Hobgoblin Alchemist, sculpted by Michael Evans for Stonehaven Miniatures

[72moonglum]

Good even all you lovers of all things Reaper! Here's hoping you have love left for other brands as well, as tonight I'm posting a hobgoblin alchemist from the 3D printable world of Stonehaven Miniatures, digitally sculpted by Michael Evans.  I really love this figure and I even like my paint job, even though as of always I noticed two spots I'm not too fond of, now that I see her on the "big screen".  Not sure if I can be bothered enough to fix, but we'll see. It's already on to the next miniature I fear!

 

 

Oddly enough I almost feel like the gold turned out okay, but I do see a few spots that need marked improvement.

 

Anyhoos, hope you enjoy!  My only other issue was the blue hobgoblin nose that Just didn't dare put on here, much as I didn't dare put the blue nose on my Reaper female hobgoblin archer.

 

But I still think she came out okay in any case. 

 

 

[kazmania7]

Very nice and I did indeed enjoy seeing, I always enjoy seeing your color choices as well as your highlighting and shading, especially the orange you put into your gold nmm on this one.

[72moonglum]

25 minutes ago, kazmania7 said:

Very nice and I did indeed enjoy seeing, I always enjoy seeing your color choices as well as your highlighting and shading, especially the orange you put into your gold nmm on this one.

Thank you Kazmania!  I have two spots on that chair I'm not very fond to, and the chalice turned out more or less, but honestly I'm probably too lazy to rework them, as I need to start on working something new.  It's been a bit of a slow year it feels like, but other things have been going on, so need to dedicate time to other things as well!

[Evilhalfling]

this is gorgeous in shape and execution. 
the chalice and chair make a great visual impression and the cushions are cool too. 
I suppose I could go back and look for the mistakes you see after painting it, but it looks great on a more casual viewing. 

 

[72moonglum]

38 minutes ago, Evilhalfling said:

this is gorgeous in shape and execution. 
the chalice and chair make a great visual impression and the cushions are cool too. 
I suppose I could go back and look for the mistakes you see after painting it, but it looks great on a more casual viewing. 

 

Yeah, I really love everything about this sculpt, so beautiful! 
 

and of course I’m my own worst critic!

[alchemist]

She looks fabulous!

Bonus points for painting an alchemist.

[Chaoswolf]

That's a very cool miniature and I think you did a fine job painting her! 

[72moonglum]

41 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said:

That's a very cool miniature and I think you did a fine job painting her! 

Thank you Chaoswolf, appreciate it!

2 hours ago, alchemist said:

She looks fabulous!

Bonus points for painting an alchemist.

Thank you Alchemist, I was going by the description of the mini to name her so! It's kind of fun, lots of time Stonehaven gives little backstories to their miniatures, in this case here is what they have written:

 

Alchemy is a subtle art. Sure you could use it to poison a whole town, but should you? It's these moral gray areas that don't keep hobgoblins awake at night. I mean, they are nocturnal, so they are away anyways poisoning village wells and such, but they tend not to overthink it. 

 

 

[Poilu_1914]

Asalways an excellent job on her. Great color choices and I'm still trying to figure out what you don't like about the chair. 😁

[Glitterwolf]

[Count Urlik]

She’s great, I love the sculpt and your paint job really brings her to life.  The textural quality on the boots and cushions is particularly nice!

[72moonglum]

5 hours ago, Poilu_1914 said:

Asalways an excellent job on her. Great color choices and I'm still trying to figure out what you don't like about the chair. 😁

If you don't know, I'm not telling......

 

or maybe I will, the way I have the highlights underneath the arm resting on the chair arm. Probably a pretty easy fix if I'd just get around to it.

1 hour ago, Glitterwolf said:

Thank you Mr. Burns!

1 hour ago, Count Urlik said:

She’s great, I love the sculpt and your paint job really brings her to life.  The textural quality on the boots and cushions is particularly nice!

Thanks, the boots being prominent enough, really needed to pay some attention to them, as they aren't kind of hidden around the floor.

[Iridil]

Great sculpt done up very well. You really got her face and gave her so much character - she's gloating/mocking/enjoying herself all at once!

[72moonglum]

13 minutes ago, Iridil said:

Great sculpt done up very well. You really got her face and gave her so much character - she's gloating/mocking/enjoying herself all at once!

Thank you Iridil!  I'm really fond of Michael Evan's sculpts, always full of character, and even though initially I think they are going to be challenging to paint and reach certain parts of the minis, they always seem to work out without much problem at all!

 

Definitely going to keep painting more of his stuff...