Griffon: Figure 256 of 266

   Hello there, readers!  Well, here we stand on the threshold of the final ten figures of this endeavor. This weekend I finished up figure 256, the Griffon figure from the single-figure Griffon set.  That leaves just 10 figures left to paint. The remaining figures ended up being mostly a mix of the smallest and largest!

The final 10 figures.

      Now back to the matter at hand; the Griffon.  I prepped the figure's parts 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. When dry, I glued the wings on to the body using Gorilla Superglue.  I then glued the figure to a black-primed 2" fender washer.

      I began by painting the lion part of the figure a 50/50 mix of Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige" and Accent "Golden Harvest".   I then painted the eagle parts with Americana "Raw Umber". Next, I painted the beak and front legs with the plain "Golden Harvest", and the end of the lion's tail with Americana "Asphaltum".  I then drybrushed the underside of the wings with Americana "Mississippi Mud".

     After all the paint had a while to dry, I came back and gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I Painted his tongue with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and then gave it highlights with Americana "Shading Flesh".

     Next, I drybrushed the underside of the wings with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then drybrushed the tops of the wings and the upper eagle-part of the body, as well as the end of the tail, with Americana "Sable Brown". After that, I drybrushed the lion part of the body with Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan".

         I then highlighted the beak, front legs, and claws with Americana "Moon Yellow". I painted the eyes with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", then gave them Black pupils and White highlights.  Next, I drybrushed the tips of the wings, on top and underneath with Black, and also heavily drybrushed the end of the beak with Black as well.  Lastly, I painted his integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
           I let the figure dry over night and the next day I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". When dry, I flocked the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".

     I'm really happy how this figure turned out.  Unlike the Owlbear I did last week, I really like the sculpt on this one. And, like the Owlbear, it was easy to paint.
   
Figure 256 of 266: Complete

Arrius, Skeletal Warrior: Figure 255 of 266

     This week I finished up the Arrius, Skeletal Warrior, figure from the Grave Danger set.  Just one more figure to go in that set at this point.
      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 painting the entire figure with Black.  Then, when the Black was dry, I gave it a heavy drybrush of Ceramcoat "Black Cherry", followed by a drybrush coat of Ceramcoat "Opaque Red". 

     Next, I drybrushed his armor with DecoArt Dazzling Metallics "Festive Red".  I followed that with lightly drybrushing the sword with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I then painted his skull with Americana "Khaki Tan", and the sword grips with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".

      I then applied some slightly thinned Iron Wind Metals "Yellow" ink around the runes on the sword.  When this was dry, I painted the runes with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon", and then did highlights on the runes with White.  While I was waiting for the ink to dry, I drybrushed his skull with Americana "Bleached Sand", and then Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then touched up all the black areas that had got other colors on them, and then painted everything I planned to make metallic gold using Americana "Terra Cotta".

     Next, I drybrushed all his clothing with Citadel "The Fang".  I then gave the base a heavy drybrush with Americana "Zinc", followed by lighter drybrushes of Americana "Neutral Grey", and Folk Art "Platinum Grey".  I painted the skulls on the base with Folk Art "Barn Wood", and drybrushed them with the "Bleached Sand", and added "Light Antique White" highlights.  I then repainted all the parts I had painted with the "Terra Cotta", this time using Ceramcoat "Bronze". When the "Bronze" was dry, I gave it all a quick wash with some Citadel "Agrax Earthsahde" wash using a wet brush.   I painted his eyes, using first Ceramcoat "Bright Red", and then Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow". Lastly, I painted the little gem in his necklace using some of the "Bright Red", and "Dark Cherry" with White highlights.
      When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.   The next day I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.  I then when back and put a little dab of Americana "DuraClear Gloss" Varnish on the gem in his necklace.

     I kind of like how the red armor turned out.  I wanted to do something different than the same old greyish/silver metal armor, and I think this worked pretty well as a kind of "Red Baron" or "Bloody Baron" character.

Figure 255 of 266: Complete

Owlbear: Figure 254 of 266

     I took a break from working on the Grave Danger set this past week, and painted up the single-figure Owlbear set for today's post. Being a single-figure set, it now joins the list of completed sets, over on the right.
     I forgot to take a picture of the figure before I started surgery on it, so I'm using the photo from the Reaper site.  I was not a fan of how the figure was positioned with the whole body and head turned almost completely sideways.  I thought it was a rather awkward pose.

