Lesser Stitch Golem #2: Bones 3 Figure

     This week I decided to finish up the Stitch Golem set from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion, and painted the second of the two Lesser Stitch Golems.  You can find his brother here: Lesser Stitch Golem, and the big one here:  Gutrags.
     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 placed the figure in my painting grip.

     I began by giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Brown Liner"; and when that was dry, I started painting by doing the large square of fabric on his belly with Crafter's Acrylic "Navy Blue".  I then painted some of the textured sections of fabric with Americana "Antique White", some textured section  with Folk Art "Butter Pecan".

       Next, I tried to finish painting the textured fabric bits, using Folk Art "Barn Wood", Americana "Mississippi Mud".  and Americana "Sable Brown"

      I then worked on painting the smoother fabric; painting his head with Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti", and his "diaper" with Folk Art "Porcelain White".  Next I painted parts of his arms with Americana "Forest Green", and Ceramcoat "Denim Blue".  After that, I painted the large square on hs back with Apple Barrel "Yellow".

       Next, I painted the lettering and border on his belly to try and make it look like part of a flag, and then did some red polka dots on the "Yellow" square on his back.  After that, I painted the buttons an assortment of random colors I had around the table, and his claws and pattern tracer  with Americana Zinc.     Then, after everything had time to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

     After the wash was dry, I began highlighting by drybrushing all the brown/tan/beige colored cloth with the "Antique White", and then did a lighter drybrushing with Americana "Bleached Sand".   This was followed with highlighting his head  with Crafter's Acrylic "Cherry Blossom Pink" and highlighting the flag cloth on his belly with some Americana "True Blue" and highlighted the letters with the base colors.  I also highlighted the polka dot section with some  Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", and the dots with Ceramcoat "Bright Red".

      Next, I highlighted the green on the arms with Americana "Festive Green", and then highlighted the "Rusty Red" sections with some Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and the blue section with Apple Barrel "Apple Scotch Blue".  After that, I did the stitching, using both the "Bleached Sand", and Ceramcoat "Black" in different spots.  I highlighted the buttons a variety of colors I had sitting around, and then painted the claws and needle with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then highlighted them with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".
      Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

      I'm really happy with how this last one turned out.  They were fun figures to paint.  And, to finish things off, here is a family photo of the completed trio from the Stoneskull Expansion.

      Also to note, since Reaper announced last week that there would be a slight delay in shipment of Bones 4, pushing it back one month to March; it looks like I'll have more time to get more of Stoneskull completed. :)

Gutrags, Stitch Golem: Bones 3 Figure

   This past week I painted Gutrags, Stitch Golem from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Exxpansion.    I think I'm going to try and complete the Stoneskull Expansion box before Bones 4 arrives.  We'll see how that goes... 😄
      I painted one of the other Bones 4 Stitch Golems back in October of last year: Lesser Stitch Golem. So I had had then blog entry to guide me in painting this bigger 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 black-primed 1.5" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

  I began by giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Brown Liner"; and when that was dry, I started painting by doing the large square of fabric on his belly with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon".  I then painted some of the textured sections of fabric with Americana "Antique White", some textured section  with Folk Art "Butter Pecan", and others with "Sable Brown"

        Next, I tried to finish painting the textured fabric bits, using Folk Art "Barn Wood", and then Americana "Mississippi Mud".  I then painted his head with Reaper MSP "Hearth Fire", sections of his arms and legs with Reaper MSP HD "Rusty Red".  I also used some Reaper MSP "Christmas Wreath", and Anita's "Violet" to help finish the remaining fabric sections.

      I painted the small patch on his back with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey, as well as one other small section of fabric I found.  I then painted a tartan pattern on the fabric sections i had painted "Christmas Wreath", and a little blue flower pattern on the large "Lemon Chiffon" square on his belly.  After that, I painted the buttons an assortment of random colors I had around the table, his claws and needle with Americana Zinc, and his open mouth and belly rip with Ceramcoat "Black".

          Then, after everything had time to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.    After the wash was dry, I began highlighting by drybrushing all the brown/tan/beige colored cloth with the "Antique White", and then did a lighter drybrushing with Americana "Bleached Sand".   This was followed with highlighting his head with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Yellow".

