Wednesday, February 28, 2001

Games-Workshop's Blue Skink Musician



This figure is the musician for my blue skinks. The scan just does not do this one justice as the orange came out too dark. The drum strap was painted using a very fine point. Another note of interest is the shading of the skin on the drum to look like it has been well used. Completed in February of 2001.

Painting Instructions for Lizardmen Skink Musician:

Step 1: Undercoat models with white primer
Step 2: Use Lightning Blue on the skin - except bottom of head and belly
Step 3: Use Jade Green on the bottom of head and belly
Step 4: Use Bubonic Brown on the arrow pouch
Step 5: Use Snakebite Leather on the bag straps
Step 6: Use Chaos Black on eyeballs, and line in crease of the mouth
Step 7: Use Sunburst Yellow on upper eye
Step 8: Use Blood Red for loincloth
Step 9: Use Fiery Orange for the fin
Step 10: Use watered down Enchanted Blue on all areas of skin - let seep into creases
Step 11: Wash Snakebite Leather onto arrow pouch
Step 12: Use Blazing Orange in the creases of the fin
Step 13: Use watered down Scaly Green on chest
Step 14: Use watered down Red Gore on loin cloth and arrows
Step 15: Use Ice Blue as highlight on skin
Step 16: Drybrush Skull White on highlight creases
Step 17: Use Vomit Brown as highlight on arrow pouch
Step 18: Use Golden Yellow on raised areas of fin
Step 19: Use Vile Green as highlight on chest
Step 20: Use Blazing Orange as highlight on loin cloth - may want to go down to Fiery Orange as well
Step 21: Drybrush Bubonic Brown on bag straps
Step 22: Use Bleached Bone on claws
Step 23: Use watered down Flesh Wash on claws
Step 24: Use Burnished Gold on rings
Step 25: Use the Fiery Orange and Lightning Blue pattern on the drum strap
Step 26: Use Bleached Bone on drum up to Snakebite Leather in the middle
Step 27: Use Goblin Green on base
Step 28: Use watered down glue on base, then dip into fine ballast
Step 29: Use drybrushed Camo Green onto fine ballast

Monday, February 26, 2001

Games-Workshop's Blue Skink Champion



This figure is the champion for my blue skinks. I couldn't get the front view to sit on the glass correctly so I had to hold the base with my finger - that's why the black background. I really enjoyed this figure - some great detail - the mouth really sets it off. Completed in February of 2001.


Painting Instructions for Blue Skink Champion:

Step 1: Undercoat models with white primer
Step 2: Use Lightning Blue on the skin - except bottom of head and belly
Step 3: Use Jade Green on the bottom of head and belly
Step 4: Use Bubonic Brown on the arrow pouch
Step 5: Use Snakebite Leather on the arrow pouch straps and bow
Step 6: Use Chaos Black on axe
Step 7: Use Sunburst Yellow on upper eye
Step 8: Use Blood Red for loincloth and arrows
Step 9: Use Fiery Orange for the fin
Step 10: Use watered down Enchanted Blue on all areas of skin - let seep into creases
Step 11: Wash Snakebite Leather onto arrow pouch
Step 12: Use Blazing Orange in the creases of the fin
Step 13: Use watered down Scaly Green on chest
Step 14: Use watered down Red Gore on loin cloth and arrows
Step 15: Use Ice Blue as highlight on skin
Step 16: Drybrush Skull White on highlight creases
Step 17: Use Vomit Brown as highlight on arrow pouch
Step 18: Use Golden Yellow on raised areas of fin
Step 19: Use Vile Green as highlight on chest
Step 20: Use Blazing Orange as highlight on loin cloth and drybrush on arrows - may want to go down to Fiery Orange as well
Step 21: Drybrush Bubonic Brown on arrow pouch straps and bow
Step 22: Use Bleached Bone on claws
Step 23: Use Burnished Gold on rings
Step 24: Use watered down Flesh Wash on claws and rings
Step 25: Very lighty drybrush just a bit of Codex Grey on the sword sheath
Step 26: Mix Blood Red and Tentacle Pink for top of tongue using more of the red further out
Step 27: Drybrush Codex Grey and Fortress Grey on axe
Step 28: Use Goblin Green on base
Step 29: Use watered down glue on base, then dip into fine ballast
Step 30: Use drybrushed Camo Green onto fine ballast

Thursday, February 08, 2001

WOTC's Male Fighter



2015-01-25 - model number update - this was WOC 40004.  I haven't been able to figure out the sculptor of this model.  Lost Minis Wiki has Mize, Wiebe, and Elliot as the sculptors on other models in the same range.

Dungeons and Dragons is the revamped AD&D system. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, WOTC came out with their own miniatures. This one is the male fighter. I painted this fighter in February of 2001.

The sword is bright, but I just had to do something with it in order to represent a magical sword. I also put a shield on this fighter as he just looked naked without one.

My first attempt at modeling! Nothing dramatic, but I put the two straps on between the glove and the shield. Took me an entire hour - I have new respect for all those craftsman that are making these miniatures.

Painting Instructions for Wizard of the Coast Male Fighter

Step 1: Undercoat models with white primer
Step 2: Use Bronzed Flesh on face
Step 3: Use Snakebite Leather on gloves, shoes, belt, and chest
Step 4: Use Snot Green on outside of cloak
Step 5: Undercoat all steel Chaos Black
Step 6: Use Sunburst Yellow on inner coat
Step 7: Use Dark Angels Green on inside of cloak and leggings
Step 8: Drybrush Boltgun Metal on steel
Step 9: Drybrush Chainmail on steel
Step 10: Watered down wash of Regal Blue on steel
Step 11: Use Bestial Brown on hair
Step 12: Shade cloak with Dark Angels Green
Step 13: Highlight cloak with Scorpian Green
Step 14: Shade inner coat Golden Yellow and Fiery Orange
Step 15: Highlight inner coat with Bad Moon Yellow
Step 16: Highlight leather with Bubonic Brown
Step 17: Use watered down Flesh Wash on face
Step 18: Use Bronzed Flesh on main facial features
Step 19: Highlight face with Elf Flesh
Step 20: Blend onto sword starting with Fiery Orange on base going to Bad Moon Yellow on tip
Step 21: Blend onto gem starting with Bilious Green going to Dark Angels Green
Step 22: Use Skull White for dot on gem
Step 23: Use Chaos Black on base
Step 24: Drybrush onto base with Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, then Skull White
Step 25: Use Snot Green on shield
Step 26: Highlight shield with Scorpion Green
Step 27: Use Sunburst Yellow on shield emblem
Step 28: Shade shield emblem with Fiery Orange
Step 29: Wash shield with Sunburst Yellow
Step 30: Highlight shield with Bad Moon Yellow
Step 31: Use Bestial Brown on back of shield
Step 32: Drybrush back of shield with Snakebite Leather, then Bubonic Brown
Step 33: Wash back of shield with Flesh Wash