     So to fix this, I thought I would simply cut the figure above the ankle, and rotate the body in a more pleasing position.   First though, 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.

   Since his weight wouldn't be resting on his right claw anymore, I drilled holes in his ankle and leg, to insert a paperclip-wire pin to help hold the figure, which would now be supported by the single ankle point, in an upright position. I then glued the base to a 2" fender washer using Aleene's Tacky glue.

     When the base glue was dry, I glued the leg and pin all back together with Gorilla superglue, and got ready to paint.

    I began by painting the outer body, upper wings, and legs, all with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".  I then painted the underbelly, and the underside of the wings, with Accent "Mustard Seed".  After that, I painted the beak with Accent "Golden Harvest", and then painted the claws and talons with a 50/50 mix of the "Golden Harvest" and Americana "Neutral Grey".

      I painted the tongue with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna"; and then when everything had a chance to dry for a while, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthsahde" using a wet brush.

     After the wash had dried, I drybrushed the darker outer part of the body with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and then Americana "Sable Brown".  I then drybrushed the lighter underside parts with Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan".

     I then painted the outer edge of the eyes with Ceramcoat "Opaque Red", and then painted the inner part of the eye with Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin".  I finished the eyes by adding Black pupils.  Next, I highlighted the tongue with Americana "Shading Flesh", and then highlighted the beak with Crafter's Edition "Bright Yellow". After that I highlighted the claws and talons with Folk Art "Gray Green", followed with lighter highlights using Folk Art "Porcelain White".  Lastly, I painted his integral base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
           I let the figure dry over night and the next day I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". When dry, I flocked the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote".  When the "Dullcote" was dry, I went back and painted his eyes with Americana "DuraClear Gloss" Varnish.

              I like how this figure turned out; and best of all, with no clothing, weapons, or accoutrements to paint, he went really quickly. :)

Ghost King: Figure 253 of 266

     This week I painted the Ghost King from the Grave Danger set.  I didn't know he was a ghost when I painted him; as he looks more like a Lich, or just a heavily armored skeleton.  I painted him up with an eye to needing a Lich Lord for the "Thaw of the Lich Lord" Frostgrave supplement.
     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 painting the entire figure Black.  I then did a heavy drybrush coat of Americana "Raw Umber" on his armor and sword, followed with a lighter drybrush of Nicole's "Brown".

      Next, I gave the armor and sword a thinned sloppy dabbling of Accent "Golden Oxide". After that, I drybrushed the armor and sword with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".

    I then painted the lining of his cape with Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".  Next, I painted his skull and hands with Americana "Khaki Tan", and then painted the hilt of his sword with Ceramcoat "Bronze".

     Then, after everything had a while to dry, I gave the armor, sword, cape lining, skull, and hands, all a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the skull and hands with Americana "Bleached Sand", followed by a lighter drybrushing and highlighting with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".

    Next, I painted in little glowing eyes with Nicole's "Neon Green".   I then highlighted his cape lining using Americana "Cranberry Wine", and then Americana "Burgundy Wine". While I was using those colors, I also used them to paint the small gems in his sword hilt, and then added tiny White highlights.  After that I highlighted the rest of his black clothing by drybrushing with Americana "Zinc".  I also used the "Zinc" to paint his base.  When that was dry, I drybrushed the base with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then Folk Art "Platinum Grey".
     When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.   The next day I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.  I then when back and put a little dab of Americana "DuraClear Gloss" Varnish on each of the gems in his sword hilt.

     I think he turned out pretty well, and the figure was nice and simple to get paint.

Figure 253 of 266: Complete

Lizardman Spearman & Warrior: Figures 251 & 252 of 266

  I was finally able to finish up the Lizardman Spearman & Lizardman Warrior over the weekend.  This wraps up the Swamp Things set, and it joins the list of completed sets over on the right.
       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 both to  black primed 1" fender washers using Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's glue each.
     I began by painting their underbellies with Americana "Reindeer Moss".

     I then painted the rest of their bodies with Aleene's "Deep Khaki".  After that, I painted the turtle shell shield with Accent "Mustard Seed", and then the spear shaft, and club with Folk Art "Barn Wood".