     Next, I highlighted the flower pattern cloth, as well as some of the lines on the Tartan sections with a little of the "Lemon Chiffon".  I also highlighted the Tartan sections with some Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green", and then highlighted the "Rusty Red" sections with some Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and the "Violet" sections with Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender".  After that, I did the stitching, using both the "Bleached Sand", and the "Black" in different spots.  I highlighted the buttons a variety of colors I had sitting around, and then painted the claws and needle with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then highlighted them with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".
      Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

     Well, I'm really pleased with how this fellow came out. I had a fun with all the different fabrics.  I'm looking forward to getting the third (and last) of these Stitch Golems painted up, and then I'll post a picture of the trio.

Lesser Stitch Golem: Bones 3 Figure

   This week I was again pressed for time, so I selected one of the Lesser Stitch Golems from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion add-on to paint, figuring it would be simpler to get done in limited time.
     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 placed the figure in my painting grip.

  I began by giving the figure a wash with Reaper MSP "Brown Liner"; and when that was dry, I started painting by doing the button section of fabric on his back with Folk Art "Deep Tomato Red".  I then painted the area around his shoulders with Americana "Antique White", and the section of fabric on his belly with Folk Art "Butter Pecan".

      Next, I painted his head, and sections of his arms with Americana "Sable Brown", and then painted bits of his thighs and arms with Folk Art "Barn Wood", and then his feet and other parts of his arms with Americana "Mississippi Mud".

I then painted the two cloth patches on his front; doing the lefthand one in Reaper MSP "Frosty Blue" with Crafter's Acrylic "Purple Passion" checks, and the right hand one with Crafter's Acrylic "Forest Green" with a Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Yellow" pattern on it. 

     Next, I painted the "hands" with Americana "Zinc", and then all the buttons with a a variety of colors I had sitting around the work table.    Then, after everything had time to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthsahde" wash.

     After the wash was dry, I began highlighting by drybrushing all the brown/tan colored cloth with the "Antique White", and then did a lighter drybrushing with Americana "Bleached Sand".    Next, I highlighted the front center cloths; using the base "Frosty Blue", and some Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender" on he lefthand one, and Americana "Jade Green", and the Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow" on the right hand one.   Around the back, I highlighted the central panel with  Ceramcoat "Bright Red".  After that, I did the stitching, using both the "Bleached Sand", and Ceramcoat "Black" in different spots.  I highlighted the buttons a variety of colors I had sitting around, and then painted the "Hands" with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then highlighted them with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".
      Lastly, I painted the figure's integral base with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

     Well, I'm happy with how this fella turned out.  He was a lot of fun to do, and I look forward to painting his brothers from the same set. 

Dolly, Familiar: Figure 263 of 266 or, Just 3 Figures Remaining.

    This week, I worked on another figure from the Familiar set, and painted up the homicidal Dolly. There's just one figure left to go in this set.
     Unfortunately, I forgot to take a beginning picture before I started painting it.  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 then painted the head, hands, and feet all with Americana "Bleached Sand".  Next, I painted the dress with Ceramcoat "Opaque Red".

     Next, I painted her hair with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and then did her big button eye with Americana "True Blue". I painted her pouches with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", and then did the handle of her knife with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".  After that, I painted the knife blade with Americana "Zinc".

     Then, after everything had a while to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I drybrushed her hair with Crafter's Acrylic "Pumpkin Spice".  I then highlighted the button eye with Ceramcoat "Denim Blue", and then added stitching to the face to represent the other eye and the mouth.  After that I highlighted her face, arms, and legs with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".

     Next, I highlighted her dress with a mix of the "Opaque Red" and Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti". I then added polka dots with White.  My next step was to highlight the pouches with Americana "Khaki Tan".  I then painted the knife blade with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and then did highlights on his knife's blade with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".   Lastly, I painted her base with a 50/50 mix of Americana "Neutral Grey" and Americana "Mississippi Mud".
   Since this is a really hard figure to decipher in it's bare Bones state, I included shots from 4 angles to help folks with painting their own.

Here's a photo of her with the barbarian, Anval Thricedamned, to give a sense of her size! :)

    I'm really happy with how this little demonic cutie turned out. Just the right mix of cuteness and crazy.

Figure 263 of 266: Complete

3 figures remaining.