TollHouseGolem Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Since my painting hand is currently out of action (fractured index finger - indoor soccer - yes, I'm the goalkeeper), I decided to take a few pics. A friend from my gaming group tried his hand at painting last year. He did not have the patience for it, so he gave me the dozen or so Reaper minis that he will never paint. His loss is the group's gain! One of them is DHL 2795: Paladin Initiate. Not a very dynamic pose, but still a nice sculpt. Hmm, we've never had much of anything that resembles dungeon fixtures...so how about...a statue? I was inspired by an article on the Games Workshop site I once read. It was how to make an ornamental fountain, possibly for LoTR. If I ever find it again, I might just build a pool and mount this fella on a pillar. Until then, he makes for a good statue or petrified NPC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Nice, even work there. I like the colors you used. I have a couple of those for my dungeon too. They make nice statues, and you never know when they might turn out to be more than just inanimate objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargrin Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I always like this figure. And you painted him how I always saw him. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hmmmm. I think I'm gonna have to get me a couple of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 definitely a great job. It totally does look like a statue =) I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumby Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Hirst Arts has an article on making a fountain. Linky Scroll on down to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawgiver Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Oddly enough I did mine as a stone statue as well. I bought him to use as a PC for D&D years ago and was disappointed in his scale in comparison to the Crusaders from Warlord so I turned him into terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Cool looking stone effect! Great take on this guy. I'll have to add this to the reference file; it would make a nice chess piece as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TollHouseGolem Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Thanks for all the compliments! It doesn't show up well in the pics (note to self: make light box like the one in the Shutterbug forum), but I tried to add just a wee bit of weathering in the form of some diluted brown inks. I tried to simulate where water would stain/leave deposits, but didn't want to overdo it. Wumby, thanks for the link. That's a cool fountain! I would have never have thought to use fishing line to support water spouting out of the statue's mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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