     Next, I painted their loin cloths with Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and their belts, straps, and quivers with Americana "Terra Cotta".  I then painted the scabbards and the pouch with Apple Barrel 'Burnt Sienna", and then did the skull, bone part of the sword on the Warrior with Crafter's Edition "Taupe".  After that, I painted the wraps on the spear, and the grip on the sword with Folk Art "Deep Tomato Red", and then got the "Barn Wood" out again, and used it to paint the javelin shafts in their quivers.

     I then painted their arm and wrist bands, as well as the shield strap with citadel "Snakebite Leather".  After that I painted their claws with Folk Art "Gray Green". I got out the "Taupe" again, and added bone bars to the wrist piece on the Warriors right wrist.  My next step was to use some Ceramcoat "Bronze" to paint the scale mail on the Warrior's loincloth, and the dagger handle fittings on the Spearman.   Then after everything had a while to dry, I gave both figures a complete coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I painted their eye sockets Black, and then painted their eyes with Americana "Buttermilk", I realized I hadn't painted their teeth, so while I had the "Buttermilk out, I used it to paint their teeth.  I then went back and aded Black pupils.

     Next, I painted the spearpoint, the spikes on the club, and one of the javelin points Black to look like obsidian.      My intent had been to paint all the javelin points as obsidian, but upon closer inspection I realized they looked like they were meant to be nothing more than sharpened sticks. In fact, I think the spear itself might only be meant to be a sharpened stick, but I wanted it to be obsidian.  I then drybrushed their highlights on their skin with Aleene's "Dusty Khaki", and then highlighted their underbellies with the base "Reindeer Moss".  After that, I highlighted their loin cloths with Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin", and then highlighted the wraps on the spear, and the sword grip with the "Orange Spice". I then mixed some of the "Snakebite Leather" together with some Apple Barrel "Apple Maple Syrup", and used that to highlight the straps, quivers, and armbands.  I also mixed some of the "Apple Maple Syrup"with the "Burnt Sienna" to highlight the pouches and scabbards.  Next, I highlighted the bone parts with first Americana "Bleached Sand", and then Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then highlighted the Black spearpoint, club spikes, and javelin tip with first Citadel "The Fang", and then White. I drybrushed the turtle shell with some of the "Apple Maple Syrup".  Lastly, I painted his integral bases with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
           I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". When dry, I flocked the bases. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote".

      I can't say as I enjoyed painting these as they just seemed too overly detailed for lizardmen figures.  I guess I'm more use to totally naked lizards with out all the extra accoutrements these guys are wearing. I'm not looking forward to the couple dozen of them I have coming in Bones 3.  Anyway, I'm generally happy with the way they turned out, and maybe now that I have a painting scheme all worked out, the new ones that are coming will seem easier to do.  Plus I can work on those in assembly line fashion.

Figures 251 & 252 of 266: Complete

Sorry, No Thursday Figure Today

     Sorry to my readers, but I don't have a figure ready to post today.  Started feeling sniffly on Saturday, and by Sunday was in the throes of a full-blown head cold.  I'm feeling better today, but just didn't have the ability to concentrate earlier in the week, so didn't get any painting done.   Tune in again Monday, when I should have the two Lizardmen from the Swamp Things set ready to showcase.
 

Ghast: Figure 250 of 266

    Because our game club had their 2-day convention, BARRAGE, this past weekend, and I knew I wouldn't have a lot of time to paint, I grabbed the simple Ghast figure from the Grave Danger set to paint up for today's post.
      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.

   I began painting by doing the entire body with Folk Art "Gray Green", and the clothing remnants with Folk Art "Dark Brown".  I then painted the tongue and mouth with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and the teeth with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow". After that I painted the belt with Ceramcoat "Walnut".

     Next, I painted the belt buckle with Accent "Princely Pewter", then I let everything dry for a while. I then gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush. When the wash was dry, I painted his eye sockets black, and his eyes with Americana "Buttermilk".  While I had the Buttermilk out, I also used it to do highlights on the teeth.  I then went back and added pupils to the eyes with White.

     Next, I highlighted the skin with the base "Gray Green", and the clothing remnants with Americana "Sable Brown".   I also painted the finger nails with Folk Art "Porcelain White".  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.

     Not too bad for a quickie figure.  When I get to the ones in the Bones II box, I hopefully can take a little more time with them.

Figure 250 of 266: Complete