Barbarian Male and Female

Since skin has always been a bit of a challenge for me, I thought I would do two figures that forced me to work on this issue.

To that end I have painted two barbarian figures. The male is from Red Box Games, sculpted by Tre Manor.  The other figure is a female from Bombshell Babes, sculpted by Patrick Keith.

To produce the skin tones I used a mixture of the Reaper Olive Skin triad.  For the shading I added purple to the midtone. To produce the highlights, I used increasing amounts of yellow.

Hasslefree Figures for Frostgrave

I'm working on a 6 figure set of tribal themes figures to be used in Frostgrave.  Ultimately the set will consist of figures from Hasslefree, Bombshell Babes and Red Box Games

Today, I have three Hasslefree figures completed.  Figures stand at about 30mm and were sculpted by Kev White.

As with all Hasslefree figures, these were a joy to paint.  The lines on the sculpts are great, there was no flash and very few mold lines.

Red Box Games set for Frostgrave

I have been away for quite some time as I have been doing some work on commission. However, I am in between jobs and now have time to post and paint some figures for pleasure.

This is the completed set from Red Box Games. figures are 32mm. The female is 30mm.

Currently I have a set of five figures on the table, 4 females and a male.  The learning curve on painting exposed female flesh is a bit steep, however I will be ready to take test shots soon.

Thank you.

WIP Blance from Hasslefree

I'm painting this figure for a friend to be used in Frostgrave as a Necromancer, hence the choice of skin tone.  The skin tone was created from a mix of Reaper Dusky Skin, Reaper Rosy Skin and Citadel Liche Purple.

Thus far only the first layers of shadow and highlight have been applied.

Blanche is from Hasslefree, stands at 35mm and was sculpted by Kev White.

One more painting session then she will be based.  Following that I will take a test photo in order to make final corrections.

Christia the Chaste-Red Box Games

With this figure my goal was to try some more advanced techniques.  I did the armour in green NMM and the shield design in gold NMM.  Further this was my first attempt at using realistic water on a base.

Although I am not a display painter, I liked this figure enough to do more elaborate basing.

This is Christia the Chaste from Red Box Games, sculpted by Tre Manor.  She is diminutive, standing at about 25mm.

Currently on the painting table I have a female Necromancer from Hasslefree Miniatures and some Lesser Undead from Red Box Games.

Tradkarl-Red Box Games

The painting table is full of figures from Red Box Games at the moment and I am working through them, albeit slowly.

This is Tradkarl, sculpted by Tre Manor.  He's a hefty fellow, standing at 35mm.

He has loads of character and was a real pleasure to paint.

My next two projects involve painting females, something I tend to avoid as they are more difficult. However, they do present more opportunities for playing with colour and experimenting with skin tones.

Bernard, Jack and Arvid-Red Box Games

Currently I am working on a series of figures from Red Box Games and I must say that I am absolutely in love with these figures.  I prefer figures done by sculptors who have a firm grasp of human anatomy, who can lay down clean lines and create detail that is crisp and clear. Tre Manor is just such a sculptor.  Further, the casting is nearly flawless.  There is very little flash and I have yet to find discernible mold lines.  A painters dream.

From left to right is Big Bernard, Ugly Jack and Hawkeyed Arvid.

The next figure up is Tradkar who could easily be used as a tracker in Frostgrave.  I'm in the final highlighting stages and should post him next week.