paint club Book Club, but for minis - Reaper Club?

[billeecats]

[R2ED]

Billeecats dude!  That looks awesome! You and crows did some cool work with the under bellies on the basillisks

Edited August 23, 2021 by R2ED

[billeecats]

25 minutes ago, R2ED said:

Billeecats dude!  That looks awesome! You and crows did some cool work with the under bellies on the basillisks

Thank you! I'm calling him done now. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by billeecats

[R2ED]

Mean green. 

[billeecats]

He was fun to paint! I wanted to paint him in the classic green and gold of basillisks from mythology. Gave me a chance to practice some glazing as well.

 

I knocked out this guy this weekend as well. I got extra constructs, and am looking forward to painting him again with a different color scheme. 

 

I couldn't get to the bookkeeper, but I'll paint him alongside the unseen servant and the wolf. Those two aren't too complicated to paint, and the bookkeeper definitely lands in the too-fiddly category for me. 

 

 I'm also working on these two meanwhile. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by billeecats

[R2ED]

Ooo doing the troll,too. That one looks fun. 

[Hibou]

This is my money lender. 
 

[billeecats]

He looks so good @Hibou! So much character in that face! If I do half as good a job on him, I'll be happy lol. 

[crowsandbones]

Got some actual time in with the brush this weekend, and it feels great. I finished the basilisk, got 90% finished with the stag, and got some of my base coats blocked out on the moneylender.  Here are the WIPs and I'm thinking about the 2 new picks... the floating dude is making me want to try a trick for clear minis where you start off with a coat of brush-on sealer before applying inks or whatever. I bought a bottle of Privateer Press's formula P3 Turquoise ink and I'm dying to trying it out.

 

Anyone know other useful tricks for clear minis? 

 

Edited August 23, 2021 by crowsandbones

[R2ED]

@Hibouagreed that money lender looks great.  The thing that may seem a small detail, but caught my eye was the leather stressing. Nice work! 

 

@crowsandbonesthere's a few things you can do on clear.   Depending on the effect you're going for, if you're wanting to keep the transparency, use a matte medium to "prime it".  It'll allow the next layer to bond.  I generally use FW inks for the transparent look and vibrant colors, but you could use paint as a wash too. 

 

 

[Hibou]

I actually skipped a few steps on the leather because I ran out of time.  For the next two weeks I am gonna try and paint up all my dread wolves.  I have 5 of various sizes.  My summer schedule should be letting up in a few weeks and allow for more paining time.   

[crowsandbones]

11 hours ago, Hibou said:

This is my money lender. 
 

I love this! The book looks great, the color scheme feels muted and very realistic to me. The red brick cobblestone is a cool touch as well.

[Kate]

Took some bad pictures - I have to find a good place and rest my phone. I will try to get better photos for the next ones. I need basilisks in the desert to sneak up on my players -thus the color patterns. I finished the bookkeeper also, but I have no clue where he is hiding - he might have been put away while I was gathering stuff for ReaperCon. Or got vacuumed. Or went into the black hole that swallowed Mal'Drakar when I moved and now apparently my photo light box.

 

[Ambrousis]

So, I had some inspiration last night and jumped ahead. My first attempt using LED diodes and making my own wash, still needs some work and got some ideas on how to the next spell effect better.

[R2ED]

Oooo! That's fun with the light too.  Had a comic style to it.  Me likey.