Over the weekend I painted up the two standing candle holders from the Dungeon Dressing set. I'm only counting it as one figure though for purposes of my count off, because there is only one shown in the original Kickstarter Vampire Set photo, on which I based my total figure count for this blog.
To begin, I soaked them for a few hours in a some water with a little dish soap added, then gave them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and rinsed and dried them. I then glued them each to a 7/8" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue. I glued both the washers to a tongue depressor using a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.
I began by painting both the candle holders and the bases black.
I then drybrushed them both with a little Folk Art "Metallic Blue Sapphire" to give them a bit of a metallic sheen to help the illusion that they are made of iron. I then painted the candles with Americana "Buttermilk".
Next, I gave the candles highlights with some plain white, and I painted the flames with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon".
I then painted the outer edge of the flames with a little Apple Barrel "Yellow", followed by a bit of Americana "Tangerine", and lastly a lick of GW "Blood Red" at the top. To finish off, I painted the stone base of the model, and the fender washer with Americana Mississippi Mud", as I like it's neutral gray-tan color for bases to use on either stone or wood floors. After everything had overnight to dry, I gave them a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish". The next day I sprayed them with some Testor's Dullcote".
I'm basically pleased with how these turned out. They were quick and easy pieces to complete.
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Nice, I just finished mine a few days ago and posted them!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Do you have a link to yours? I'd love to see them.
DeleteYou've really shown the utility of these models.
ReplyDeleteIn a couple of updates you'll be a third if the way through kickstarter #1! Excelsior!
Thanks. And thanks for the note about the 1/3 mark. I was so target locked on hitting 100, I hadn't realized the figure 89 will put me over the 1/3 complete mark! :)
DeleteNice job on the flames.
ReplyDeleteI would have keept the bases black, I think it would have hidden them more. But I guess this is a personal thing.
Thanks!
DeleteYes, black may have been a good choice, but there is actually stone work sculpted around the bottom of the candle stand's base so I felt obligated to paint them something close to stone color. I admit I'm not totally happy with the results, though I think they will look better on a wooden floor.