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

Snakeman Warrior: Figure 249 of 266

     This week I painted up the Snakeman Warrior from the Swamp Things 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 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 forgot to take a picture before I started applying paint, so here is the stock one from the Reaper website.

     I began by painting the scales with Nicole's "Brown", and the underbelly and arms with Americana "Sable Brown".

     Next, I painted some large oval blotches running down its back, and some smaller ones running down the sides, using Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate", Then I painted edges around the large blotches using Reaper MSP Bones "Cinnamon Red".  After that, I painted the leather harness and straps as well as the large pouch on its back with Citadel "Snakebite Leather".  Then I painted his armor, wrist braces, buckles, sword hilts and bow fittings, all with Accent Mustard Seed".

     I followed that with painting the main part of his quiver with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and the top part with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".  Next, I painted his bow with Folk Art "Gray Green", and then painted the grip with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".  I painted the arrow shafts with Crfater's Edition "Taupe, and the fletchings with Americana "Buttermilk".

     Next, I re-painted all the armor, wrist braces, buckles, sword hilts, and bow fittings with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I let everything dry for a while, and then came back and applied a wash of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush".   When the wash was dry, I painted his eyes with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", and then gave them Black slit pupils.  I then highlighted his underbelly scales with Americana "Khaki Tan".

     I then did a little highlighting of his head using the "Sable Brown" and did highlights on all the leather parts using a mix of the base "Snakebite Leather" and Ceramcoat "Maple Syrup Tan".  Next, I highlighted the body of his quiver with Americana "Georgia Clay", and the top part with the "Taupe".  I highlighted the fletchings with Americana "Bleached Sand", and the bow with the base "Gray Green".  Next, I painted the sword blades with Americana "Zinc".   I then highlighted all the "Bronze" areas with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".  I then went back and painted the sword blades with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", followed with highlights using Folk Art "Silver Sterling".
   I then worked on painting the gem in his left wrist guard.  I first painted it with Crafter's Acrylic "Christmas Red", and then did a shadow area with Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".  I then did a little highlight area with Ceramcoat "Opaque Red" followed with some White highlights.  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 like how the figure came out.  He got a little bit of a rush treatment, as I was short of time this week; but I think he still looks good for tabletop use.

Marsh Troll: Figure 248 of 266

     This past week I started the Swamp Things set and painted the Marsh Troll figure.
      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 troll to a 2" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue.  The 2" washer was big enough to just hand hold, so I didn't glue it to a tongue depressor.

     I began by painting his belly and the underside of chin, legs and arms with Americana "Bleached Sand".  I then painted the rest of his skin with Nicole's "Brown", and the scales on his back, arms and legs with Apple Barrel "Apple Black Green".    Next, I painted his rear loin cloth fur with Americana "Asphaltum, and the front loin cloth with Americana "Zinc".  On the back one, I painted the part that was folded down using Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".  I painted his pouch with Americana "Terra Cotta", and the shrunken head or skull (whatever it is) with Folk Art "Butter Pecan". The cord around his waist I painted with Folk Art "Gray Green".  I followed that with painting his club with Americana "Mississippi Mud".

          I then used the "Gray Green" again to paint the cord on the club. After that I painted his wrist wraps with Folk Art Barn Wood", and then did his teeth with Americana "Buttermilk".  I then painted his claws with Apple Barrel "Rock Grey".

   Next, I painted his front loin cloth to look like fish scales by using some  Folk Art Pearl "Aqua Moire".  I then let everything dry for a while and then gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I painted his eyes, and then highlighted his teeth with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".

     Next, I highlighted his skin with Americana "Sable Brown", and then highlighted his underbelly with the base "Bleached Sand". I then drybrushed his scales with Duncan "Olive Green".   After that, I drybrushed his fur loincloth with Americana "Khaki Tan", and then used that color to highlight the edges of the underside flap that hangs over the top.  I then moved around to the front and highlighted the overhang flap on the top of the fish scales with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".  While doing that, I noticed that there was a bag tucked into his belt at the corner of the fish scale flap, so I took a moment and pointed hit with Accent "Golden Harvest" and then highlighted it with the "Butter Pecan".  I also highlighted the other pouch with the base "Terra Cotta, and the Skull/shrunken head with the "Khaki Tan".  The wrist wraps I highlighted with the base "Barn Wood", and his claws I highlighted with the base "Rock Grey".
     I then moved to the club and carefully drybrushed the tips of the thorn spikes with Black.  Then as carefully as I could I tried to drybrush the base wood of the club with some of the "Barn Wood" color.  I then highlighted the cord wrapped around the club, as well as the cord at his waist with the base "Gray Green".   I finished up by drybrushing the fish scales with Folk Art "Silver Sterling",  then 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 then glued on a small stick and some grass tufts. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".    

    I'm happy with how this big fella came out.  He won't win any contests, as it was a busy week and I ended up cutting some corners; but for the most part I think he is a very serviceable tabletop figure.

Figure 248 of 266: Complete