Inky, Pinky and Clyde

[odinsgrandson]

Some miniatures represent a real challenge. They’re loaded with so much detail that you may need to find references to figure out what all of it is, and even then you can run into difficulties making each individual bit pop.  Lining each piece, and making sure the colors coordinate while also keeping the value contrast high enough that each bit stands out just enough (and not too much) can be challenging and rewarding.

 

Then there are minis like these Super Dungeon Explore’s ghosts. Somehow, I find myself absolutely loving these designs, despite their simplicity (I mean, we’ve got one area here, then the eyes).

 

Naturally, I couldn’t resist painting them in Pac Man colors.

 

[malefactus]

The Ghostly Guys are CHARMING & ever so slightly creepy...love the eyes. As always, VERY WELL DONE!

[Arc 724]

WOW bro! Nice rendition of those guys! Creep-tastic

[althai]

Nice work as always Drew!

[joshuaslater]

Great technique.  I dig these.

[Glitterwolf]

That's super!

 

Brings back memories....

[Peithetairos]

Very nice. The eyes are stunningly life-like (well for ghosts that is) and the belnding on the astral bodies is superb, too.

[zoroaster100]

Excellent job as usual, especially on the eyes!

[TGP]

I have two questions:

 

Are the eyes real (a glued in clear plastic gem or something) or are they painted? (That is how real they look.)

 

No Blinky?

[hiddenone32]

Now they need a Pac-Man to chase down!  Nice work!

[Pochi]

So cute! Clever idea!

[odinsgrandson]

I have two questions:

 

Are the eyes real (a glued in clear plastic gem or something) or are they painted? (That is how real they look.)

 

No Blinky?

 

 

Thanks- the eyes are paint.  Actually, it is a jewel technique that I tend to think is very simple:

 

Paint the jewel area black, then go in with white paint and paint a crescent at the bottom, maybe a little to the side, and paint the shine on the opposite side to the crescent.  Then take a bright paint and use it as if you were blending the white into the black.  The whole process goes really fast, and is simple enough to use on some pretty small jewels.

 

 

And on Blinky- well, there were six ghosts in the set, and since these are such delightful minis, my wife claimed half of them.  She's agreed that one of them must be Blinky, but she hasn't painted him/her up yet.

[Degare]

I love how shiny you got their eyes to look!

[Kuro Cleanbrush]

Amazing work, as always!  I always love seeing your work, especially on the SDE minis!  

[Mad Jack]

 They totally need a Pac Man - a Pac Man with a knight's helmet w/visor, and a shield...