Another Figure Down From My Pile Of Shame!

Another figure down from my pile of shame!

Never really watched Hellboy, but he looks really cool, so now he's on my shelf :D

Also, he was an excuse to try and get a process for leather down, which I've been playing with for a bit. I really like how it turned out, though I could definitely work on making it a bit smoother.

This model is Hellboy - 30 CM model by Printed Obsession.

Cool dragonborn wizard!

This was a great mini, I got to play with drybrushing metallics which is always fun, and I've been looking for a chance to play with layering red on robes a bit.

That coat trim was kind of a pain to paint, especially since it was a yellow going over the dark red I'd already painted the robe with. I like how it came out in the end tho, worth the effort!

I tried out using some colourshift paint for the orb on the staff, with a painted gradient under it. It worked ok, but the overall colour is a lot less striking then if I'd just painted it with a bright, regular paint. Still, its got a kind of cool effect, I might play with that more in other minis I think.

I'm also really happy with how the base turned out, only for it to mostly get covered by the mini. Tried out painting the cobblestones a variety of colours and tying it together with a wash and drybrush in the end.

This mini is Zuldikis DragonBorn Mage by Miniatures Blueprint

WIZAR!

I tried painting this mini with a bit more focus on lighting than I normally do. Most of the time I'm just hitting the upward facing surfaces with some highlights, but this time I went for trying to highlight as if he was facing into the light. I'm not sure it totally works, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out all the same.

I also got to play around with foam a bit making the rock for him to stand on, which is always fun.

This mini is Allanor by Lunaris Figures.

Another dragon! One day I might get sick of painting dragons, but it sure isn't today!

This was a great mini to relax with, its got a lot of detail that just worked great for doing a brass base coat, turquoise contrast paint, and brass drybrush to get that corroded look.

I also did a little wet blending to go from the brass base colour to a redish copper on the tips of the wing membranes, though I might’ve gone a little too subtle. It's real hard to pick out, especially with the shine. I do like it when it's in just the right light to show it off though.

This mini is a Young Brass Dragon from Nolzurs Marcelous Miniatures. Big thanks to @sleepyforestbeast for giving me this mini! Excellent taste right here :D

New mini! The cutest lil wizard :3

This is my character Noda for an upcoming game! They're a racoon folk student mage who definitely got their invitation to wizard school through 100% legitimate means.

I painted them a little rough in places, but its a small mini so its less noticeable :D

I'm also experimenting with the picture-taking process a little. Got a glossy piece of black acrylic, which is cool by holy cow does it like to pick up every little spec of dust around. I really need to do some serious dust-busting sometime XD

It also jars really badly with the backdrop I've been using. I might need to pick up some black felt or something. I should also probably look at actual guides and stuff rather than yoloing it, but oh well :)

This mini is Callum the Tabaxi Wizard by Twin Goddess Miniatures

Dipping my toes into dioramas with a thief on the run from the slightly too-slow guards :)

I had a lot of fun putting this together.

It was a bit of a challenge painting to make the scene look like nighttime. I tried desaturating my colours a lot, and mixing my highlights with blue-white to try and get that lord of the rings, 'its night because the light is blue' effect. I'm not sure I got it quite right, but I'm still happy enough with it.

Doing some foam carving for the bricks was a nice change from just printing everything I paint. Its a little rough in places, but learning new skills is always worth it.

The real hard part though was wiring the LEDs for it. I got some flickering candle tea lights to resolder for this (though unfortunately the flicker ended up quite subtle). Glad I got a fair few more than I needed, because I broke the circuit boards for four before figuring out my solder iron was set too low for whatever solder they had on them. Then I yolo'd soldering the LEDs to some wires and realised I'd misunderstood how the circuit boards had to be attached and uh. Adapted. It all worked out, but I can't say it was neat. Fortunately, copious amounts of hot glue cover a multitude of sins.

Behold my solder sins:

The guards in this piece come from Town Guards Bundle by TytanTroll miniatures.

The thief in this piece is from Adventuring Party by Across The Realms.