted the grip of his sheathed sword, and the strap on his shield with Americana "Raw Umber". After that, I went back and re-painted the crown on his shield, the small bull's head-like clasp on his front armor, the ends of his stole, and the hilt of his sword with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I mixed some of the "Black Cherry", and some Ceramcoat "14K Gold", and tried to paint a bit of a paisley pattern on his stole.  I then used some Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold" to highlight the crown on his shield, the small bull's head-like clasp on his front armor, the ends of his stole, and the hilt of his sword.  After that, I used some of the "Metallic Silver" to go back over the figure and do some specific highlight painting on his armor.  I finished work on him by painting highlights on the sheathed sword grip, and the shield's strap using Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".
     Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish, being careful not to get any on the sword blade. When dry, I flocked the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed him with Testor's Dullcote". Before spraying though, I taped a piece of folded paper over the sword blade to protect it from the spray paint.

    Well, I have to declare my first painted weapon-swapped figure to be a big success.   I'm really happy with the way this guy came out; and I think the crystal look of the sword was worth the extra effort it took to keep paint off it during the whole process.

Kyra, Iconic Cleric: Figure 247 of 266

     This week I also painted Kyra, Iconic Cleric, from the Iconics II Pathfinder Miniatures set.  The painting of her completes that set.  It now joins the list of completed sets over on the right.
      She looked to me to be suitably clothed for adventures in a cold environment, so since I am short on Templar type figures for Frostgrave, I decided to paint her as such a figure for my Frostgrave collection.   She would have also made a good Thaumaturge wizard or apprentice; but since I already had a set of those in my collection, I chose to stick with the Templar plan.
     Unfortunately, this is one of the figures from the Bones I Kickstarter that ended up with nose issues. For gaming purposes this doesn't bother me too much, and I crossed my fingers and hoped a nice heavily highlighted nose paint job would hide the fact that she barely had one.
     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 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 giving the figure a wash with Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush.  This was to help bring out the details so I could see them better.   When that was dry, I painted all the chainmail Black.   When that was dry, I drybrushed the chainmail with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  Next, I painted her face and hands with Accent "Mustard Seed".  Then I painted her long sleeves with Aleene's "Deep Khaki", and the one odd short sleeve on her right arm with  Americana "Terra Cotta".

     Next, I painted her robes, pants, and turban with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".   I then painted her short sleeves, sash, and head scarf with Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red" and her scabbard with Apple Barrel "Apple Maroon".   After that, I painted her shoes, pouches, and belt with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna".  I then painted everything I planned to paint gold with a base coat of Accent "Golden Harvest".

     When the "Golden Harvest" was dry, I painted over it with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I also painted the sword blade with the "Gunmetal Grey".  I let those dry for a while, and then gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I painted her eyes, and then highlighted her skin with a mix of the "Mustard Seed", and Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh". I then highlighted her short sleeves, sash, and head scarf with Americana "Cadmium Red".

     Next, I highlighted her robes, pants, and turban with White. I then highlighted the scabbard with Ceramcoat "Bright Red", and her shoes, belt and pouches with some of the "Burnt Sienna" mixed with some White.   After that I highlighted all the parts I had painted with the "Bronze" using Ceramcoat "14K Gold".  I then highlighted her sword blade, and the chainmail with some Folk Art "Silver Sterling".  Lastly, I painted the figure's integral 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 the next day I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I like how she turned out.   You can still tell the nose isn't quite right, but I think the rest of her makes up for it.  And on the tabletop, who will notice?

Figure 247 of 266: Complete

Isabeau Laroche, Female Paladin: Figure 152 of 265

        This week I began the Klocke Classics Set by painting Isabeau Laroche, Female Paladin.  I must say that I have been dreading starting this set, with its finally detailed, thin little, fussy, delicate sculpts.  But the only way through to my completion of the first Reaper Bones Kickstarter, led directly through this set, so it had to be done.  I find the best way to do figures I really dread doing, is by just plunging in, and doing one color at a time...eventually you reach a completed figure.
     I picked the female paladin figure to do first because I thought, with her long hooded cloak, that she would be ideal as a subject for my winter themed figure collection.  Though this was another one of those figures I don't like painting with all the fiddly little details. So many straps and layers, that half the time I couldn't really tell what was supposed to be clothing, and what was supposed to be armor...
      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.  I then glued the figure to a 1" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and glued the washer to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's White Glue.

   I began by painting those parts I thought were armor with Black paint.. When it was dry, I drybrushed it with  Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter". I then went over this with a lighter drybrushing of Folk Art "Silver Sterling". Next, I painted her tunic with Americana "True Blue" and all the drapes at her waist and shoulders, as well as the exterior of her cloak, with Americana "Salem Blue".

         I moved now to paint the interior of her cloak, and the trim on her tunic, with White.  I realized what I had thought was a fold in her clock's lining was actually another hanging coming off her right side, so I painted that with the "Salem Blue", and then did the White.   Next, I did her gauntlets with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and then I did her belts and straps with Folk Art "Dark Brown".

    After all the "Salem Blue parts" had had time to dry, I gave them all a coat of Iron Wind Metals "Medium Blue" ink using a very wet brush.  I then painted the grip on her sword, and the back of her shield with Americana "Asphaltum".  I then painted her face with Apple Barrel "Apple Flesh", and her hair with Accent "Mustard Seed".

      When all the brown toned colors had had time to dry, I went back and gave them a wash with Winsor Newton "Peat Brown" ink using a wet brush.  I then painted highlights, on the "Salem Blue" parts that I had given the "Medium Blue" ink wash to, with the base "Salem Blue".  I highlighted her tunic by mixing a little of the "Salem Blue" with the original "True Blue".  I then did highlights on her gauntlets with the base "Burnt Sienna".  I then carefully drybrushed the bulk of her hair with Americana "Moon Yellow", and then Americana 'Buttermilk", then I used a fine brush to do the highlights anywhere the hair was next to another color.   I then painted her eyes using my usual eye technique and then did highlights on her face with the base "Apple Flesh, and then added a little White to it, to do lighter highlights.  I then added eyebrows by painting small lines over each eye with the "Mustard Seed", and then adding smaller "Moon Yellow" highlight lines. I did highlights on her straps with the base "Dark Brown".  I moved to her shield next, and painted that with Folk Art "Metallic Blue Sapphire".

     I finished up by doing the rest of the metallics.  I painted her sword hilt and the decorations and border  on the shield with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I then painted her sword blade with the "Metallic Pewter".  I then went back and added highlights to the parts I had painted with the "Bronze" using Ceramcoat "14k Gold".  I then did highlights on the sword blade with Folk Art "Silver Sterling", and used this color to add some further detailed highlights to her armor, and to do the buckles on her assorted straps.  I finished up by painting the jewels on her sword and shield using the "True Blue", with "Salem Blue" and White highlights"
      I painted her base white, and when everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  The next morning I flocked the base with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock, and added a little bit of brown scrubbing pad to be a winter bush.  Late that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.  I then went back and used Americana "DuraClear Gloss Varnish" to give the jewels an added shine.

   As much as I dreaded doing this first Klocke figure, I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  Now to grit my teeth and turn towards the next one...

Figure 152 of 265: Complete